identi.ca Mosaic
I'm now on identi.ca for more than a year and really love it. There are a lot of cool and interesting people there (usually a bit geekier than on twitter), so why not visualize them? Over the last few days I had a few scripts running and here is the result:
Use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in and out and drag the image with the mouse to scroll around1).
There are about 75,000 users at identi.ca currently and about 30,000 do have an avatar pic. With these pics I created the mosaic above using the excellent Metapixel software. For your and my reference, here is the final command I used:
$> metapixel -l /path/to/images/ -w 48 -h 48 -m wavelet \ -d 300 -e global --metapixel identi_ca.jpg mosaic.jpg
Can you spot yourself in there?
Update: Here is the full size image (6096×4704 pixel, 6.6MB)
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RSS Readers need to click through to enjoy the whole zoomable beauty of it
1amazing, I couldn't spot myself, but love it!
2009-07-31 12:03:00
magullo
2Nice work, this looks really great!
BTW. I spotted myself. I'm one row below and three rows to right of the dot over the first "i" in "identi.ca" :-D.
BTW. I spotted myself. I'm one row below and three rows to right of the dot over the first "i" in "identi.ca" :-D.
2009-07-31 12:35:21
3Brilliant! But :( I'm not there.
I couldn't recognize anyone else (I see a w3c logo but it's not the w3c account), I guess I'm not that identi.ca addicted.
And I think the CHE is very popular here :)
I couldn't recognize anyone else (I see a w3c logo but it's not the w3c account), I guess I'm not that identi.ca addicted.
And I think the CHE is very popular here :)
2009-07-31 12:43:41
8I couldn't find mine (if anybody does, give me a shout!). By any chance, does Metapixel output an index so we can see where it ended up?
2009-07-31 15:57:58
9could not find my self, ut saw a _few_ known users.
but what i liked the most was the avatars modified based on the default one
but what i liked the most was the avatars modified based on the default one
2009-07-31 17:20:24
12Looked for ages, still couldn’t see myself. Classic image though!
2009-08-01 12:00:03
John Drinkwater
13Looked and looked but couldn't find my picture :/ I'll download the huge one and try that.
And maybe I can print it and have it on a wall. Should be easier to find myself then. Could throw a party and have everyone looking ;-)
And maybe I can print it and have it on a wall. Should be easier to find myself then. Could throw a party and have everyone looking ;-)
2009-08-02 18:18:10
14Andi, I haven't told you how awesome I find that mosaic. Here we go: I find it awesome! :D
Couldn't find myself, but found a couple of other known faces ;) If anyone finds me, gimme a shout :)
Couldn't find myself, but found a couple of other known faces ;) If anyone finds me, gimme a shout :)
2009-08-03 10:10:23
16Hey I spotted myself(actually it was very hard), in the middle of the "C" of "indenti.ca".
Good Job :D.
Good Job :D.
2009-08-03 18:43:05
17Awesome. I found myself. Go to the right side of the red chat bubble...then i'm two above where it says XL! I feel so famous. I wonder if any group avatars are included.
2009-08-05 06:09:04
18I want to point out that the realization of this work was possible only because all identi.ca content are available under a free license like in http://freedomdefined.org (actually CC-by, although here I do not see the list of users whose avatar has been used).
Thereon, I see some strange things: Simpson's avatars under a free license, really?
Thereon, I see some strange things: Simpson's avatars under a free license, really?
2009-08-05 11:23:28
19I think that simpsons character thing is covered under fair use politics, also the sooo many Linux penguins that are actualy LGPL, not creative commons.
So yeah, i think they are incurring in license "usurpation", but as it falls under Fair user isn't a problem.
So yeah, i think they are incurring in license "usurpation", but as it falls under Fair user isn't a problem.
2009-08-06 18:28:14
20> "So yeah, i think they are incurring in license "usurpation", but as it falls under Fair user isn't a problem."
Ok, I understand, but it works only for american people :(
Ok, I understand, but it works only for american people :(
2009-08-06 22:08:21
21I sent this to my Agent In Hollywood-he will use it with my portfolio-i am the fellow in row six with the three blue eyes
2009-08-09 16:30:45
Hi, I'm Andreas Gohr and splitbrain.org is my website.I'm a Web, Wiki and Open Source enthusiast living in Berlin, Germany. Enjoy your stay here.
