http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/20/longpen-makes-short-work-of-distance/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/20/longpen-makes-short-work-of-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 David A., (Portland, OR) Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:05:09 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/20/longpen-makes-short-work-of-distance/#comment-2948 Perhaps the details of this technology would contradict me, but from the information given, the Long Pen seems to be an ingenious but not entirely "disruptive" application/extension of a time-honored artist's device for reproducing and/or transforming drawings, the pantograph. Perhaps the details of this technology would contradict me, but from the information given, the Long Pen seems to be an ingenious but not entirely “disruptive” application/extension of a time-honored artist’s device for reproducing and/or transforming drawings, the pantograph.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/20/longpen-makes-short-work-of-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 David Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:52:24 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/11/20/longpen-makes-short-work-of-distance/#comment-2926 I'd love to use this to make long-distance drawings! In fact, with a video link, you could have someone sit for a portrait anywhere in the world. They could watch the drawing appear as you draw it, and immediately have it when you're done. What I'd really prefer though is a LongPencil, with a LongEraser of course. I’d love to use this to make long-distance drawings! In fact, with a video link, you could have someone sit for a portrait anywhere in the world. They could watch the drawing appear as you draw it, and immediately have it when you’re done. What I’d really prefer though is a LongPencil, with a LongEraser of course.

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