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:iconspikewolfwood:
“Computer Bug” is the second in a series of works that I call “The Ubiquitous Religion”. It’s just my small reflection of mankind’s dependence, relationships, and reactions to technology and science.

The term “bug”, when relating to problems with technology, has been around since at least the late 1800’s to designate a problem with electrical connections. However, in 1945, the term made its way into the computer age when a problem occurred while working on the Harvard University Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator. A technician inspecting the problem found that a moth had flown in and gotten caught in one of the machines relays. The dead moth was removed and taped to the report log along with the entry, "First actual case of bug being found”. Additionally, word got out that they had “debugged” a machine and soon thereafter “debugging” became the popular term for working out the kinks in a system.

Sorry to bore you all with the history lesson but it’s the reason I did this piece. As a child these were the kinds of images that always popped up in my head when someone would talk about bugs in a machine or system. What was I supposed to think? Children can be very literal at that age.

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The stock photos that I used here can be found here:

mysilentsky-stock [link]
yugo [link]

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~blondness01 Aug 16, 2006
I love this one! I looked through your gallery, and this one is my favorite. Its different. I like how the butterfly pops because of the bright colors.
The other day my mom said that she had a worm in her computer. I wasn't really thinking about a worm popping out of the USB port. :laughing:

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ME: "Sir, you want plastic?"
LASHONDA HEARS: "So Your a Baptist?"
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~SpikeWolfwood Aug 16, 2006  Hobbyist General Artist
Lol, yah, but just imagine how “worm in the computer” sounds to a small child.

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~blondness01 Aug 16, 2006
Yeah. My little sister probably wouldn't touch a computer if she heard there was a worm in it. :laughing:

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Example of why listening to LOUD music is bad for your hearing:
ME: "Sir, you want plastic?"
LASHONDA HEARS: "So Your a Baptist?"
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~blondness01 Aug 16, 2006
I love this one! I looked through your gallery, and this one is my favorite. Its different. I like how the butterfly pops because of the bright colors.
The other day my mom said that she had a worm in her computer. I wasn't really thinking about a worm popping out of the USB port. :laughing:

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Example of why listening to LOUD music is bad for your hearing:
ME: "Sir, you want plastic?"
LASHONDA HEARS: "So Your a Baptist?"
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!lollypopzs Jul 26, 2006
I like how you associated a butterfly (something natural and light) to this complicated technology (who looks more artificial and heavy)
I also like this strange mauve for the butterfly, it looks funky!

Great composition!

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~SpikeWolfwood Jul 26, 2006  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you. I think the hardest part (other than reconstructing the damage on the butterfly) was choosing the color. I wanted something that doesn’t exist naturally but still had a flow to the pattern and colors that seemed natural. I hope I’ve accomplished that.

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!lollypopzs Jul 27, 2006
yes this mauve is well choosen! It looks both natural and artifical (this colour makes me think of radioactivity)

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~Archaeopteryx-Ix May 22, 2006
BUGY!! *eats it*
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~Atomicus Apr 8, 2005
I think it works just the way it is... but it already has a sort of surreal feeling to it. I like the work with the shadows.

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~SpikeWolfwood Apr 8, 2005  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks man. All I can say is, the burn tool rocks.

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