Throughout history, mankind has encoded secrets and ideas in art. What drives us to do this? You probably know the answer and a nice side effect is that it adds a bit of mystery, a bit of awe and a sense of wonder.

SkyLined's latest works of art are simply amazing (especially if you "see" the code).

http://skypher.com/wiki/index.php?title=ASCII_Art/Shellcode/Julia

http://skypher.com/wiki/index.php?title=ASCII_Art/Shellcode/Blocky

http://skypher.com/wiki/index.php?title=ASCII_Art/Shellcode/Organic

However, the art itself may survive much longer than the context required to reveal the secrets. For example, the shell code in the above ASCII art relies on a context of a CPU that understands these instructions and the relevant operating system and API to be in place. Without the knowledge of the context, we can only speculate at the interpretation.

It would probaly take an entire cycle in history to return to a point in time where history repeated in such a way that is close enough to duplicate the context.

Are we nearly there?

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSOWE14539320071011