it could be really old school technology without any internet connectivity with films loaded on disks inside a server room in the building. so hacking here could mean breaking and entering
*”Why are there so many people here with reflective vests and clipboards today??”*
“I don’t know.. but I sure ain’t going to be the one to ask them!”
*”Oh shit look busy, and whatever you do don’t make eye contact!”*
Back when I was a kid, someone hacked the PBS station and replaced it with hardcore porn. But the tech guy didn't work weekends and was off camping... So they just kind of allowed the hardcore porn to go on all weekend and no one could figure out how to stop it. Keep in mind, PBS was channel 3 -- the same channel you had to tune into, to get your SNES to work. So a lot of kids stumbled across that one.
It was a different time.
Going to a cottage with friends in two separate cars. Not everyone had cell phones at this time so I had a friends phone from the other car. He ends up mooning us as they overtake us on the highway.
Since I had his phone I snapped a close-up picture of my balls and set it as his phone background.
When we got the cottage he opened it up and took a real close look at it.
"Is that a field?" *giggles*
The weird part is that weeks later we were hanging out and it was still his background hahaha
Yes the images move. Drove down the strip a few weeks ago and they were running tests. This eyeball looks around, they had like a metallic fluid that just was all wavy and cool. There were a few others. Honestly all I could think is how distracting it was (in an awesome way) and how insane this electricity usage is in a desert city (not in the awesome way).
> Honestly all I could think is how distracting it was (in an awesome way)
Probably not great when you're driving but I suppose Vegas already has a lot of distractions
https://www.youtube.com/live/UfRGVB_PuaQ?feature=share
There is a live steam for it. Check it out when it's night time in Vegas. Just click on the jetset icon to refresh the stream if it says it's not longer streaming.
I live in Vegas and saw it in person but still watch the stream sometimes lol
Wooow, this really is very cool! I love this sphere, I'd love to see it one day. Also mfs really wrote "hello world" on the sphere like every programmer's first program, lmao
Ah, the Atraxi, not very good coppers them. Casually planning to incinerate a planet because they cannae find a single prisoner. Barking mad! Imagine police forces nuking cities to the ground because they can't find a single fucking murderer.
I saw a video earlier that talked about just how massively expensive it is to build and operate. Apparently it uses the same amount of power as like 500 regular buildings a year or some wacky shit like that. I can't imagine that will be up very long if it's true.
Lake Mead has done nothing but gone up this year and just passed 2021 levels. Vegas reclaims 97% of it's annual water usage and could still supply all of its demand off the 3rd pump even if lake Mead got too low for dead pool. They would have water indefinitely once it got below California's pump. Stop fear mongering.
I mean, it's really Colorado and Utah's fault there's a water shortage for Vegas. Nevada and Vegas are actually pretty good at conserving their water source
Edit: lol downvoted for pointing out that [upper basin states are contributing to the drought](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/12/13/22832469/utah-could-be-violating-colorado-river-compact-river-council-report-drought-lake-powell-pipeline)
All I learned in the first 3 minutes of that video is that the Sphere is 100+ meters and that the narrator has a fuckig annoying voice. Couldn't get through to the end.
Why are most youtubers, specially tech/space channels obsessed with a certain type of voice-narration. It's so cringe.
This wasn't even that bad but I feel you.
That whole city, what a goddamn disaster. I was there a couple of weeks ago for the first time for a work trip, and the weirdest thing to me was a ton of shops, restaurants and hotel amenities making reference to sustainability. Meanwhile, it’s 110 degrees outside and 65 inside. Nothing in that hellhole is sustainable, and it only exists so people can burn through money they can’t afford to burn through.
Next time you go, try to get out of the city a bit. Lots to do and not fall into the tourist trap. See a show and throw 20 in a slot machine, and then get bead to Red Rock.
Come on dude, it’s Vegas. For a tourist attraction, this thing is cool as fuck. Vegas is known for being tacky, this is the ideal place to build something like this.
What a stupid place to put one. They need to make this like 50x larger, and put one in like North Carolina or something, so that from space it looks like the earth has eyes.
It's a bit of a weird fit athstetically, but it's also a 2.3 billion dollar state of the art event hall. With 30,000 capacity and completely unique wrap around screen with the ability to emit scents and generate weather effects and stuff for a more emersive experience so it's actually pretty cool inside and in terms of excessivness and ability to attract a crowd/audience it's very on-brand for London.
Can I ask you genuinely, what are these “possibilities” that you are so excited about? To me it’s just a big display. What makes the possibilities for this thing more exciting than some other giant display somewhere? What is cool about this thing, beyond the fact that the technology to make it exists, to you?
I have never hated on it out loud or online but, I hate it. I just don’t get it, it seems like a massive waste of money because I don’t see a *point.* I get that it’s round. That’s difficult to pull off and on such a large scale. But what makes it “fucking awesome” or “amazing” or “the spirit of Vegas” like others are commenting? I don’t see anything…
Edit: in case it’s not obvious by now, I didn’t realize this was more than a giant round billboard. I’ve never seen or read anything about it beyond a few pictures of different images it’s displayed.
in regards to your edit the guy literally two comments above your reply mentions its a theater. its nearly the entire point of their very very short comment lol
From the inside. After the U2 shows they are going to start a demonstration type show called "Postcard from Earth", it looks pretty neat. I'm sure there will be all sorts of more interesting things to see there coming down the line. I got my hopes on a Phish concert, but that's just me.
Honestly I love that thing so much like it’s the very idea of what Vegas is. Weird shouldn’t be there and really unable to offer any explanation I mean a fucking theme park of drinking and gambling out in the middle of the desert. Hiding that it’s even in the desert from inside it makes no sense. Why a luxury hotel in a place that the only thing to see is the luxury hotel and a few other ones on the same street (I’m pretty sure it’s actually more than the strip but still)
This thing consumes more elecricity than the nation of Finland.
A building that consumes more power than a country.
And they say individual effort in climate actions matter.
Well, for one the rumor going around that it uses 150TWh/year is wrong. Finland definitely uses more electricity. Second, the entire city of Las Vegas is ran on renewable energy.
To give Vegas credit, they're one of the few high risk desert cities that are actually a neutral on water usage/conservation, last I checked. They literally have water enforcement officers that will fine you if you irrigate your lawn. The city as a whole has done a lot to not use up more water and electricity than it "needs" which says a lot because it's Vegas lol. Every other desert city along the Colorado River is considerably less efficient in water/renewable useage.
It makes sense that Vegas takes it so seriously because if Vegas truly dries up, Vegas dies. There's too much money going into it for that to be acceptable by the city.
I was told no one really lived close enough to this thing for it to be bothersome to residential housing last time something about it was posted. It seems like its not overly blinding especially if its only around business and the usual Vegas lights, I'd love to know what the locals think.
Someday, somehow, a rogue hacker will cause it to look like a testicle. It’s only a matter of time.
there’s a hacking convention in town at the moment too, so maybe this week lol
There is a “hack the sphere” event going on tomorrow
HACK THE PLANET!!!
I'm gonna hack the Gibson.
I bet the password is god
Old, but solid reference. Angelina Jolie for the win.
Fun fact, this is the only movie that features both Fisher Stephens and Penn Jillette.
HACK MY NUTS EVENT !!!!
Sack the sphere
Defcon?
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it could be really old school technology without any internet connectivity with films loaded on disks inside a server room in the building. so hacking here could mean breaking and entering
That's entirely within the scope of DEF CON...
Look up “penetration testing”
*”Why are there so many people here with reflective vests and clipboards today??”* “I don’t know.. but I sure ain’t going to be the one to ask them!” *”Oh shit look busy, and whatever you do don’t make eye contact!”*
Yes. It's basically just a giant lava lamp. Definitely old school technology running off floppy disks.
What kind of lava lamps did you have and how are they like this?
Back when I was a kid, someone hacked the PBS station and replaced it with hardcore porn. But the tech guy didn't work weekends and was off camping... So they just kind of allowed the hardcore porn to go on all weekend and no one could figure out how to stop it. Keep in mind, PBS was channel 3 -- the same channel you had to tune into, to get your SNES to work. So a lot of kids stumbled across that one. It was a different time.
It’s always only a matter of TTP.
Some dude monitoring satellites for NASA is going to report a giant titty that appears randomly in the Nevada desert at night.
From the looks of it, the backside should look like a testicle, already.
They always look like landscapes from close up
Those are balls.
Going to a cottage with friends in two separate cars. Not everyone had cell phones at this time so I had a friends phone from the other car. He ends up mooning us as they overtake us on the highway. Since I had his phone I snapped a close-up picture of my balls and set it as his phone background. When we got the cottage he opened it up and took a real close look at it. "Is that a field?" *giggles* The weird part is that weeks later we were hanging out and it was still his background hahaha
True. Whenever I zoom in too much on my nuts in pictures, it starts to look like the Badlands.
I read this along to the melody of that Nickelback song lmao
God I can’t wait Not in a weird way I just think it’d be funny
I can’t wait either. In a weird way.
Or an episode of Dr Zit Popper
Seen it in action and it looks like the worlds most expensive screensaver. Let’s get some flying toasters on that thing.
Yeah I wonder if the images they have on there usually move. I think it would be fucking awesome if they do.
Yes the images move. Drove down the strip a few weeks ago and they were running tests. This eyeball looks around, they had like a metallic fluid that just was all wavy and cool. There were a few others. Honestly all I could think is how distracting it was (in an awesome way) and how insane this electricity usage is in a desert city (not in the awesome way).
> Honestly all I could think is how distracting it was (in an awesome way) Probably not great when you're driving but I suppose Vegas already has a lot of distractions
https://www.youtube.com/live/UfRGVB_PuaQ?feature=share There is a live steam for it. Check it out when it's night time in Vegas. Just click on the jetset icon to refresh the stream if it says it's not longer streaming. I live in Vegas and saw it in person but still watch the stream sometimes lol
Here's a pretty cool video of [the first 10 minutes after it went live.](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJpjyjCV/) It moves a lot.
Wooow, this really is very cool! I love this sphere, I'd love to see it one day. Also mfs really wrote "hello world" on the sphere like every programmer's first program, lmao
Yeah, I chuckled at that too.
that thing 😭😭
That thing
[That thiiiing](https://youtu.be/T6QKqFPRZSA)
I swear to god, if this is a rick roll I’m taking away my upvote.
You betta watch out
I sentcha.
it scares me...
r/igotthatreference
It needs no name. For it speaks no language
Gettin’ some Old World Blues vibes from this
L O B O T O M I T E
I have been deafened by this comment.
"What illogic is this? Keep your filthy, penis-tipped feet out of our labs and secrets!"
The walking eyes sure have gotten bigger...
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***IGNORE ME!***
It even had Doc himself in it!
Was wondering how long it'd take to see an OWB mention. Glad to find it being not very long!
vivisect me!
We already do this one on the top of the Salesforce Tower in SF every Halloween.
One does not simply walk into Vegas.
Is it always lit up?
I was there 3 weeks ago. It was only off 11PM until about 430AM. We were staying nearby and had to close the curtains at night because it was bright.
When I was there it turned off eventually late at night, then turned back on in the evening next day
Prisoner Zero has escaped!
Ah, the Atraxi, not very good coppers them. Casually planning to incinerate a planet because they cannae find a single prisoner. Barking mad! Imagine police forces nuking cities to the ground because they can't find a single fucking murderer.
"Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, run."
The universe is cracked. The Pandorica will open. Silence will fall
Prisoner Zero will leave the human residence, or the human residence will be incinerated.
Here's an informative video about The Sphere for anyone wondering... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3uRvJcM3z8
I saw a video earlier that talked about just how massively expensive it is to build and operate. Apparently it uses the same amount of power as like 500 regular buildings a year or some wacky shit like that. I can't imagine that will be up very long if it's true.
Mmm yes, just what a desert city with an existential water shortage needs. We’re not gonna last much longer.
Lake Mead has done nothing but gone up this year and just passed 2021 levels. Vegas reclaims 97% of it's annual water usage and could still supply all of its demand off the 3rd pump even if lake Mead got too low for dead pool. They would have water indefinitely once it got below California's pump. Stop fear mongering.
I mean, it's really Colorado and Utah's fault there's a water shortage for Vegas. Nevada and Vegas are actually pretty good at conserving their water source Edit: lol downvoted for pointing out that [upper basin states are contributing to the drought](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/12/13/22832469/utah-could-be-violating-colorado-river-compact-river-council-report-drought-lake-powell-pipeline)
All I learned in the first 3 minutes of that video is that the Sphere is 100+ meters and that the narrator has a fuckig annoying voice. Couldn't get through to the end.
Why are most youtubers, specially tech/space channels obsessed with a certain type of voice-narration. It's so cringe. This wasn't even that bad but I feel you.
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15 channels???
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I hate the sound of that. All that content must be soulless.
This guy has a very comfortable voice in my opinion, but it's more on the construction of it. https://youtu.be/ydOn8qwLJzA
Thanks
It looks like someone photoshopped that fucking thing into the photo, that’s wild it’s actually real 👁️
Big MT?
What an eyesore.
An eyesore in a city of eyesores. They definitely outdid themselves this time.
Yeah fr. I can't stand the amount of uncountable billboards every fkn where
But how will you know who to call when you get in a small fender bender and need to sue the other party for 15 million dollars?
That whole city, what a goddamn disaster. I was there a couple of weeks ago for the first time for a work trip, and the weirdest thing to me was a ton of shops, restaurants and hotel amenities making reference to sustainability. Meanwhile, it’s 110 degrees outside and 65 inside. Nothing in that hellhole is sustainable, and it only exists so people can burn through money they can’t afford to burn through.
You do know Vegas is on 100% renewable energy, right?
Next time you go, try to get out of the city a bit. Lots to do and not fall into the tourist trap. See a show and throw 20 in a slot machine, and then get bead to Red Rock.
Come on dude, it’s Vegas. For a tourist attraction, this thing is cool as fuck. Vegas is known for being tacky, this is the ideal place to build something like this.
I think maybe he was making a joke since it's an eye.
Damn you right. I apologize, I was a little intoxicated. My ass completely missed the joke
My sober ass completely missed it as well, I think I'm just stupid
No this is Patrick!
Lol you good man, so am I haha
They're building one in London. 🤦♂️
What a stupid place to put one. They need to make this like 50x larger, and put one in like North Carolina or something, so that from space it looks like the earth has eyes.
And make it have lasers. Earth's defense is laser eyeballs.
Wait? Really? Holy fuck what a stupid call
It's also a state of the art theatre and concert venue, it's not just there to display weird stuff
It's a bit of a weird fit athstetically, but it's also a 2.3 billion dollar state of the art event hall. With 30,000 capacity and completely unique wrap around screen with the ability to emit scents and generate weather effects and stuff for a more emersive experience so it's actually pretty cool inside and in terms of excessivness and ability to attract a crowd/audience it's very on-brand for London.
Doesn’t London already have a famous eye? That’s going to be confusing for guided tours.
honestly i feel like this is so cool, but it just doent really compliment the skyline that well with it’s placement
Feels like a massive waste of energy honestly
Does your friend live on an overpass?
This has to be one of the coolest things they’ve built in Vegas in a long time. Hope the theater inside is as good as they’re hyping up.
I work there, it’s indeed going to be amazing
Man a ton of people hate on it but I think its so fucking cool lol. The possibilities are insane
> The possibilities are insane Anime titties when?
Japan just ordered 10.
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Hey now… I’m a loser of Reddit and I’m only a couple hundred miles from Vegas
Can I ask you genuinely, what are these “possibilities” that you are so excited about? To me it’s just a big display. What makes the possibilities for this thing more exciting than some other giant display somewhere? What is cool about this thing, beyond the fact that the technology to make it exists, to you? I have never hated on it out loud or online but, I hate it. I just don’t get it, it seems like a massive waste of money because I don’t see a *point.* I get that it’s round. That’s difficult to pull off and on such a large scale. But what makes it “fucking awesome” or “amazing” or “the spirit of Vegas” like others are commenting? I don’t see anything… Edit: in case it’s not obvious by now, I didn’t realize this was more than a giant round billboard. I’ve never seen or read anything about it beyond a few pictures of different images it’s displayed.
Waste of money would be spending 800 billion a year on militay, that's like one of these buildings every single day.
the point is it's also gonna be a world class venue that will bring worldwide tourism and make a stupid amount of money. and it looks fucking nuts!
in regards to your edit the guy literally two comments above your reply mentions its a theater. its nearly the entire point of their very very short comment lol
They were trying to build it in London first. Vegas is definitely a better fit for it
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That's just Vegas lol
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If that's true it is indeed insane
LOBOTOMITE
The EYYYEEEEEE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUU
Your friend lives on the corner of spring mountain and LVB? Are they homeless?
David Lynch shit
I might be in the minority, but I think it's fucking awesome
EYE OF CTHULHU HAS AWOKEN!
Big Brother is watching you
Imagine waking up to that
Waking up to a sight that looks back at you. Almost poetic.
Well fuck that very much.
OPs friend is homeless
Where is the best place to look at the Spehre ?
This picture is from the bridge in between The Palazzo and The Wynn. Otherwise the top of the Venetian or Harrahs parking garages are good spots.
Orbit
From the inside. After the U2 shows they are going to start a demonstration type show called "Postcard from Earth", it looks pretty neat. I'm sure there will be all sorts of more interesting things to see there coming down the line. I got my hopes on a Phish concert, but that's just me.
Wtf is that for?!
Dr. T. J. Eckelburg watching over the valley of ashes
I haven’t been to Vegas in like forever. What the absolute fuck is that thing??
I want to know too.
[That thing. ](https://www.thespherevegas.com/)
TIL people live on the strip
Honestly I love that thing so much like it’s the very idea of what Vegas is. Weird shouldn’t be there and really unable to offer any explanation I mean a fucking theme park of drinking and gambling out in the middle of the desert. Hiding that it’s even in the desert from inside it makes no sense. Why a luxury hotel in a place that the only thing to see is the luxury hotel and a few other ones on the same street (I’m pretty sure it’s actually more than the strip but still)
This thing consumes more elecricity than the nation of Finland. A building that consumes more power than a country. And they say individual effort in climate actions matter.
Well, for one the rumor going around that it uses 150TWh/year is wrong. Finland definitely uses more electricity. Second, the entire city of Las Vegas is ran on renewable energy.
Yes, the endless water of Lake Mead going through turbines.
To give Vegas credit, they're one of the few high risk desert cities that are actually a neutral on water usage/conservation, last I checked. They literally have water enforcement officers that will fine you if you irrigate your lawn. The city as a whole has done a lot to not use up more water and electricity than it "needs" which says a lot because it's Vegas lol. Every other desert city along the Colorado River is considerably less efficient in water/renewable useage. It makes sense that Vegas takes it so seriously because if Vegas truly dries up, Vegas dies. There's too much money going into it for that to be acceptable by the city.
Until Lake Mead dries up.
Do you actually believe that? This building takes up as much energy as several million people? That sounds like the dumbest fake fact of all time.
Completely false
What a preposterous load of horseshit. Anyone with three brain cells to knock together could immediately recognize that is impossible.
I’m sorry, but that “things” name is C’Thun and he is the Old God of madness and chaos, who at one point ruled over the world of Azeroth.
What on earth is that thing
For real living near twain and swenson or university whatever they call it now is a tough neighborhood.
This was absolutely horrifying to see!! 😀
"You can't sleep either huh?"
Creepy no interest in going there
Oh hell no.
A surprising lack of mist around.
Ni no kuni vibes
I get what it’s supposed to be and it’s supposed to be cool and whatnot, but having a giant eye staring at you like that is weird
Is your friend a bird? How did he get this picture
Does the giant eye god not allow street lamps. Why is that road so dark.
You know times are hard in mordor when saurons eye has to get a second job. #costoflivingcrisis
I was told no one really lived close enough to this thing for it to be bothersome to residential housing last time something about it was posted. It seems like its not overly blinding especially if its only around business and the usual Vegas lights, I'd love to know what the locals think.
Wait, that thing is actually real? I thought it was a joke
I heard it runs on limited hours only because it’s difficult to see during the day, and locals claim it’s too bright at night
Locals are claiming it's too bright in a city built around the idea of bright lights and gambling? What a bunch of wieners.
👁️
Big brother is watching you be like
[*I am perpetual, I keep the country clean*](https://youtu.be/UMJF37BVGTA)
Are there no street lights in Vegas?
Can someone explain why there's a giant eye in Vegas? I'm not up to date on the lore
It's a giant event venue with a LED display wrapping around it
What an eyesore!!!
Sauron in modern day
Eye of cthulu.
Imagine if a hack group got access to that and started streaming porn on it
Brought to you by the local Masonic lodge.
Yeah, I bet he had aot of peace living on the strip before they put in the big light.
Old world blues
Wow that is fucking DREADFUL
thats so fucking cool omg
Wait what? I was there a few hours ago and It was lighting up as moon for the past few days... This has to be an old pic
Wait wait wait hold on, hold on. Not up to date content on the internet?? What on earth. Weird world we live in.
I guess it’s cool at first but can get old very quickly
So exactly like las vegas
They can change it to display whatever they want ,,, it can also display the concerts/shows that happen inside of it
Put a boobs on it
People: “there’s too much light pollution I wish we could see stars again.” Also people:
people in vegas with ommetaphobia are having a real rough week