import java.awt.*; import java.applet.*; /*import good.luck.*/



/*

 * @title The Meaning of Life as Expressed in Seven Lines of Code

 * @author  Maciej Wisniewski

 * @version    The ultimate version

 */

    

/*



'The Meaning of Life as Expressed in Seven Lines of Code'

is a living clock/sundial of sort where time elapses, geography 

stretches and history digresses.



The three connecting points are: destination, origin and its external 

context.



The destination (as defined in Couplet.java) is a non-interactive 

sundial that reflects changes in daylight. The origin (as defined in the

LifeSupport.java) computes time and history based on its geographical 

location, and its own understanding of the Gregorian calender and 

astronomy. It then links the results to the physical world.



The first two points are contained within the network's own topology. 

The third point is a metaphorical link to the external world.



While the program has no inherent understanding of celestial body 

movements or physical laws, the code relocation to another geographical 

site will properly reflect the amount of daylight as expressed through 

the varying grays of the interface.



'The Meaning of Life as Expressed in Seven Lines of Code' depicts a 

skewed view of geography, time and history, where space and time elapses

during the day and at night and stretches itself at sunrise and sunset.



*/





public class Couplet extends Applet



{public void paint(Graphics tellMe)// What is the meaning of life?

{int a_hint = Integer.parseInt(getParameter("but wait"));

setBackground (new Color (a_hint, a_hint, a_hint));



tellMe. drawString( getParameter ("the meaning of life is.."), 5, 65);

tellMe. drawString( getParameter ("the meaning of life is..."), 5, 35);

tellMe. drawString( getParameter ("the meaning of life is...."), 5, 95);}}







LifeSupport.java