retroremakes
January 23rd, 2010, 19:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_cubeebay.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/cubeebay.jpg)Seriously. Caleb Larsen (http://gizmodo.com/tag/caleblarsen/)'s "A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (http://gizmodo.com/tag/atooltodeceiveandslaughter/)" isn't quite as menacing as it name makes it out to be, but it's a finicky little guy: it continually creates new eBay auctions for itself via a built-in Ethernet jack.
No owner is quite good enough for this big-headed piece. Larsen's "Tool," a shiny, black cube with an Ethernet jack, pings a server every ten minutes to determine if it is listed for sale on eBay. If it's not, it creates a new auction. Mind you, this isn't only a conceptual function of the piece; it really is being constantly auctioned and purchased. You can view the current auction at http://atooltodeceiveandslaughter.com/.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_cubeebay2.jpg
The current auction ends in five days, has seen 12 bids, and is currently at $4,250. The piece has been in circulation since 2008.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_cubeebay3.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/cubeebay3.jpg)
"A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter" isn't for art collectors with fragile egos. It will leave you. Unless, of course, you forget to plug it in. [Caleb Larsen (http://www.caleblarsen.com/projects/a-tool-to-deceive-and-slaughter/)Make (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/caleb_larsens_a_tool_to_deceive_and.html)]
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1) http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=KpD5PO8IJ7c:MAXmp83UeQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/KpD5PO8IJ7c
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/KpD5PO8IJ7c/this-disgruntled-artwork-perpetually-sells-itself-on-ebay)
No owner is quite good enough for this big-headed piece. Larsen's "Tool," a shiny, black cube with an Ethernet jack, pings a server every ten minutes to determine if it is listed for sale on eBay. If it's not, it creates a new auction. Mind you, this isn't only a conceptual function of the piece; it really is being constantly auctioned and purchased. You can view the current auction at http://atooltodeceiveandslaughter.com/.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_cubeebay2.jpg
The current auction ends in five days, has seen 12 bids, and is currently at $4,250. The piece has been in circulation since 2008.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_cubeebay3.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/cubeebay3.jpg)
"A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter" isn't for art collectors with fragile egos. It will leave you. Unless, of course, you forget to plug it in. [Caleb Larsen (http://www.caleblarsen.com/projects/a-tool-to-deceive-and-slaughter/)Make (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/caleb_larsens_a_tool_to_deceive_and.html)]
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/KpD5PO8IJ7c
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/KpD5PO8IJ7c/this-disgruntled-artwork-perpetually-sells-itself-on-ebay)