During the twenty-minute frenzy titled "The Grid" — crowds swirling, traffic churning, televisions flickering, hot dogs and Hostess Twinkies being exgurgitated from production lines — Glass and his musicians become manic machines, firing off notes like so many 0s and 1s.
But he pointed out that reading faces for counterintelligence has different objectives than law enforcement: "It's not so much about detecting lies as it is about noticing hot spots," which are flickering indications of strong emotions.
The next time your screen starts flickering, activate this hot corner and put your display to sleep for a few seconds.
Not since the onesie has a fashion item so blatantly riffed on our desire to stay indoors – flickering fire, palms around a hot drink – until the clocks go forward again.
These included being distracted by the temperature of the classroom (typically too hot), distracted by the lighting in the room (lights flickering), as well as being distracted by other peoples' odor (body odor, strong perfume or cologne).
They are interesting, but the paintings of flickering, warping, spiraling and tunneling diamond patterns in hot and cool colors are the real trip.
The milk was silky; it was served at the correct, drinkable, not madly hot, temperature; and the properly dosed espresso shot shone through, as it should, a little liquorice flickering at its edges.
So her eye is flickering.
Today that hope is flickering".
