{"id":2728,"date":"2023-12-17T21:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10119\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2023-12-17T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:01:34","slug":"im-a-teapot-it-is-actually-the-newell-teapot-or-if-you-prefer-the-utah-teapot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10119\/im-a-teapot-it-is-actually-the-newell-teapot-or-if-you-prefer-the-utah-teapot\/","title":{"rendered":"I’M A TEAPOT – IT IS ACTUALLY THE NEWELL TEAPOT OR IF YOU PREFER THE UTAH TEAPOT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LOCATED NEAR THE SMITHFIELD TRAM STOP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. HTTP Status Code 418 I’m a Teapot. In the context of web development, the HTTP Status Code 418 I’m a Teapot is a client error response code that indicates that the server refuses to brew coffee because it is, permanently, a teapot. This code is often used as a joke or a way to indicate that the server is not functioning properly. It is not a standard HTTP status code, but it is recognized by many web browsers and servers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Children’s Nursery Rhyme. The phrase “I’m a Teapot” is also the opening line of a popular children’s nursery rhyme. The rhyme is about a teapot that is short and stout and can be picked up and poured out. It is often used to teach young children about the basic parts of a teapot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The two meanings of “I’M A Teapot” are often combined in memes and jokes about the internet. For example, a programmer might say “The server is throwing a 418 I’m a Teapot error,” which is a way of saying that the server is being difficult or refusing to cooperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. The real explanation. This is located in Smithfield, Dublin rather than Smithfield [Utah]. It is close to the LUAS Tram Stop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The Smithfield Square Lower commission invited artists to propose an artwork that promotes meaningful interaction between people and place through contemporary sculptural practice. It asked artists to consider how public sculpture can define a space and re-focus people\u2019s attention, enabling a deeper and enduring relationship between residents, workers, tourists, commuters and a city-centre neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Utah teapot, or the Newell teapot, is a 3D test model that has become a standard reference object and an in-joke within the computer graphics community. It is a mathematical model of an ordinary Melitta-brand teapot that appears solid with a nearly rotationally symmetrical body. Using a teapot model is considered the 3D equivalent of a “Hello, World!” program, a way to create an easy 3D scene with a somewhat complex model acting as the basic geometry for a scene with a light setup. Some programming libraries, such as the OpenGL Utility Toolkit,even have functions dedicated to drawing teapots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The teapot model was created in 1975 by early computer graphics researcher Martin Newell, a member of the pioneering graphics program at the University of Utah. It was one of the first to be modelled using b\u00e9zier curves rather than precisely measured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Alan Butler is an artist living and working in Dublin. Educated at NCAD, Dublin and LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore, he works across a range of media to primarily explore digital cultures and video games. His work has been exhibited widely in museums, galleries and arts festivals around the world, and is part of many collections, including The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The National Gallery of Ireland, and the Arts Council of Ireland. He is part of the multi-disciplinary collective Annex, which will represent Ireland at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Note: Smithfield is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,495 at the 2010 United States Census, with an estimated population of 12,025 in 2019. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the second largest city in the area after Logan, the county seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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