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Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by danieltillett »

tvmalsv wrote: post #27

You would probably still want to be selective about which tattoos you get and where they are placed. Each session can create scar tissue which could be noticeable even if the ink fades completely, and it can be harder to tattoo over scar tissue as well. Scarring isn't guaranteed, and to a large extent depends on the artist knowing what they're doing, but still something to consider.

Scarring is very specific to the individual based on their genetics and is not just due to the artist knowing what they are doing.

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by solipsism »

wpietri wrote: post #71
solipsism wrote: post #25

Oh good, even more barbed wire biceps, carp sleeves, black fore-arm stars, "tribal" patterns on white dudes, spiderwebs, hummingbirds, infinity symbols, and other ways for people to show how eager they are to express their "individuality"! Edit: Down-vote me if I offend your tattooed rebellious self-image, it's fine, but there's a real point to be made. This technology will lead to a lot more tattoos, and a lot more…

I have no tattoos, and doubt I will, so this isn't about my self image. I downvoted you for being a dick. And also for not really thinking this through. When a medium doesn't allow for iteration, people tend to a) make obvious choices, b) make conservative choices, and c) end up with regrets. As our ability to iterate in software has improved, we've ended up with more interesting work. My bet is that we will see more…

You didn't like my ideas. You downvoted because you disagreed. I don't play like that, but that's how it works around here, fine. But the fact that you feel welcome to call a stranger you've never met a dick, and then attempt to engage in civil discourse with him, says more about you than it does about me. Pick one or the other next time.

When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names

Most people learn this as children, but since you didn't, stick to the guidelines around here.

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by pyre »

PeCaN wrote: post #62
ChristianBundy wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Also, testing on pigs? Like, live pigs? I'd pay money to see that. :) Disgusting and shameful behavior, I can't believe that attitudes like this still exist.

Can't blame someone for finding pigs getting tattoos quite amusing. :-) You know full well that it's not a big deal and you're just making edgy comments for the sake of edgy comments. For fuck sake dude, it's a pig. If you actually care about living things, do something about the slave labor used to source raw materials for the computer you wrote that on. I'm going to guess your conviction is about living creatures i…

> If you actually care about living things, do something about the slave labor used to source raw materials for the computer you wrote that on.

This translates to "if you can't save everybody 100%, then you shouldn't help anybody." It's a self-defeating attitude that if something can't be done 100% perfect that it shouldn't be done at all.

Would you tell someone that devotes their lives to working in soup kitchens and helping the poor in first-world countries that they "aren't doing enough" because there are people that "have it worse" than the first-world poor somewhere else in the world?

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by pyre »

CydeWeys wrote: post #76
PeCaN wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't blame someone for finding pigs getting tattoos quite amusing. :-) You know full well that it's not a big deal and you're just making edgy comments for the sake of edgy comments. For fuck sake dude, it's a pig. If you actually care about living things, do something about the slave labor used to source raw materials for the computer you wrote that on. I'm going to guess your conviction is about living creatures i…

Hell, out in the real world, animals get eaten alive all the time. Getting a tattoo isn't even close to the worst thing that can happen.

This is specious logic. You're saying that anything up to, but not including, getting eaten alive is ok because "it could always be worse."

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by nostalgiac »

supercoder wrote: post #61

This sucks for everyone with the old permanent model

I don't see how at all.

Everyone (including myself) that has been tattooed KNOWS they were going to be permanent before they got them. If they wanted a removable option they wouldn't have got them in the first place.

A lot of the appeal of tattoos is because of their permanence and the commitment that resembles.

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by PeCaN »

pyre wrote: post #84
CydeWeys wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hell, out in the real world, animals get eaten alive all the time. Getting a tattoo isn't even close to the worst thing that can happen.

This is specious logic. You're saying that anything up to, but not including, getting eaten alive is ok because "it could always be worse."

I suspect your parent's point was that saying putting tattoos on pigs is "disgusting and shameful" is a little odd, given that animals eat each other all the time (which is presumably not disgusting nor shameful).

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by gdulli »

rfrey wrote: post #65

If this really works, getting a tattoo will be no more edgy than getting your hair dyed. Tattoos will rapidly fall out of fashion.

I lived most of my life in suburban areas where tattoos were uncommon. And then the last 5 years in a major city where they're everywhere. It's impossible for me to think of them as edgy anymore. They seem more like a cliche now. Just something you need to do to fully fit in with the majority of a much larger range of social circles than I used to think.

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by pyre »

PeCaN wrote: post #86
pyre wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is specious logic. You're saying that anything up to, but not including, getting eaten alive is ok because "it could always be worse."

I suspect your parent's point was that saying putting tattoos on pigs is "disgusting and shameful" is a little odd, given that animals eat each other all the time (which is presumably not disgusting nor shameful).

The logic doesn't work because the two acts are not necessarily equal. Let's take another example: Would you equate the following items?

- Torturing an animal to death for fun.

- Killing an animal quickly and eating it.

They both end up with the animal being dead. Does that mean that they are equal and that you can't find one "disgusting and shameful" but not the other?

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by CitizenKane »

otoburb wrote: post #56
CitizenKane wrote: post #4

I'm torn. On one hand, this invention will keep a lot of people from making the very common mistake of getting ink they don't like and can't remove. On the other hand, a beautiful part of this art form is that it is basically permanent. To my mind, a tattoo loses a lot of its value of it's only temporary.

How are ephemeral tattoos any different than today's temporary stick-on tattoos or (as a sibling comment points out below) henna designs? I'm not seeing how the art form or value will be impacted as tattoos would, for the most part, still be permanent for those that are serious about their ink. It would be strange if the value of tattoos is in large part due to many people walking around with tats they don't want.

It's all about how temporary it is. A few days to a few weeks is definitely different then having something that sticks with you for at least a year.

I'm sure the designs will change, as will the motivations for getting them. Beyond that, this technology would be difficult to differentiate from a traditional tattoo whereas henna and temporary tattoos are visibly different.

Re: Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year

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Post by CitizenKane »

gjolund wrote: post #53
CitizenKane wrote: post #4

I'm torn. On one hand, this invention will keep a lot of people from making the very common mistake of getting ink they don't like and can't remove. On the other hand, a beautiful part of this art form is that it is basically permanent. To my mind, a tattoo loses a lot of its value of it's only temporary.

I agree, all of my tattoo's were carefully planned, expensive, and constant reminders of some very good memories. If it is temporary how is it any different than a hair cut?

This is the very approach that I use. I suppose in some ways it's like a "written" history for me. A reminder of the evolution of myself.
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