EAMiller

I've been using a little PHP hack for this for about a year and a half : http://ethanmiller.name/notes/php_quicklinks/

Easier setup if you use shared hosting...

I usually ask that question too.

I have a kind of half-formed theory that despite the fact that so many people like art based on the "wow, it looks so real" factor - it's actually the extent to which it DOESN'T look real, but still references reality that it's impressive.

In this particular work, there's kind of a glowing, excruciating detail that you don't get from photos, or from looking at those kinds of objects normally. Artwork would have to be pretty boring to really "look real."