{"id":395,"date":"2023-06-05T21:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nathangates.co.za\/?p=395"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:04:28","slug":"395","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathangates.co.za\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"The Nice To Have While Waiting For Something Nicer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=2110147734  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ml8ts9xniyi9.i.optimole.com\/cb:hDix.70e\/w:1024\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/sm:0\/https:\/\/nathangates.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-nice-to-have-while-waiting-for-something-nicer-Nathan-Gates-2023-1_web-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792 size-full\" 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https:\/\/ml8ts9xniyi9.i.optimole.com\/cb:hDix.70e\/w:1439\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/sm:0\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/nathangates.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-nice-to-have-while-waiting-for-something-nicer-Nathan-Gates-2023-1_web-1.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Nice To Have While Waiting For Something Nicer<br><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2023<br><strong>Dims:<\/strong> 1400 x 900 x 200 mm<br><strong>Medium:<\/strong> Modified LED Shop front Display<br><strong>Elevator Pitch:<\/strong> LED display converted into a fully functional Nokia 3310 that displays its total missed calls and messages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=2053776463  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