Viva Le Difference! (original) (raw)

i've been thinking about the future	[16 Jun 2006\|01:38pm]
cellphone/ipod/pda's merge into a thin-client device w/wi-fi connectivity.gdrive/livedrive/etc. provide unlimited storage accessible over tcp/ip.itunes/netflix/etc. switch to a streaming "pay-per-use" model w/optional subscription fees.your music/video collection is thus every song and film ever made for only a few bucks a month.boxed software vanishes; subscription-based "software as a service" reigns.web-browsers evolve into thin-client virtual-application windows capable of displaying any type of content: audio/video/graphics/etc. (think RDP, only application-based.)"ownership" becomes uninteresting; "virtual living" ensues.
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[16 Jun 2006|01:38pm]

cellphone/ipod/pda's merge into a thin-client device w/wi-fi connectivity.gdrive/livedrive/etc. provide unlimited storage accessible over tcp/ip.itunes/netflix/etc. switch to a streaming "pay-per-use" model w/optional subscription fees.your music/video collection is thus every song and film ever made for only a few bucks a month.boxed software vanishes; subscription-based "software as a service" reigns.web-browsers evolve into thin-client virtual-application windows capable of displaying any type of content: audio/video/graphics/etc. (think RDP, only application-based.)"ownership" becomes uninteresting; "virtual living" ensues.

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live, in dobly	[04 May 2006\|09:32am]
thomas dolby has a blog and is on tour for the first time in 15 years! i've been loving his less-popular work forever and was overjoyed to hear "i live in a suitcase" performed live in seattle! this video, wherein he demonstrates how "flat earth" is performed/constructed on-the-fly, is simply amazing! this is the future of music.
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Japan's "real" 3D Projector	[08 Feb 2006\|11:16am]
A new device developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology uses lasers to project "real" 3D images into the ether. A special projector can cast three-dimensional shapes of white light between 2 and 3-meters into the air -- previous devices only tricked the eyes into thinking the image was 3D. The images are created by blasting the nitrogen and oxygen in the air at fixed points resulting in glowing plasma emissions which hang-out just long enough to etch an ephemeral image. The 3D images are, gulp, accompanied by a series of satisfying "tiny explosions" from the expanding air. (read the rest)
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Japan's "real" 3D Projector

[08 Feb 2006|11:16am]

A new device developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology uses lasers to project "real" 3D images into the ether. A special projector can cast three-dimensional shapes of white light between 2 and 3-meters into the air -- previous devices only tricked the eyes into thinking the image was 3D. The images are created by blasting the nitrogen and oxygen in the air at fixed points resulting in glowing plasma emissions which hang-out just long enough to etch an ephemeral image. The 3D images are, gulp, accompanied by a series of satisfying "tiny explosions" from the expanding air. (read the rest)

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playing with virtual physics	[26 May 2005\|10:06am]
this isn't new but i thought it worth mentioning.ever since atari's "asteroids" simple inertia model, my brain's been fascinated by playing with physics in games. many games followed; the most fun for a while was in flight sims. ultima underworld was superior to wolfenstein in many ways; it had rudimentary 3d physics. then system shock, and trespasser, while somewhat cludgy, were a ton of fun. etc.boing-boing today linked to a half-life 2 mod where you can play with virtual dominoes.physics processors are now being sold. i doubt they'll catch on in PC games for a while, but i'd buy one if a decent game supported one.playing with physics is fun!
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playing with virtual physics

[26 May 2005|10:06am]

this isn't new but i thought it worth mentioning.ever since atari's "asteroids" simple inertia model, my brain's been fascinated by playing with physics in games. many games followed; the most fun for a while was in flight sims. ultima underworld was superior to wolfenstein in many ways; it had rudimentary 3d physics. then system shock, and trespasser, while somewhat cludgy, were a ton of fun. etc.boing-boing today linked to a half-life 2 mod where you can play with virtual dominoes.physics processors are now being sold. i doubt they'll catch on in PC games for a while, but i'd buy one if a decent game supported one.playing with physics is fun!

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	[06 Oct 2004\|10:59am]
did you know heather chandler from heathers actually died of a brain tumor?"did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?"
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the machine stops	[05 Oct 2004\|03:39pm]
today, while my databases churned data, i read this phenomenal shortstory written by e. m. forster entitled the machine stops.it was written in 1909 and yet describes modern life in frightening detail.
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kerrybush	[30 Sep 2004\|11:16am]
not that it matters since they're both bonesmen, but with tonight's debates on tv i figured i'd link this website, which is a indicator of how presidential elections are going.by the way, the official yale "skull and bones" website is apparently gone. i was just there about a month ago. too much election-year traffic? anyhow, in exploring its depths (unlinked documents), i came upon a doc quoting a book about fraudulent usage of electronic voting machines. interesting, that.
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kerrybush

[30 Sep 2004|11:16am]

not that it matters since they're both bonesmen, but with tonight's debates on tv i figured i'd link this website, which is a indicator of how presidential elections are going.by the way, the official yale "skull and bones" website is apparently gone. i was just there about a month ago. too much election-year traffic? anyhow, in exploring its depths (unlinked documents), i came upon a doc quoting a book about fraudulent usage of electronic voting machines. interesting, that.

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the next big thing	[30 Sep 2004\|10:29am]
[ mood \| electric ] i logged onto the internet through a back-door in a university computer back in 1993. i remember it vividly; i was fully conscious that it was the future.the next future is currently called "wireheading", but that will no doubt change as the technology does.simply put: no more anti-depressants, sluggish days, religion, caffeine, drugs, television, videogames, internet, etc. you can unlock the happiest and most fulfilling lifetime experiences via the non-addictive artificial electrical stimulation of the brain. skeptical? there's a boatload of info here.
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the next big thing

[30 Sep 2004|10:29am]

[ mood | electric ] i logged onto the internet through a back-door in a university computer back in 1993. i remember it vividly; i was fully conscious that it was the future.the next future is currently called "wireheading", but that will no doubt change as the technology does.simply put: no more anti-depressants, sluggish days, religion, caffeine, drugs, television, videogames, internet, etc. you can unlock the happiest and most fulfilling lifetime experiences via the non-addictive artificial electrical stimulation of the brain. skeptical? there's a boatload of info here.

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viva le difference!	[30 Sep 2004\|10:08am]
seen anything cool lately? ;)you've completely digested the entirety of the web and are now looking for that "next new thing" to inspire your monotony. that's where we come in.here we present the cream of the crop; those ideas, people, and things that change the world.welcome to the new; where worth is measured by delta.
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