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different worlds

different worlds 02/01/2005 10:04 PM
I walked out of my constitutional law class, climbed into a car to go to a plane to fly to Chicago to fly to Sao Paolo to fly to Porto Alegre to get into a car to come to this. Brazil is hosting the World Social Forum, and Barlow and I will be on a panel with Manuel Castells and Gilberto Gil on Saturday. But Thursday night, we visited the Youth Camp, which in part this year is devoted to demonstrating and developing tools to support free software and free culture. We arrived in the middle of a concert. Gil was asked to speak. As he went to the mic, the tent fell silent. Hundreds were packed into a tiny space. Gil began to describe the work of the Lula government to support free software, and free culture, when a debate broke out. I don't speak Portuguese, but a Brazilian who spoke English translated for Barlow and me. The kid was arguing with Gil about free radio. Two minutes into the exchange, about 8 masked protesters climbed onto chairs on one side of the tent, and held posters demanding free radio. A huge argument exploded, with the Minister (Gil) engaging many people directly, and others stepping in to add other perspectives. After about 20 minutes, the argument stopped. The band played again, and then Gil was asked to perform. For about another twenty minutes, this most extraordinary performer sang the music he's been writing since the 1960s, while the whole audience (save Barlow and I) sang along. When the concert was over, Barlow, Gil and I were led out of the tent. It was practically impossible to move, as hundreds begged Gil for autographs, or posed for pictures. At each step, someone had an argument. At each step, Gil stopped to engage. Even after Gil was in the car, some kid rapped on the window, yelling yet another abusive argument. Gil, with the patience of a saint, opened the window, and argued some more. This was a scene that was astonishing on a million levels. I've seen rallies for free software in many placed around the world. I've never seen anything like this. There were geeks, to be sure. But not many. The mix was broad-based and young. They cheered free software as if it were a candidate for President. But more striking still was just the dynamic of this democracy. Barlow captured the picture at the top, which in a sense captures it all. Here's a Minister of the government, face to face with supporters, and opponents. He speaks, people protest, and he engages their protest. Passionately and directly, he stands at their level. There is no distance. There is no "free speech zone." Or rather, Brazil is the free speech zone. Gil practices zone rules. Even after the speech was over, the argument continues. At no point is there "protection"; at every point, there is just connection. This is the rockstar who became a politician, who became a politician as a rockstar. I remember reading about Jefferson's complaints about the early White House. Ordinary people would knock on the door, and demand to see the President. Often they did. The presumption of that democracy lives in a sense here. And you never quite see how far from that presumption our democracy has become until you see it, live, here. "This is what democracy looks like." Or at least, a democracy where the leaders can stand packed in the middle of a crowd, with protesters yelling angry criticism yet without "security" silencing the noise. No guns, no men in black uniform, no panic, and plenty of press. Just imagine.

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds 07/10/2004 06:48 AM
The War of the Worlds Book Cover Museum .. quite a few of the covers since .. from this page of book covers .. Capas de A Guerra dos Mundos

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The Worst of Both Worlds

The Worst of Both Worlds 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned significant portions of the FCC's Triennial Review order from last year.  So, essentially, we now have FCC Chairman Powell's policies for today's networks, and Commissioner Kevin Martin's policies for tomorrow's.  This makes things even worse than before.

The best argument one could make for the majority's decision was that UNE-P would foster some competitive entry in the absence of line-sharing (which Powell wanted to keep) and open fiber networks.  The best argument for Powell's view (which I reluctantly supported) was that the broadband fight was what really mattered, so we can afford to let UNE-P die.  For now, at least, the DC Circuit has given us the worst of both worlds.

When Worlds Collide: AGP vs PCI-E!

When Worlds Collide: AGP vs PCI-E! 04/18/2005 02:02 PM

Pac-Manic Worlds 3D Free

Pac-Manic Worlds 3D Free 08/11/2004 05:13 PM

The Lost Worlds of the Romanovs

The Lost Worlds of the Romanovs 03/24/2005 04:59 PM
The Lost Worlds of the Romanovs

Many Worlds theory invalidated

Many Worlds theory invalidated 04/26/2004 11:51 AM
Kathryn Cramer breaks the story on a to-be-presented Harvard talk on an experiment that appears to invalidate both the "Many Worlds" and "Copenhagen" theories of quantum mechanics. Kathryn is the daughter of John Cramer, a physicist whose "Transactional Interpretetation" hypothesis is the only one left intact by the experiment's findings.

It has been widely accepted that the rival interpretations of quantum mechanics, e.g., the Copenhagen Interpretation, the Many-Worlds Interpretation, and my father John Cramer's Transactional Interpretation, cannot be distinguished or falsified by experiment, because the experimental predictions come from the formalism that all such interpretations describe. However, the Afshar Experiment demonstrates in an interaction-free way that there is a loophole in this logic: if the interpretation is inconsistent with the formalism, then it can be falsified. In particular, the Afshar Experiment falsifies the Copenhagen Interpretation, which requires the absence of interference in a particle-type measurement. It also falsifies the Many-Worlds Interpretation which tells us to expect no interference between "worlds" that are physically distinguishable, e.g., that correspond to the photon's passage through one pinhole or the other.

Link (Thanks, Kathryn!)

Worlds First 3G UMTS1800 End-to-End
Solution

Worlds First 3G UMTS1800 End-to-End
Solution 03/17/2005 02:57 AM
3G Mar 17 2005 1:03AM GMT

Archaeologist of lost worlds

Archaeologist of lost worlds 06/21/2004 07:35 AM
Overdosed on Harry? Had it with hobbits? Steven Erikson's sweeping 10-volume series, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen," might be just the fantasy epic that adult readers have been longing for.

Worlds on Fire and Sarah Cares

Worlds on Fire and Sarah Cares 09/27/2004 08:56 AM
This video costs $150,000
What’s wrong with this video?
Well, it only cost $15
$150,000 could make a difference to over 1,000,000 people

In this age of media companies and the RIAA suing everyone and their computer illiterate grandmothers, it’s nice to see an musician take a critical look at what it is that they do, if it’s really necessary, and ask if there was a better way to spend their money. And, quite frankly, it doesn’t surprise me in the least that it was Sarah McLachlan. (QT video)

'Sims 2' creates new worlds of play

'Sims 2' creates new worlds of play 09/23/2004 11:51 PM

Many-worlds dating: Quantum lovegety

Many-worlds dating: Quantum lovegety 06/02/2004 02:38 AM
Futurismic, the excellent sf-writers'-group-blog, has just published its second piece of short fiction, "Shibuya no Love" by Hannu Rajaniemi, a Finn living in Edinburgh. The story deals with "Quantum Lovegety" technology, and is jam-packed with eyeball kicks and gracenotes.

The boy looked like a painted little satyr: silver lips and eyelids, orange ash-streaked hair and a heavy gold chain around his neck. He couldn’t have been older than twelve, but then in Shibuya a fifteen-year-old was ancient and venerable. The drone of the bass beat that seemed to permeate everything in 109 obscured the rapid-fire exchange between Norie and the boy, but it wasn’t long before he smiled hungrily and held his palm out towards Riina, the little pink thing bright against his dark skin like a tiny flower. She took it, and it was still warm from the boy’s hand, a living thing almost. Her MasterCard thumbnail sang an inaudible song to the boy’s account, and suddenly she was the proud owner of a quantum lovegety.

Link (Thanks, Jeremy!)

The worlds oldest living things.

The worlds oldest living things. 12/30/2004 09:39 PM
Methuselah is 4,767 years of age. The Bristlecone Pines began life during the Third Dynasty in Egypt.

Virtual worlds overtake Namibia

Virtual worlds overtake Namibia 08/20/2004 04:15 AM
BBC Aug 20 2004 8:51AM GMT

War of the Worlds Remake Already Shot
Overseas

War of the Worlds Remake Already Shot
Overseas 09/15/2004 11:08 AM

Building Bridges Between the NGO and
Tech Worlds

Building Bridges Between the NGO and
Tech Worlds 03/23/2005 08:00 AM
An interview with an organizer of Asia Source about what NGOs and OSS technology can do for each other.

Drugs come to online game worlds

Drugs come to online game worlds 05/21/2004 08:26 AM
BBC May 21 2004 12:29PM GMT

Astronomers pick off small worlds

Astronomers pick off small worlds 08/31/2004 01:39 PM
US astronomers find two more Neptune-sized planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System.

Navigating The Worlds Of Transfers,
Upgrades

Navigating The Worlds Of Transfers,
Upgrades 04/12/2004 11:20 AM
By David L. Hart, Union-Tribune (via MyAppleMenu)

Freedom of Expression in Virtual Worlds

Freedom of Expression in Virtual Worlds 01/18/2004 01:28 AM

A call for new worlds: the future of
MMORPG

A call for new worlds: the future of
MMORPG 08/03/2004 09:52 PM
WyldKard flies solo on Game.Ars, giving his vision for the future of massively-multiplayer online role-playing games.

Real Economies In Virtual Worlds

Real Economies In Virtual Worlds 05/10/2004 02:58 AM
We've had numerous discussions about legal issues associated with virtual worlds, but there are also plenty of economic issues (which often are related to the legal ones). Wired News is running an article looking at some of the economic info available about various online games and comes to the conclusion that the only thing that really matters is if the game is still enjoyable to its players (which seems fairly obvious). It's not important that a virtual economy be a "successful" economy in the traditional sense as long as it's fun for the players. Of course, a disastrous in-game economy isn't going to be that much fun, which is why many more games (usually from the smaller online gaming companies) are paying a lot more attention to the in-game economic situation.

Grasping for Light of Distant Worlds

Grasping for Light of Distant Worlds 06/21/2004 08:23 PM
For astronomers, improved technology is bringing more planets into view.

Virtual Worlds Meet the Real One

Virtual Worlds Meet the Real One 07/29/2004 05:01 AM
How did you spend your summer vacation? These students learned about urban renewal -- by playing video games. By Michelle Delio.

Data storage worlds uniting

Data storage worlds uniting 01/26/2004 12:05 AM
To squeeze more out of existing gear and lower management costs, organizations are embracing products that marry so-called SAN and NAS storage technologies.

Worlds Biggest Snowball Fight

Worlds Biggest Snowball Fight 12/22/2004 01:50 AM
The worlds biggest snowball fight is being waged…albeit via mobile phone. [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Analysis: Linux looks for new worlds to
conquer

Analysis: Linux looks for new worlds to
conquer 01/22/2004 04:50 AM

Worlds First 3G Real Estate Solution

Worlds First 3G Real Estate Solution 07/26/2004 05:24 AM
3G Jul 26 2004 8:54AM GMT

Worlds Most Advanced 3G CDMA 1x EV-DO
Handset

Worlds Most Advanced 3G CDMA 1x EV-DO
Handset 06/07/2004 04:20 AM
3G Jun 7 2004 8:16AM GMT

iPodGeneration gathers the digital and
music worlds

iPodGeneration gathers the digital and
music worlds 09/22/2004 09:49 AM
Paris, September 22nd 2004. MacGeneration is proud to announce iPodGeneration, a new Website that gathers the digital and music worlds. Following a successful launch during the Apple Expo 2004 in the beginning of September, iPodGeneration is already leading the way among the French speaking iPod community.

iPodGeneration goes beyond the computer side of the iPod. It brings content at the convergence of the music world and the digital world to provide the cultural mix that made the iPod so successful. Built around this unique concept, our team not only provides the French speaking users news around the clock about this new market segment but also brings its passion of both music and computer to offer this new website a wide content of editorials.

What's inherently hard to model in
virtual worlds?

What's inherently hard to model in
virtual worlds? 01/22/2004 12:47 PM
Interesting Terra Nova rumination on what kinds of objects are inherently hard to model in virtual worlds:

What happens when your avatar puts sugar in a bowl of water or dips an apple into honey? Even if we program the honey to get stuck on the apple and slowly drip off the apple, Richard notes that this will surely lead to a player wondering (at some juncture) why honey drips off kittens at the same rate it drips off apples.

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Gamers immerse themselves in Internet
worlds of whimsy

Gamers immerse themselves in Internet
worlds of whimsy 12/22/2004 01:58 AM
Baltimoresun.com - Sun Dec 19, 08:54 am GMT

Astraware Games: Shattered Worlds &
Cubis

Astraware Games: Shattered Worlds &
Cubis 12/16/2003 12:34 PM

Real Time Worlds, Microsoft ink dev deal

Real Time Worlds, Microsoft ink dev deal 06/22/2005 02:14 AM
Neowin.net Jun 22 2005 6:03AM GMT

Oak Grove's BPM Engine Works in .Net,
Java Worlds

Oak Grove's BPM Engine Works in .Net,
Java Worlds 06/28/2004 11:17 PM
Reactor 6.0, the business process management engine in beta now, uses a Web services interface to provide interoperability.

UIUC Unveils the Worlds Most Advanced
Building

UIUC Unveils the Worlds Most Advanced
Building 04/29/2004 07:03 PM

Legal Issues Seeping Into Virtual Worlds

Legal Issues Seeping Into Virtual Worlds 11/13/2003 02:55 PM
Just in dealing with websites there have been all sorts of legal questions about jurisdictions and do offline laws apply in an online world. Now the issue is becoming even more complex as more and more "virtual world" games are showing up - and actions in those virtual worlds may seem very much like actions in the offline world. So the question is whether or not those actions are just "part of the game" or are they real actions with legal consequences. It's a very fine line. We had mentioned this issue a couple months ago, but now some folks are holding an entire conference focused on the legal questions presented by online gaming. Some think that the virtual worlds will be a good "testing ground" for new laws and rules that could be applied in the real world. However, others are simply focused on how offline laws carry over into the online virtual worlds. If someone steals from you, is it theft? If someone defames you, can you sue? The biggest issue, it seems, is when real world money crosses over into the virtual worlds. Once money gets involved, so does the law - which could present problems for the crop of new games focused on bringing in real money. In many cases, it seems that the company creating the virtual world really is that world's government - and they make the laws that apply within the sandbox of the virtual world. Still, many people will undoubtedly try to pull things out of that sandbox and into the very real world court system.

NightSky Friday: Planet Panorama: See
Five Worlds at Once

NightSky Friday: Planet Panorama: See
Five Worlds at Once 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
Planet Panorama: See Five Worlds at Once .. view five planets simultaneously .. 5 worlds at one time .. skinny

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Body Worlds show: Gripping or just
gruesome?

Body Worlds show: Gripping or just
gruesome? 01/05/2005 01:58 PM
photos Exhibit features bodies preserved with plastics to better represent our inner workings. But some say it shows too much.
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