Photos are visual. Recordings are auditory. Video combines audio and visuals. Recording experiences are becoming more immersive. Therefore, the next logical step is to record reality that can be played back in immersive virtual environments, or 4D.
This device will record all aspects of a moment, as it is recording for virtual reality. It could capture temperature, vibrations, smell, tastes and more to be replayed in a chamber of some sort.
This document was last updated on 12.01.2010.
Creativity, vision and determination are the keys to success and progress. Determination may come easily, but creativity and inspiration do not come from willpower, and require constant stimulation with the unique and new to be maintained.
The following are resources that will open the mind by exposing it to unconventional ideas and to prevent one from falling into set patterns of thinking.
Technology
These are for imagining what might be possible in the future.
Design And Art
These are for artistic inspiration.
News And Society
These, along with a wide variety of news sources will hopefully promote unbiased interpretation of events, as well as coverage of events not seen in the mainstream media.
Reading
These are some tech religious books filled with wild crazy predictions.
Today I had my Facebook account disabled after testing various adcopies. This problem would not even have arisen if their ad review team wasn’t so stupid. Advertisers try to obtain the highest CTR possible, invariably resulting ads that test the limits. I suppose I tested one too many times, and Facebook threw a fit and disabled my account.
I really wouldn’t care about this at all if nobody else used Facebook. Choosing to use Facebook is not akin to buying a car or choosing a browser. If I don’t like Hummers because they get 1 MPG, I don’t have to drive one. I can drive a nice Aptera 2e. If I hate that IE crashes endlessly, I can use Opera. Facebook is inherently different in that it is a social networking tool, and its utility rises with user adoption. When everybody uses the damn thing, one is forced to use it or be relegated to the dark ages.
Even when I clear away the fog of irritation that clouds my thoughts, Facebook never was that great. One dandy day back in the day I was bombarded with three emails inviting me to sign up for Facebook, and I did. There wasn’t much to write home about. You create a profile and are expected to put personal details on it. Then you are expected to talk about things. Something about uploading a bunch of personal photos on a public website that I did not own never struck me as a good idea even with privacy settings. Luckily, I never uploaded anything.
So what are the options?
On a separate note, somebody recommended that I create a Dr. Dre Pandora station. This turned out to be a brilliant recommendation, as Li’l Wayne on Pandora yielded the worst rap has to offer.
