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Woozle: /* Links */ immortal avatars

2010-06-08T20:57:12Z

Links: immortal avatars

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			* '''2010-06-07''' [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627631.100-immortal-avatars-back-up-your-brain-never-die.html?full=true Immortal avatars: Back up your brain, never die]: shows that people are thinking seriously about this, but there's still a long way to go technically
	* '''2006-02-23''' [http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D5333 enzyme computer]		* '''2006-02-23''' [http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D5333 enzyme computer]
	* '''2006-02-18''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/ssoe-cid021306.php Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world]		* '''2006-02-18''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/ssoe-cid021306.php Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world]

Woozle: /* Background Articles */

2008-04-20T23:07:34Z

Background Articles

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	However, I propose (for this story-setting) that most people live in Cyberspace pretty much the way they do in "reality", with a few significant changes. (And I don't think this is just a crutch to make storytelling possible, either; it seems quite possible or even likely.)		However, I propose (for this story-setting) that most people live in Cyberspace pretty much the way they do in "reality", with a few significant changes. (And I don't think this is just a crutch to make storytelling possible, either; it seems quite possible or even likely.)
	==Background Articles==		==Background Articles==
	* [[~~Virtuality Universe:~~ General Flavor~~\|General flavor~~]]		* [[/General Flavor]]
	* [[~~Virtuality Universe: Technical details\|~~Technical details]]		* [[/Technical details]]
	* [[~~Virtuality Universe: What People Will Need\|~~ What People Will Need]]: explains a lot of the background reasoning		* [[/What People Will Need]]: explains a lot of the background reasoning
	===Related Stuff===		===Related Stuff===
	* [[Living in a computer for fun and profit]]		* [[Living in a computer for fun and profit]]
			* [[Cyberlife]]: currently just a link collection
			* [[Virtual habitability]]: estimates of when computing power will be adequate to accomodate human-level intelligence

	==How people earn a living==		==How people earn a living==

66.93.241.126: /* Background Articles */ link to "living in a computer..."

2008-04-20T22:51:45Z

Background Articles: link to "living in a computer..."

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	* [[Virtuality Universe: Technical details\|Technical details]]		* [[Virtuality Universe: Technical details\|Technical details]]
	* [[Virtuality Universe: What People Will Need\| What People Will Need]]: explains a lot of the background reasoning		* [[Virtuality Universe: What People Will Need\| What People Will Need]]: explains a lot of the background reasoning
			===Related Stuff===
			* [[Living in a computer for fun and profit]]

	==How people earn a living==		==How people earn a living==

Woozle: /* Links */ 2/23 enzyme computer

2006-02-26T01:59:43Z

Links: 2/23 enzyme computer

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			* '''2006-02-23''' [http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D5333 enzyme computer]
	* '''2006-02-18''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/ssoe-cid021306.php Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world]		* '''2006-02-18''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/ssoe-cid021306.php Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world]
	* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality		* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality
	* '''2006-02-13''' [http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html Big Brain Thinking]: "Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness." – an experiment I'd volunteer for after only ''slight'' hesitation...		* '''2006-02-13''' [http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html Big Brain Thinking]: "Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness." – an experiment I'd volunteer for after only ''slight'' hesitation...
	* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future		* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future

Woozle: /* Links */ 2/18 real world UI design

2006-02-19T21:36:01Z

Links: 2/18 real world UI design

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			* '''2006-02-18''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/ssoe-cid021306.php Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world]
	* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality		* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality
	* '''2006-02-13''' [http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html Big Brain Thinking]: "Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness." – an experiment I'd volunteer for after only ''slight'' hesitation...		* '''2006-02-13''' [http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html Big Brain Thinking]: "Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness." – an experiment I'd volunteer for after only ''slight'' hesitation...
	* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future		* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future

Woozle: /* Links */ newsome brain experiment

2006-02-16T21:05:38Z

Links: newsome brain experiment

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	==Links==		==Links==
	* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality		* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality
			* '''2006-02-13''' [http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html Big Brain Thinking]: "Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness." – an experiment I'd volunteer for after only ''slight'' hesitation...
	* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future		* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future

Woozle: /* Links */ soldiers and VR

2006-02-15T00:17:28Z

Links: soldiers and VR

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			* '''2006-02-14''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302437.html Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War]: simulation is already a useful test-tube for reality
	* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future		* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future

Woozle: /* Timeline */ links - web-based desktops

2006-02-13T11:59:26Z

Timeline: links - web-based desktops

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	* '''2020''' first "plug-in", i.e. more or less complete sensory connection to a computer		* '''2020''' first "plug-in", i.e. more or less complete sensory connection to a computer
	* '''2030''' first "upload", followed shortly by the first comm-kazi (combination upload and (physical) "suicide")		* '''2030''' first "upload", followed shortly by the first comm-kazi (combination upload and (physical) "suicide")

			''needs to be revised so as to be more in line with the estimates in [[Cyberlife]]''

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			* '''2006-02-12''' [http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8 Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game]: this will probably have a great deal to do with how people manage information in the future

Woozle: /* Timeline */ decided it should be the creative types who revolt...

2006-01-31T00:49:54Z

Timeline: decided it should be the creative types who revolt...

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	* '''2009''' DRM (also anti-virus and firewalls) mandatory on all publicly-connected computer operating systems for "security" reasons; approved DRM schemes are all proprietary, requiring paid licenses; open source forced underground; practitioners of open-source development are called "pirates" due to their lack of DRM usage		* '''2009''' DRM (also anti-virus and firewalls) mandatory on all publicly-connected computer operating systems for "security" reasons; approved DRM schemes are all proprietary, requiring paid licenses; open source forced underground; practitioners of open-source development are called "pirates" due to their lack of DRM usage
	* '''2010''' "underground" house-to-house wireless networking becomes popular among "pirates" as a way to bypass the DRM requirement while still having some form of access		* '''2010''' "underground" house-to-house wireless networking becomes popular among "pirates" as a way to bypass the DRM requirement while still having some form of access
	* '''2015''' Revolt of the ~~Amateurs~~		* '''2015''' [[Revolt of the Creators (Virtuality Universe)\|Revolt of the Creators]]
	* '''2020''' first "plug-in", i.e. more or less complete sensory connection to a computer		* '''2020''' first "plug-in", i.e. more or less complete sensory connection to a computer
	* '''2030''' first "upload", followed shortly by the first comm-kazi (combination upload and (physical) "suicide")		* '''2030''' first "upload", followed shortly by the first comm-kazi (combination upload and (physical) "suicide")

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Woozle: /* How people earn a living */ more stuff...

2006-01-30T12:43:54Z

How people earn a living: more stuff...

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	Just as agriculture largely gave way to factory jobs and then factory jobs largely gave way to service jobs, most jobs in Virtuality will center around the processing of information.		Just as agriculture largely gave way to factory jobs and then factory jobs largely gave way to service jobs, most jobs in Virtuality will center around the processing of information.

	Stating it that way, however, overlooks a significant change in the basic structure of day-to-day life which can be summarized thusly: People won't have to work so hard to survive~~. They will~~, ~~however, have to work just~~ as ~~hard~~ (or harder, depending on how you look at it) in order to keep up. "Keeping up" will not be a requirement for survival, but it will be essential for those wanting to be involved in the most interesting work. Keeping up with the pace of ~~human development will be like riding a wave -- and getting behind can be seen as "wiping out", and having to look for the next wave~~ in ~~order not to get stuck in one place~~.		Stating it that way, however, overlooks a significant change in the basic structure of day-to-day life which can be summarized thusly: People won't have to work so hard to survive, because virtual life doesn't use up as many resources as does bio-life (see Cost of Living in [[Virtuality Universe: Technical details\|technical details]]).

	Some of the more interesting stories, however, may still be taking place in very concrete, 20th-century style work settings... like tending the solar power farms. Another setting where the pace of life will be forced to slow down to something we non-virtual humans can grasp would be deep space exploration, where individuals are largely cut off from "the grid"~~. More about this later~~.		Virtual people will be in demand for work that would be hazardous or uncomfortable for bio-humans (see Hostile Environments in [[Virtuality Universe: Technical details\|technical details]]).

			===Keeping Up===
			They will, however, have to work just as hard (or harder, depending on how you look at it) in order to keep up. "Keeping up" will not be a requirement for survival, but it will be essential for those wanting to be involved in the most interesting work. Keeping up with the pace of human development will be like riding a wave -- and getting behind can be seen as "wiping out", and having to look for the next wave in order not to get stuck in one place. This will be like our current society's obsession with career, only worse... and virtual humans won't have the physical limits of their bodies to stop them from working 24/7, or even duplicating themselves and working more hours than that. If they can afford the cycles for it, however, they can make a "clone" specifically for enjoying the leisure time bought by the labor of their working selves, so this may not be much of a sacrifice as it sounds to us.

			Some of the more interesting stories, however, may still be taking place in very concrete, 20th-century style work settings... like tending the solar power farms. Another setting where the pace of life will be forced to slow down to something we non-virtual humans can grasp would be deep space exploration, where small groups or individuals are largely cut off from "the grid".

	==Timeline==		==Timeline==