tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post3965054322683870498..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Second Life As Dead-Eyed Libertopian CybersprawlDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-91589563209449087002007-08-14T09:55:00.000-07:002007-08-14T09:55:00.000-07:00Do you know the way to Sexy Beach?No?Well, just te...Do you know the way to Sexy Beach?<BR/><BR/>No?<BR/><BR/>Well, just teleport me there.<BR/><BR/>http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-08/ff_sheepjimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-24903197398641041772007-08-12T21:43:00.000-07:002007-08-12T21:43:00.000-07:00I was going to say something about the comparison ...I was <EM>going</EM> to say something about the comparison to AOL and how it stagnated while the Internet (free, open, democratic) took off. Now would be a great time for someone to start an open, non-economy-based virtual world. You could run it like IRC: anyone can add a server to the network. <BR/><BR/>Google certainly has the capital for it. <BR/><BR/>But Nato beat me to the punch and revealed that LL is planning on releasing the source code.<BR/><BR/>Also, it shouldn't be surprising that Ben would partner with a VR consulting firm. He has long maintained that an AGI should be mentored within a virtual world (it's easier than building a robot). He's already building a VR environment for his AI engine.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020701980607126113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-37199857554565005272007-08-11T19:15:00.000-07:002007-08-11T19:15:00.000-07:00> And speaking of electric sheep, the Electric She...> And speaking of electric sheep, the Electric Sheep Company<BR/>> ("We the Sheeple") are one of the highest-profile consulting<BR/>> houses for building stuff in SL. They've recently started<BR/>> a partnership with Novamente, LLC, Ben Goertzel's AI<BR/>> development group. Ben also recently became Director<BR/>> of Research for - wait for it - The Singularity Institute.<BR/><BR/>Android dreams.<BR/>http://www.novamente.net/bruce/index.php/?p=27jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-70948502225481916862007-08-11T16:31:00.000-07:002007-08-11T16:31:00.000-07:00Great link, thanks. I have my own collection of ra...Great link, thanks. I have <A HREF="http://n8o.r30.net/dokuwiki/doku.php/blog:secondlifegetsreal" REL="nofollow">my own collection</A> of rants on the subject.<BR/><BR/>I have to say though, I raised an eyebrow when the author called HTML a "protocol". That would be HTTP. <BR/><BR/>Another thing important to note is that Linden Labs claims to be on the way to releasing the SL server code under the GPL, which would solve a lot of the social problems of the business model. If people can run their own servers by their own rules, it will start looking a lot saner. If they go one step further and create interoperability (eg portals between independently-run servers), that would be even better. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know; promises, promises. But they already have released their client under the GNU GPL, so I give them some cred. <BR/><BR/>"The fact that you can't touch anything seems to be trumped by the fact that you can own it - which is evidently what matters most."<BR/><BR/>Except you can't. This isn't ownership; it's rental. I've been <A HREF="http://n8o.r30.net/dokuwiki/doku.php/blog:productserviceproviders" REL="nofollow">thinking</A> that renting everything and owning nothing seems to be the convergent endpoint of "idealised Platonic capitalism", as the author puts it. <BR/><BR/>Ha! I was so non-plussed by having to buy anything in SL (just like I am in tangible life) that I have been making deposits of my weekly stipend into Ginko's "bank". I'm not surprised it's effectively gone now. <BR/><BR/>As I like to say: "I came here to get away from this shit!"<BR/><BR/>"the Linden approach is based on farming its customers instead of serving them."<BR/><BR/>Nice metaphor. Similar to advertising, where most people (and their attention) are the <EM>products</EM> sold to those with the actual buying power.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of electric sheep, <A HREF="http://www.electricsheepcompany.com/esheep/core/about/" REL="nofollow">the Electric Sheep Company</A> ("<A HREF="http://blogs.electricsheepcompany.com/sheep/" REL="nofollow">We the Sheeple</A>") are one of the highest-profile consulting houses for building stuff in SL. They've recently started a partnership with <A HREF="http://www.novamente.net/blog/?p=6" REL="nofollow">Novamente, LLC</A>, Ben Goertzel's AI development group. Ben also recently <A HREF="http://www.novamente.net/blog/?p=4" REL="nofollow">became Director of Research</A> for - wait for it - The Singularity Institute. <BR/><BR/>It's interesting to connect the dots.Nato Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522541104301335526noreply@blogger.com