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- | ===Spime=== | + | ====Spime==== |
- | [**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 (see: http:// | + | [**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 (see: http:// |
**Spime** is a Neologism for a currently-theoretical object that can be tracked through space and time throughout the lifetime of the object. The name “spime” for this concept was coined by [[Bruce Sterling]], in various speeches and writings on the subject. | **Spime** is a Neologism for a currently-theoretical object that can be tracked through space and time throughout the lifetime of the object. The name “spime” for this concept was coined by [[Bruce Sterling]], in various speeches and writings on the subject. | ||
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* A way to [[wp> | * A way to [[wp> | ||
* Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; [[CAD|Computer-aided_design]]. | * Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; [[CAD|Computer-aided_design]]. | ||
- | * Ways to [[rapid prototyping|rapidly prototype]] virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, | + | * Ways to [[rapid prototyping|rapidly prototype]] virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, |
- | * [[cradle to crade|“Cradle-to-cradle”]] life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective [[Recycling]] | + | * [[cradle to cradle|“Cradle-to-cradle”]] life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective [[Recycling]] |
With all six of these, in theory one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), | With all six of these, in theory one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), | ||
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- | ===What is an “Object? | + | ====What is an “Object? |
The use of the term “object” may seem abstruse and overly generic. As an example by what is meant by “object” in the context of spimes, consider a pair of Tennis shoes. A unique pair of tennis shoes (or even just one of them), can be thought of as an object in the manufacturing cycle — it first exists as a digital specification for a shoe, then raw materials are gathered and formed into the shoe, an [[RFID]] tag may be embedded into the fabric, and then it is sold. Location and searching for this shoe may involve asking a computer search engine “where are my shoes?” To which the reply may be “your shoes are under your bed,” which would combine identification, | The use of the term “object” may seem abstruse and overly generic. As an example by what is meant by “object” in the context of spimes, consider a pair of Tennis shoes. A unique pair of tennis shoes (or even just one of them), can be thought of as an object in the manufacturing cycle — it first exists as a digital specification for a shoe, then raw materials are gathered and formed into the shoe, an [[RFID]] tag may be embedded into the fabric, and then it is sold. Location and searching for this shoe may involve asking a computer search engine “where are my shoes?” To which the reply may be “your shoes are under your bed,” which would combine identification, | ||
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- | == See also == | + | ==== See also ==== |
* [[wp> | * [[wp> | ||
* [[wp> | * [[wp> | ||
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* Spam | * Spam | ||
- | ===References=== | + | ====References==== |
< | < | ||
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- | ===External links=== | + | ====External links==== |
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// |