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-===Spime=== +====Spime==== 
-(**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Spime) +[**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Spime)((still needs some dokuwikification)) which "now" seems to be reinstated at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spime]
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-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 author Bruce Sterling. Sterling sees spimes as coming through the convergence of six emerging technologies, related to both the manufacturing process for consumer goods, and through identification and location technologies. * +
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-These six facets of spimes are: +
-  * 1. Small, inexpensive means of remotely and uniquely identifying objects over short ranges; in other words, radio-frequency identification. +
-  * 2. A mechanism to precisely locate something on Earth, such as a global-positioning system. +
-  * 3. A way to mine large amounts of data for things that match some given criteria, like internet search engines. +
-  * 4. Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; computer-aided design. +
-  * 5. Ways to rapidly prototype virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, automated fabrication of a specification for an object, through “three-dimensional printers.” +
-  * 6. “[[Cradle to cradle]]” life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective recycling. +
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-With all six of these, one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), through its manufacture, its ownership history, its physical location, until its eventual obsolescence and breaking-down back into raw material to be used for new instantiations of objects. If recorded, the lifetime of the object can be archived, and searched for. +
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-Spimes are not defined merely by these six technologies; it is, rather, that if these technologies converge within the manufacturing process (CAD and automated manufacturing are already in wide use in the manufacture of many things today; RFIDs are becoming more and more prevalent in consumer goods) then spimes could indeed arise. +
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-===Contents=== +
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-  * 1 What is an “Object?” +
-  * 2 See also +
-  * 3 References +
-  * 4 External links +
- +
-===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 tennis shoe 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 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, location, and data mining (linking the shoes to your ownership of them). Once the soles wear out, the shoes may be sent back to the manufacturer, who will break them down back into raw material which could be used to fabricate a new pair of shoes for you. +
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-"Spime" was probably first used in a large public forum by Sterling at SIGGRAPH Los Angeles, August 2004. The idea was further expanded upon in Shaping Things. +
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-See also +
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-  * An internet of things +
-  * Everyware +
-  * Next nature +
-  * Hyperreality +
-  * Cyberspace +
-  * Semantic Web +
-  * Spam +
- +
-=== References=== +
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-  * When Blobjects Rule the Earth Speech by Bruce Sterling, at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004 +
-  * Sterling, Bruce (2005). Shaping Things. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-69326-7. “A SPIME is, by definition, the protagonist of a documented process. It is an historical entity with an accessible, precise trajectory through space and time.” +
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-  * Bruce Sterling's speech at the South by Southwest conference in March 2006 The "Spime Elevator Pitch" is about halfway through (22 min 30 sec.) +
-  * Bruce Sterling's videoblog interview - Minnesota Stories, March 23, 2006. 6 minutes. +
-  * Bruce Sterling's talk “Shaping of Things to Come”, given on 13 December 2004 at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. +
-  * Bruce Sterling's talk - Lift Conference, Feb 3, 2006. 34 minutes. +
-  * The Internet of Things: What is a Spime and why is it useful?, given on Google Tech Talks 30 April 2007. 49 min 5 sec +
- +
-===External links=== +
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-  * MIT PressLog: The Ultimate Guide to Spimes +
-  * Del.icio.us spime tags +
-  * Beyond spimes: Kirkyans +
-  * On the Path to a Spime-Filled Future: Proto-Spimes +
-  * Ambient Findability: Talking with Peter Morville, Boxesandarrows, Liz Danzico +
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-===== edit with links =====+
  
 **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>Data_mining|mine]] large amounts of data for things that match some given criteria, like internet [[wp>Search_engines|Search_engines]].   * A way to [[wp>Data_mining|mine]] large amounts of data for things that match some given criteria, like internet [[wp>Search_engines|Search_engines]].
   * 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, automated fabrication of a specification for an object, through “[[3D_printing|three-dimensional printers]].” +  * Ways to [[rapid prototyping|rapidly prototype]] virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, automated fabrication of a specification for an object, through [[digital_fabrication]] using “three-dimensional printers.” 
-  * [[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), through its manufacture, its ownership history, its physical location, until its eventual obsolescence and breaking-down back into raw material to be used for new instantiations of objects. If recorded, the lifetime of the object can be archived, and searched for. With all six of these, in theory one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), through its manufacture, its ownership history, its physical location, until its eventual obsolescence and breaking-down back into raw material to be used for new instantiations of objects. If recorded, the lifetime of the object can be archived, and searched for.
  
-Spimes are not, of course, defined merely by these six technologies; it is, rather, that if these technologies converge within the manufacturing process (CAD and automated manufacturing are already in wide use in the manufacture of many things today; RFIDs are becoming more and more prevalent in consumer goods) then spimes could indeed arise.+Spimes are not, of course, defined merely by these six technologies; it is, rather, that if these technologies converge within the manufacturing process (CAD and automated manufacturing are already in wide use in the manufacture of many things today; [[RFID]]s are becoming more and more prevalent in consumer goods) then spimes could indeed arise.
  
-==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, location, and data mining (linking the shoes to your ownership of them). Once the soles wear out, the shoes may be sent back to the manufacturer, who will break them down back into raw material which could be used to fabricate a new pair of shoes for you. 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, location, and data mining (linking the shoes to your ownership of them). Once the soles wear out, the shoes may be sent back to the manufacturer, who will break them down back into raw material which could be used to fabricate a new pair of shoes for you.
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 "Spime" was probably first used in a large public forum by Sterling at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004. The idea was further expanded upon in "Shaping Things". "Spime" was probably first used in a large public forum by Sterling at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004. The idea was further expanded upon in "Shaping Things".
  
-== See also == +==== See also ==== 
-  * [[wp>An_internet_of_things|An internet of things]]]+  * [[wp>An_internet_of_things|An internet of things]]
   * [[wp>Everyware|Everyware]]   * [[wp>Everyware|Everyware]]
   * [[wp>Next_nature|Next nature]]   * [[wp>Next_nature|Next nature]]
   * [[wp>Hyperreality|Hyperreality]]   * [[wp>Hyperreality|Hyperreality]]
   * [[wp>Cyberspace|Cyberspace]]   * [[wp>Cyberspace|Cyberspace]]
 +  * Semantic Web
 +  * Spam
  
-==References==+====References====
  
 <bibtex>  <bibtex> 
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   year = 2005   year = 2005
 } }
-</bibtex> +</bibtex> 
   * "A SPIME is, by definition, the protagonist of a documented process. It is an historical entity with an accessible, precise trajectory through space and time."   * "A SPIME is, by definition, the protagonist of a documented process. It is an historical entity with an accessible, precise trajectory through space and time."
   * [[http://www.boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm|When Blobjects Rule the Earth]] Speech by Bruce Sterling, at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004   * [[http://www.boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm|When Blobjects Rule the Earth]] Speech by Bruce Sterling, at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004
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   * [[http://www.mnstories.com/archives/2006/03/bruce_sterling.html|Bruce Sterling's videoblog interview]] - Minnesota Stories, March 23, 2006. 6 minutes.   * [[http://www.mnstories.com/archives/2006/03/bruce_sterling.html|Bruce Sterling's videoblog interview]] - Minnesota Stories, March 23, 2006. 6 minutes.
   * [[http://media.odd-fish.de/sounds/odd-041213-Sterling.mp3|Bruce Sterling's talk “Shaping of Things to Come”]], given on 13th DEC 2004  at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich   * [[http://media.odd-fish.de/sounds/odd-041213-Sterling.mp3|Bruce Sterling's talk “Shaping of Things to Come”]], given on 13th DEC 2004  at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
 +  * Bruce Sterling's talk - Lift Conference, Feb 3, 2006. 34 minutes.
 +  * The Internet of Things: What is a Spime and why is it useful?, given on Google Tech Talks 30 April 2007. 49 min 5 sec
  
-==External links==+ 
 +====External links====
   * [[http://mitpress.typepad.com/mitpresslog/2005/10/the_ultimate_gu.html|MIT PressLog: The Ultimate Guide to Spimes]]   * [[http://mitpress.typepad.com/mitpresslog/2005/10/the_ultimate_gu.html|MIT PressLog: The Ultimate Guide to Spimes]]
   * [[http://del.icio.us/search/?all=spime|Del.icio.us spime tags]]   * [[http://del.icio.us/search/?all=spime|Del.icio.us spime tags]]
   * [[http://ishush.blogspot.com/2006/04/kirkyan-timesuits-for-books-svens.html|Beyond spimes: Kirkyans]]   * [[http://ishush.blogspot.com/2006/04/kirkyan-timesuits-for-books-svens.html|Beyond spimes: Kirkyans]]
   * [[http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ambient_findability_talking_with_peter_morville|Ambient Findability: Talking with Peter Morville, Boxesandarrows, Liz Danzico]]   * [[http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ambient_findability_talking_with_peter_morville|Ambient Findability: Talking with Peter Morville, Boxesandarrows, Liz Danzico]]
 +  * On the Path to a Spime-Filled Future: Proto-Spimes
  
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