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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]
  
 **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.
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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, 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]]
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   * Spam   * Spam
  
-===References===+====References====
  
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-===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]]
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   * [[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   * On the Path to a Spime-Filled Future: Proto-Spimes
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