http://www.wetmachine.com/itf en-us Nucleus CMS v3.23 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.wetmachine.com/itfnucleus/wetmachine_icon.jpg http://www.wetmachine.com/itf http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1182 I just turned 44, which kind of sucks, but as they say, it's better than the alternative. I think I've been old for a long long time, but now I have to admit it. Virtual World have been growing up, too, and my feelings are somewhat the same. Despi... Philosophical business mumbo-jumbo http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1182 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:10:13 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1169 I think we normally speak of work being done “in Powerpoint,” “in Word,” and so forth. This morning I looked at a transcript of people discussing virtual worlds while in one. The words “Qwaq” and “Forums... General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1169 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:13 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1161 My last post referenced a movie of a “talk show” in Second Life, prompting John to ask about the relationship of avatar richness to the experience. I think there's a simple trick that's worth making explicit. General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1161 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:38:08 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1160 Here is some new-media content about Information Week's Mitch Wagner and Gartner's Steve Prentice vs SL's CFO and even Prokofy Neva. It is mostly about Second Life's power and problems and how that relates to others. Croquet's Qwaq Forums comes ... Philosophical business mumbo-jumbo http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1160 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1129 There's a photo of me in the current Information Week. Only it isn't a “photo,” and it isn't “me.” General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1129 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:30:40 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1104 [For ITF readers who haven't seen this on Wetmachine.] In conjunction with Reporters without Borders, the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising firm is hosting a virtual demonstration Web event today to protest the imprisonment of more than 60 cyber-d... General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1104 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:40:30 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1099 Is Croquet a medium for individual interactions or group interactions? Both! General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1099 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:33:00 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1098 Another Croquet-based project has been launched this week. Cobalt is the first such coding project to be done by Duke University, which is also the home of the Croquet Consortium. General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1098 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:39:20 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1058 We seem to be wired to be able to solve difficult problems, but only in a community where we have support. To create that support, we have throughout history sung songs of heroes around the campfire. We are inspired by movies. Militaries breed cl... General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1058 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:13:21 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1056 Lord help us. Microsoft is putting Windows on the OLPC box. Note the added memory. General http://www.wetmachine.com/itf/item/1056 Sat, 9 Feb 2008 13:00:40 -0500