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Bruce Sterling waxed prophetic on the Internet of things with a clutch of sculpted prose; “ubiquitous computing in the service of sustainability… virtualizing everything… tagging everything… spime… moving from historical determinism to browsing the event heap… leading to an events management sub-engine that winnows nuance from noise.”

Video interview by Peter Hirshberg of Technorati.

6 responses to “Poetry”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    So, uh, anyone able to translate all this?

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  2. Todd Huffman Avatar
    Todd Huffman

    Yeah, he wants the distributed sorting power of many users to help manage the glut of information available on the web.

    edit: or he is being paid by the buzzword, either directly or indirectly.

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  3. Osolage Avatar
    Osolage

    nice translation!!

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  4. periodic wealth Avatar
    periodic wealth

    Did you know Victor Hugo was paid by the word? Have you ever tried reading an unabridged version of Les Miserables? If so, you realize just how much he must have needed the money.

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  5. maborg.to.it Avatar
    maborg.to.it

    spime: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/26/bruce-sterlings-desi.html

    2005 ! ! !

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  6. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    and still at it… 14 years on!
    Winnowing nuance from the noise with Peter today:Winnowing Nuance from the Noise

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