Equality and Balance

In an effort to swing the balance of wealth back towards the middle after centuries of incredibly subjugation by Colonialists Evo Morales told about 10,000 supporters in a plaza in La Paz "It is not possible, my friends, to have so much land in so few hands, and so many hands without land" . This may sound extreme to you, but if it does, I beg you to consider the extreme actions that resulted in this situation... Hundreds of years of colonial killing, molestation, subjugation, crime, and evil. And now, extreme measures are taking back control of a country that once thrived in peace.

Earth 2.0 -- The Big One

Ok, this is it, my first online exposure of the biggest idea to hit the Earth from my brain.

Earth 2.0. You may as well throw a Google in front of that, but don't, not yet... just wait for it and hear me out.

This idea comes from many others and from sources beyond my understanding, but I believe it is an important idea and certainly the wave of the future. Let's start simple; GPS is about as ubiquitous as cotton candy now, and as user friendly. You have a display in your car, it shows your location just like in all the video games with the word "strategy" in the description. That old top down, birds eye, axonometric view of the world. Strangely morphed to fit into a rectangular screen, but ultimately easy to understand and nearly intuitive. On said GPS driving aid devices, there are locations listed, and connections made. Let's leave this thought here for a moment and move on to the next step.

Google.com makes it oh so easy for us to find business and physical locations... they've even gone so far as to enable the world to build 3D models on free software (that's Sketchup for those not in the know) and upload them into Google Earth! You can add your house, or your office, or anything you want! Maybe even make believe 3D buildings, or if you are a history buff, and you want to add some historical scenery, whatever you want. I am sure there is some oversight but probably not enough to ensure accuracy.

I think you are ready for Earth 2.0 if you've gotten this far. Earth 2.0 is a user populated environment that is viewable on your computer, mobile device and eventually through a visual overlay in a real time vr environment. Glasses, goggles, contacts, whatever technology provides, this is my idea about the interface.

Imagine there exists an overlay of hyperinformation whenever you want. Or a completely different image if you so desire. A beacon of light locating your destination and 3D arrows directing you there, with distance remaining, and any GIS information you want. Linked to your own sensors and computer you carry with you, heart beat pulsing in the background or in a small corner showing your health and oxygen levels. You pass a bilboard and a rectangle overlays the shape in your vision, you click on the button and the link is bookmarked for future reference, or you are transported directly to their online store where you can purchase the item... you walk past a store, and their hours pop up, or an ad and inventory and price list.. or you turn that off for a little visual peace and quiet your pop up blocker running full time.

This is the beginning of my first sci-fi future history, that I will be writing over the next decade. It will extend into the near solar system, and the psychological realm of the sensile divide.

Ok, since you asked, the Sensile Divide is the chasm between our senses and our mind. The difference from seeing a word and knowing. The difference between hearing a phone number and having knowledge of a phone number without hearing it, or reading it. The difference between using your eyes to see, and pumping visual data directly through your optical nerve. It's the facade of our senses and the reality of our mind-dream.

Some possible scenarios:

The Helio has finally introduced the buddy beacon, something I thought up years ago. Simply a GPS device enabled in your cellphone that allows you to locate another cellphone via the same system. I haven't seen it work, but I hope it's just a 3D arrow and a distance. Wouldn't that be useful if you had a chip in your car, on your pet's collar, maybe your keys? Or your house... you see where i'm going with this? You can locate any destination or device with this and you can choose a simple arrow or a map, or when you get close enough the map switches to an arrow, or maybe just zooms and the proportions change. The problem? Your cellphone is the screen through which you use this interface. Earth 2.0 starts there, but the real move is in VR.

Semapedia is on to something relating to this, the first step.

New, Green, and Greener!

Well, here's the big news... I have decided to join a firm and take a job. I have just started working with BOORA architects as a full time Architectural Intern and i'm totally satisfied with my decision. It took some hard thinking and ultimately a gut decision, but why not check out their web site BOORA.com and see for yourself just who I'm with.

While my first day was slow it was good. I enjoyed meeting many of the new faces and sat in on some design meetings on my first project, a K-12 school in Happy Valley, Oregon. I had some extra time and came across a great article about the Green 50, a listing of companies that are pushing the envelope on Green. I think you'll like it but if you're short on motivation or time for reading, check out this slideshow while you eat your granola.

More soon, I promise.

The most amazing thing i've seen in too long

Thank you Tarek. You always give me the best technology.