User:Kendal/notes

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The Lifecycle of Software Objects

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"Can you meet me in Data Earth?" "social continents" "virtual living room"

Meeting in a virtual world replicating the space in real life.

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"These aren't the idealized pets marketed to people who can't commit to a real animal; they lack the picture-perfect cuteness, and their movements are too awkward. Neither do they look like inhabitants of Data Earth's biomes"

References to the uncanny valley, the space between reality and fiction. The uncomfortable but delicate balance.