As an afterthought on the uncanny valley I just recorded my thoughts on something completely different. Music is cc-by-nc-sa by Gnosis. The talk mentioned is below:
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Okay, this here is really not my fault. I don't read the NWN, so whatever Wagner Au writes reaches my level of perception only when it's being tossed around the tweeterplurkosphere. And apparently, there's talk about the Uncanny Valley again, a concept which Pathfinder has touched on over a year ...
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22

Jan

by V

In the 4 months since I last posted an update on the Loom, nothing much has happened. Recently, though, I finally got around to do a little more work on our metaverse home, so that finally the towers are back in place and connected again. Current snapshot: And while I was ...
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Following the debacle on Quarl's prim alignment tool submission, we found this rare gem of a speech (thanks Quarl) by Stanford University professor Jeremy Bailenson on Avatars and social behaviour, which inspired us both so much that we finally made this (rather long) video response to it. Enjoy. The original speech ...
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The nicest blogs never get any comments, which is rather sad, if you think about it, so I don't think about it too much. It's silly, anyway. Thinking about comments, that is. But it's 3:23 AM here, and I'm sleepy, so I'll rant a little. I love Thirza's blogs. Not because ...
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7

Jan

by El

  STYLE NOTES *Dress: ::VMC:: -  Sibelle - Blue Shoes: [ glow ] studio -  Nite Nite Pumps silver *Nails:  +:+WTG+:+  - **French** nail *Hair: A&A - Melrosa Hair Blackberry *Jewelry: Addiction - Rejoice Diamond Bracelet, Earrings, Necklace Eyelashes: *REDGRAVE* -31- ExtraLong Skin: Style by Kira - Emma Skin 01J *Eyes: FASHISM -  'Sunrise' Eyes - Azure (L) *Poses: Purple Poses
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29

Dec

by V

Higher resolution on TGIB : [pro-player width='640' height='360' type='video']http://tgib.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TGIB%20Retrospect%202011_qtp.mp4[/pro-player] Slightly lower resolution on youtube: This video is licensed under a creative commons non-commercial share-alike license. (Download) Credits, as promised: Years of Rice and Salt (cc-by-sa) Yunus (cc-by-sa) ТЕЛЬНЮК: Сестри (cc-by-nc-sa) trustno1 (cc-by-nc-sa) OpenSim Linden Lab Creative Commons Hypergrid Business AM Radio Ina Centaur Silk Dreams WTG Style by Kira Purrfect 10 Fashism Calico Ingman Creations Alli & Ali aDiva Couture Finesmith Designs Rockberry siss boom Logo ...
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28

Dec

by El

STYLING NOTES Gown: Elemiah Design - Moon - bodice, skirt, handbag *Hair: A&A -  Mae Hair Lightbrown Eyelashes: *REDGRAVE* -39- Luscious *Jewelry and nails (including rings): FINESMITH - Isabella earrings, Necklace, Finesmith Metallic Nails *Skin: Akeruka -  Kia 16 Tan *Eyes: FASHISM - 'Sunrise' Eyes - Egyptian Blue (L) *Poses: Purple Poses (Background images for the pictures provided by: ecathe and ...
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28

Dec

by V

I've been wanting to write this article for a while now, but didn't quite get around to it, since I couldn't come up with how to tackle the topic. Cory Doctorow's talk on the 28C3 in Berlin yesterday finally got me around to do it. A video of the talk ...
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22

Dec

by V

Today, let's talk about Email. I know, in times where people mostly communicate via facebook, twitter or other social networks this seems like some very odd topic, but bear with me. First off, let's talk about the different uses of communication. One of the advantages of social networks is the publicness ...
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