Here and Now...What's Happening?

[donk]

Heh...V's teen daughter is dating a dude who's dad played with Alice Cooper (and was in a band called U.F.O.) and lives in our area (grew up here).

We'll see how much longer that lasts: Today's drama is texts daddy found, fun fun fun. We'll see it pans out, if it is up to them, she'll be shipped to a convent or strapped with a chastity belt. Kids these days...I'd feel bad for her if this wasn't this like the 4th "sexting" incident, how dumb you gotta be to have daddy find "inappropriate" electronic tracks more than once...JEEZ.

I was so blessed to have two boys, that I didn't push my luck and got snipped immediately...but alas, the universe (ok, ok, I'm sure I on some level ATTRACTED it) saw fit to bring in three girls, the oldest already homecoming girl as a freshman. Gonna be an interesting decade or so...luckily my opinions on these matters are not welcome

[Carmody]

Posted by astrid (here)
Yes its getting darker and denser, its like a shadow that is casting over us,
working on getting to the bottom of this.

I've been spending a considerable amount of energy, attention, and time sussing out this new and fast approaching HMD technology. In specific, the Oculus Rift.

Let me illustrate the importance of this issue. Watch this video (below the podcast, is the video proper) watch, or listen (to the podcast) from about 34 minutes in. This will illustrate the sheep (Freudian and appropriate, I meant to type 'sheer') potency of this emergent technology application. You will have an approximate 30 minute response and interplay between three people, to chew on, with regard to gaining perspective. This should make people sit up and look at this emergent 'moment':

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/385...rs-ces-tuesday


A quote:

"The Oculus Rift changed my life. No, seriously. My childhood (at least the formative years) was spent reading novels like Neuromancer and Snow Crash, and poring over stories about a future promised by Mondo 2000 and Wired. Virtual reality has long been the ultimate promise of technology — the magic mandala, a doorway to the infinite. But the thing is: it never happened. We got touchscreens, motion sensors, the tablet revolution, body-hacking… but we never got our cyberdecks. Until now. The Oculus Rift actually delivers on the promise, and then some. It’s really, really amazing. Truly and honestly a revelation, a trip, a rabbit hole. And I’m going in. Forever. Goodbye universe. Hello universe."

one person does not take it all that seriously, as a reality substitute. The second, the guy on the right (bald) has a middle position, but still strongly favoring. the guy on the left, with beard and glasses (who made the quote above) is the one who is totally ga-ga over it.

It is interesting to note that 'addictive personality syndrome' regarding intoxicants and stimulants, has the capacity to affect approximately 1/3rd of the human population. This is your tie in, here. Fundamentals in human systems of life and incarnation.

The guy on the left has the potential to possibly be, the total coke head, the guy in the middle may not get anything out of coke at all, and the guy on the right, could get something..but still walk away from it. thus, the three interviewed represent the masses and their potential response to this emergent VR reality hardware.

We're talking about something that will be replacing your monitor and TV in a few years (maybe 4 years), for a fairly large percentage of avid computer users and progressives in that area. That monitors and computers will DEFINITELY be replaced by VR immersion in a few short years, when it comes to being effective at the top of any job or enterprise that involves the use of computers. Period. Full stop.

When you combine it as an emergent gadget, a technology fun ride, a gaming toy, simulation toy and then as an essential tool to be at the top of the given technological game on all fronts, in business, politics, company operations and so on...I suspect that adoption and integration of this hardware and life environment will be fast. Very fast.

I've been involved with and work at the cutting edge of similar introductions of such situations for quite some time. As either analysis of the flowing and developing minutiae and the complex flow and patterns of such and also within the introduction of such things. I know how this sort of phenomenon works. I know what I'm looking at.

This is tied to astrology and the finding of 'Neptune's Trip', as what Neptune is connected to, with regard to astrology.

Neptune in it's Native sign or vibrational shaping and mode of 'Pisces'. What would Neptune bring, this time around? this appears to be a large part of Neptune's trip.

From my reading on this, it is an interesting pairing. That the young man involved appears to have a background in military labs of a connected nature..at the same time the drive seems to be about open source and introduction and development outside of what corporate restrictions might bring. This, if the corporations get ahold of it first and stall development to their desired areas and ways, timing, applications... and so on. That their attempt is to introduce VR but in a 'power to the people' kind of way. That their attempt is seemingly toward an open world of a 'wild west' of a steam roll over and past any attempts to control or guide this emergent moment. Hackers, they be.

[donk]

Thanks carmody, saving for later...but why this:

from about 34 minutes in.

Are the first 34 mins not worth watching?

[Carmody]

Posted by donk (here)
Thanks carmody, saving for later...but why this:

from about 34 minutes in.

Are the first 34 mins not worth watching?

the Oculus Rift discussion begins at the 34-35 minute mark. If one wants to get a better feel for the three people involved-before watching the second half of the show, then by all means, watch the first 34 minutes. It is an 'end of day' technology report from the CES show that was held in January of 2013, on the ending of the second day of the 4 day show.

This is the low quiet whistle of a freight train (pre-echo), off in the darkened distance. something that few people pay attention to. But freight trains do eventually arrive on the scene, and they are quite big and unstoppable when in their direct presence and integration.

[astrid]

Oh God no.

http://www.livescience.com/26651-ira...ce-report.html

[Carmody]

Posted by astrid (here)
Oh God no.

http://www.livescience.com/26651-ira...ce-report.html

See. even Iran can get a monkey into space.

How much is our space progress being blocked and slowed down?

Interesting that in English it is:

"The space capsule, called Pishgam, which means "pioneer" in Farsi..."


....could be interpreted as 'Phishgame', or fishing expedition, or the reeling in.

[araucaria]

Posted by Richie Montgomery (here)
As you may know I am an artist and sell my art online. I recently went to a coffee shop down the road that was having a "Food for Free" day where you get what you want for a donation. I thought this would be a great idea to do with my art, since I don't sell much anyway I have nothing to lose right? Well as it seems I lowered my prices to a $1 profit since I cannot actually give them away on the site to see what happens and I have sold one, which is great but the idea has been evolving in my head to create a bartering based website for my art and anyone else who might want to join in. Although my website creating skills are not up to this task, I still think it would be a great idea so that someone could get a great piece of art even if they had no money. It would really make a person think about how they would value that art if you took money out of the equation or the "Set" price of it. Donation only based art sales? I love the idea, here is a link to the ongoing conversation, please read it and let me know what you guys think of this whole idea? http://fineartamerica.com/showmessag...038927#1038927

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessag...038927#1038927

Hi Richie, I've read through the comments on that thread - lots of astute money-based reactions. The paradox that higher prices attract more customers is at the basis of the inflationary system we have suffered from for so long that we can no longer cope. You are right to want to step out of that box. The artist is no higher or lower than anyone else and earns his daily bread like everyone else.

Take house prices. Every time someone moves they need to recoup their real estate agent's and other fees, leading to in-built inflation in house prices. If you want to earn money for jam, become a real estate agent. Here in France, they now make more money as promoters of new developments than by reselling existing homes, which are lying empty because they cannot compete. This is crazy and has got to stop.

More specifically, the art market, which is a contradiction in terms, is completely driven by economic, and necessarily inflationary considerations. If you pull money out of the equation and examine what is left, the result would be as game-changing as a financial collapse that left the actual wealth producers unscathed. We would get back to art as one manifestation of the universal creative process.

We need to take artists off their pedestals and realize that we are all artists, which for many would mean releasing creative gifts that are currently not being expressed. Only then, when your customer is also an artist, will you be able to barter with them.

To get from here to there, there are a few milestones still to be put in place.

Meanwhile, I wish you all the best in the transition from here to there.

[araucaria]

My first introduction to VR was in the strangely beautiful novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, ‘The Invention of Morel’.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Morel


The story has been filmed by the artist David Lamelas, with the inevitable loss of the distancing and explanatory ability of the writing


http://www.luxonline.org.uk/articles...re%281%29.html

There is a filming process, which is fatal to the actors, followed by an automatic playback triggered by the tide. Then there is an audience of one, who gradually discovers what is going on, rather miraculously finds a record button, and makes a new version with himself a protagonist, but knowing that he himself will die for it.

[astrid]

duck soup, anyone?

[araucaria]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by astrid (here)
Oh God no.

http://www.livescience.com/26651-ira...ce-report.html

See. even Iran can get a monkey into space.

How much is our space progress being blocked and slowed down?

Interesting that in English it is:

"The space capsule, called Pishgam, which means "pioneer" in Farsi..."


....could be interpreted as 'Phishgame', or fishing expedition, or the reeling in.

Or the reeling in of the fisherman by his prey. In Moby Dick, Ahab's personal boatman is the stowaway Fedallah, a Parsee..

[astrid]

That VR thing is frightening.. rift alright.

Say goodbye to relationships when that thing takes off..

[astrid]

[eaglespirit]

Posted by Carmody (here)
This is the low quiet whistle of a freight train (pre-echo), off in the darkened distance. something that few people pay attention to. But freight trains do eventually arrive on the scene, and they are quite big and unstoppable when in their direct presence and integration.

Call me crazy, Carmody and All Here and Now in the Village...but I am sensing the Oculus Rift to be a marrying of the "Spiritual and Scientific" to a degree that has the probability and possibility to enlighten the User in a more or less Shamanic Electronic way...bringing this whole game arena to a Higher Place beyond imagining...blowing away the "controlled" world that is mingled in all of this, if it does in fact take hold in a hacker/open source way...and I feel it just will happen that way as the shift becomes what IS in front of us , stronger and stronger each day!

[Guest]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/385...rs-ces-tuesday


When I clicked on the link above, the page came up and about 10 secs later the screen froze. Then a horizontal wave line went through the screen and the pages I had open all closed in succession. I checked my computer's system and everything was fine.

I went back to the link, into the page and clicked the video and it crashed -twice.

So I looked up Oculus Rift on Wiki (I'm not a gamer -never have been), but I am interested in the "Shading" over aspect of the software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_shader#Pixel_shaders

I was out late into the wee hours driving around in the desert last night. A couple of things... the sky went completely black -no stars. The sky was a little cloudy here and there left over from the recent storm, but the high winds were breaking them up. Then from the sky black energy funneled down in a sloppy smokey geometric pattern and very large creature stepped down and headed West.

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They already have games out that are compatible with the Oculus Rift and looks like they have a kit out using a cell phone where one can create their own virtual reality.

This is a list of compatible games, which are planned or confirmed for release. Where the games have already been released, the dates relate to release of Rift support.
Title Status Enabled By Features Development Stage Game Engine Release Date (for VR) Genre Notes

ZED Absolution Planned[41] In Game
Alpha Unknown Unknown Arcade Shooter
Wishful Lie Planned[40] In Game
Alpha Unknown Unknown First Person Horror

Unnamed Game by Xiphos Studios Planned[39] Game Engine 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Pre-Alpha Unreal Engine 3 TBD First Person RPG

Team Fortress 2 Confirmed?[38] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Demonstration at GDC Source Engine GDC, March 2013 Multiplayer FPS

Strike Suit Zero Confirmed [36] Unknown 3D/FOV Pre-Alpha Xed January 2013 Space Flight Combat

Star Citizen Confirmed[35] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Pre-Alpha CryEngine 3— est. Nov 2014 Space Simulation

Sinful Robot Confirmed [37]
Porn, First Person Simulator
Routine Planned[34] Game Engine Unknown Alpha Unreal Engine 3 Q1 2013

Receiver Planned[33] Game Engine Unknown * Alpha Unity 3.5 TBD FPS Pending support in Unity Engine Rawbots Planned[32] Game Engine Unknown Alpha Unknown TBD

Project Cars Planned[31] In-Game Unknown Beta Madness TBD Racing
Positron Planned Game Engine Unknown Alpha Unknown TBD

Outerra Tech Demo Planned Game Engine 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Alpha Outerra December 2012

Montas Planned[30] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Alpha Unknown


Montague's Mount Planned[29] In Game
Alpha Unknown TBD First Person Adventure

Miner Wars 2081 Confimed[28] In Game Unknown Ready Vrage Dec 2012

Minecraft Planned[21] In Game Unknown Alpha Unknown TBD

Kairo Planned[25] In Game
Alpha
post-launch First Person Puzzle

Hawken Confirmed[26] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Ready Unreal Engine 3 TBD [27] FPS, Mech

FRACT OSC Planned[25] In Game
Alpha Unknown First Person Music Puzzle

Dream Planned[24] In Game Unknown Alpha Unreal Engine 3 Q2/2013 First Person Adventure

Doom 4 Planned[23] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Alpha iD Tech 5 TBD FPS, Horror

Doom 3: BFG Edition Confirmed[22] In Game 3D/FOV/Warp/Tracking Ready iD Tech 4 10/16/2012 FPS, Horror
0x10c Planned[21] In Game
Pre-Alpha



Certain titles will also be playable on the Rift via the Vireio Perception driver.[42] Games currently with full or partial Vireio Perception support:
Left 4 Dead, Half-Life 2, Portal 2, Skyrim, Mirror's Edge, AaaaAAAAA!!!!!!!!, Unreal Tournament 3, Dear Esther and DiRT 2.
Related projects

While working as a designer at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, the brains behind the Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey, worked on the FOV2GO project, an inexpensive kit consisting of a simple housing and optics to allow someone to put together a cheap HMD using a mobile phone as the display device.[43][44][45] The FOV2GO project is now available as a template allowing anyone to build the unit themselves.[46]
A team from the University of Southern California is working on creating a fully immersive virtual reality experience called "Project Holodeck", which will utilize four Kinect sensors as well as the Oculus Rift HMD to give the user the impression of being inside of a complete virtual world.[47][48]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Rift


Love


Nora

[1inMany]

So....if I want to say "Stop!" or at least "Slow Down Already!" to the Universe, which words would be the wisest choice....

Hmmmmm.

[eaglespirit]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
So....if I want to say "Stop!" or at least "Slow Down Already!" to the Universe, which words would be the wisest choice....

Hmmmmm.

Take a 'quiet and peaceful' walk in the country around Your home, 1inMany : )

[WhiteFeather]

Evening Village. Here and Now..... Im Sailing to this song. I can do this with music. It warms my vibes. Oh The Canvas can do miracles...just you wait and see. Care to join me on my sailing consciousness expedition. All you have to do is turn up the volume and close your eyes.
I love the ocean.

Peace.......We are all from 1 tribe.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7khQNR7s1Ho

[PurpleLama]

Astrid gets

[astrid]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ND715cP7xdM

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EQ1HKCYJM5U

[WhiteFeather]

"Iran sends a monkey into Space"
Well IMO....They should of sent this monkey into space first. So as To test the proverbial waters. We wouldnt want to endanger an innocent conscious monkey would we? Much thanks to National Geographic for providing the enclosed image below of this unconscious entity. Boy George he is clueless.