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Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by Stealth- »

zem wrote: post #53
cperciva wrote: post #14

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Apparently adverts for products which don't exist and never will exist are also nearly indistinguishable from adverts for advanced technology.

i do not understand the negativity in here. literally the very first line of their copy is > dataSTICKIES: A design concept conceptualised as graphene-based flash drives that replace USB data drives. i see this as an appealing visualisation of "if technology gave us storage materials of this form, how might we design a product based around it?", in much the same way that science fiction extrapolates tech advances and…

Hehe, when I started reading I was very appreciative of the fact I was prewarned by the "DESIGN CONCEPT" lettering.

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by jsilence »

yeaah wrote: post #48
cperciva wrote: post #14

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Apparently adverts for products which don't exist and never will exist are also nearly indistinguishable from adverts for advanced technology.

yeah this is why pakis shouldnt be allowed near computers

This is the first time I am really discontent that I can not downvote yet. you stink.

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by cfn »

AlexanderDhoore wrote: post #45
chrisfarms wrote: post #29

Ok so ignoring the fact that this relies on magic... I think there is something to using physical locations to keep references to files. I can remember the shelf that I stored a notebook and the rough location in the notebook of a sketch for a project from 2005. I can't say the same about my filesystems even with the help of "cloud" services of more recent years. Our brains are definitely wired to get clues from lots…

I'm currently working on a project for uni that does something like this. It let's you "tag" items in the world. So, for example, I can leave a message on the painting on the wall. Next time I take a picture of that wall, it will show me my messages again. You could also use it to send messages to other people. "I left you a virtual message on the fridge." The other person walks up to the fridge, takes a picture, and…

It is a very good idea. If the tags are visible and pleasing it might take off!

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by transitionality »

zem wrote: post #53
cperciva wrote: post #14

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Apparently adverts for products which don't exist and never will exist are also nearly indistinguishable from adverts for advanced technology.

i do not understand the negativity in here. literally the very first line of their copy is > dataSTICKIES: A design concept conceptualised as graphene-based flash drives that replace USB data drives. i see this as an appealing visualisation of "if technology gave us storage materials of this form, how might we design a product based around it?", in much the same way that science fiction extrapolates tech advances and…

The site has the format of a product presentation site rather than a designer's portfolio site. Its format is intentionally misleading. And that sort of disingenuousness is grating.

If this were on DeviantArt, etc., clearly framed as a design, the reactions would be more muted and possibly positive.

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by bigd »

tlarkworthy wrote: post #4
Mithaldu wrote: post #3

I don't get it. How the hell do i put this in my computer? The second image block implies not the usb port. And even if it were to be put there, i wouldn't want to put glue in there, and have no idea how a thin sheet of material is supposed to maintain contact. Maybe i need a special drive for it? Note, i don't actually care for the answers at this point, just wanted to lay out for the guys who made the page how its…

With graphene + imagination you can do anything ... in your imagination.

I've heard someone in Northwestern is trying to do hybrid materials with cement + graphene. Why is way beyond my imagination

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by bencoder »

sigkill wrote: post #44

Not to poke holes in the implementation but even one-wire requires two connection, [1]Data/Power [2] Ground. Even with their optical mumbo jumbo how the hell can they actually transfer data? On one hand they talk about optical things, and then on the other hand they're talking about 'conductive'. Seriously? Regardless, you do not bypass the laws of physics. You need atleast a complete circuit for it to be powered. An…

if the surface you stick it on is actually full of (conductive) dots:

  . . . . .
   . . . .
  . . . . .
and your sticky thing has two panels for data/ground with dimensions larger than the width between the dots then wherever you stick it you can be guaranteed of two separate connections

Re: DataStickies: USB drives as sticky notes

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Post by amalag »

pseingatl wrote: post #46
chrisfarms wrote: post #29

Ok so ignoring the fact that this relies on magic... I think there is something to using physical locations to keep references to files. I can remember the shelf that I stored a notebook and the rough location in the notebook of a sketch for a project from 2005. I can't say the same about my filesystems even with the help of "cloud" services of more recent years. Our brains are definitely wired to get clues from lots…

There is indeed a correlation between a physical (or three-dimensional virtual) place and information. The ancient Greeks discovered this. The British historian Frances Yates wrote about this in her Art of Memory. What is lacking in computer UI is precisely taking advantage of this ancient insight.

I knew someone writing books on this concept. He was trying to extend this into quantum mechanics where the underlying foundations are not inanimate particles but information. Science has been taking information out. It requires a long discussion, but let me know if you are interested and I can forward his paper.
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