Links for 24-04-2007
US and Brazilian politics enter Second Life, Furry television patented (seriously), the ethics of historical simulations…
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1 – Historical Simulation Ethical Issues
“The issues concerning the termination of sims are non-trivial. Given unlimited processing power, and as a test of existential risk, there is an argument to let all sims continue indefinitely.” Heavy stuff, very intriguing.
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2 – Furry-vision
“How would you like to watch a television screen that is also soft and pleasant to the touch? Welcome to Furry TV.” By the love of all that is good and right, may this never make it into production.
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3 – Brazilian opposition takes politics into Second Life
“Brazil’s main opposition party is taking the country’s often acrimonious politics into the virtual world even though there may still be few Brazilian Second Life residents.”
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4 – POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING IN THE METAVERSE
“With the next US Presidential elections just a year and a half away, primary campaigning has already begun in earnest– in the Caucus and main primary states, and in Second Life.”
April 24th, 2007 at 5:56 am
I was hoping that Furry Vision was a cable channel from Super Furry Animals. Now that I would watch.