Join me in a short conversation with BruceSterling: science-fiction writer, Wired magazine blogger, environmentalist, and noted critic of technology and culture. All of this, and what do we talk about? Shoes. Don't worry - Bruce can start with shoes and end up in a tagged reality that saves us from the next Hurricane Katrina.
Chuck, the added text really helped explain spimes nicely. I saw Sterling's talk at SXSW and left it a little confused, but a quick wikipedia moment and your interview straightened me out. It's interesting that much of what constitutes a spime is already in place in the corporate world--Wal-Mart RFIDing their merchandise to reduse shrinkage, etc.
Thanks Bill -- the interview helped me understand the concept better, too. :-)
Bruce actually talked about how Walmart and the Pentagon, for example, are at the cutting edge of this technology. I'll have to make an MP3 of the full interview.
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