Death to paper - R.I.P.
Fa(h)renheit 451 is the specific temperature at which paper catches fire - an ignition point. A turning point - the end of a paper reliant society. It marks the true emergence of the digital or hybrid world. Death to paper! R.I.P.
F451 represents the transition or evolution from analogue to a digital state. Perhaps it’s not so much a process of analogue transforming into digital but more a process in which the world of natural order (chaos) and the synthetic or man-made become inextricably intertwined resulting in a completely new life form. Perhaps this future form of existence will be the harmonizing influence on all creation - who knows. These are interesting times.
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Death to paper R.I.P.
It was around 2034 when the last newspaper rolled off the presses. About 7 years later a child turned to his mother and pointed to the final copy of that paper suspended in a glass, dimly lit cabinet in the Modern History Museum in London, and asked 'What's that Mom?'
"It's the last newspaper ever printed on paper" she answered. "Up until recently we used to distribute much of our news this way. First we'd turn a forest of trees into large rolls of paper, then journalists would type their interpretation of events and news stories that had recently taken place, into their personal computers. Big printing and publishing companies would then print these stories onto huge quantities of newspaper every day. And each day they would distribute them to street corners and shops around the world where they would be bought by businessmen and the general public looking for information - then they would be thrown away or burnt. Very little news paper was ever recycled and the paper that was recycled had to be cleaned and bleached using poisonous chemicals - most of which ended up in the sea and damaged the environment".
Tim listened to his mother while he flicked through the touch screen displaying detailed images of news distribution around the world and then turned to his mother and asked "If they used computers to write the stories why did they print it onto paper Mom?".
In our massively over populated human polluted world, a world short on resources - an electronic world with vastly more efficient means of distributing information, news and entertainment isn't it long overdue that we move away from the paper medium? If you agree then stop supporting all print media and help accelerate this change. After all most of what you read in print is at best inaccurate, commercially biased and out of date!
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In Ray Bradbury's novel he describes a future society which is devoid of individual freedom. All forms of personal expression and thought are suppressed in this new 'world'.
The written word and other forms of personal expression and creativity are seen as negative influences and the primary source of dissonance, leading to independent thinking and encouraging the population to challenge governmental rules.
The ruling power for fear of a ‘free’ public ordered that all books be burnt. Fa(h)renheit 451 is the temperature at which paper catches fire - the ignition point. It represents a turning point in this society. A flashpoint if you will. Free will extinguished.
Ironically mankind’s current dependence on paper and our inability to learn from the well documented mistakes of the past and the accelerated destruction of our environment coupled to our limited understanding and acceptance of the 'connectedness of things', leads us ever closer to the day when there may well be a centralized world government that dictates patterns of behavior for both industry and the public at large. This system of control may become essential simply to ensure the survival of the human race.
So enjoy your freedom whilst it lasts. ;-)
Digital ...(- -) ...
If you stand back put aside your humanness and look at this world - doesn't it strike you as odd that everything man made seems somewhat alien in nature. Other animals and plants that inhabit this world seem to be harmoniously embedded or intertwined in the very fabric of this planet - integrated in the daily life cycle of the earth - a part of Gaia. Even more curious is our deep seated need for order and absolute precision (mechanization) - foreign concepts to the random and chaotic world around us. Perhaps it's the insecurity of living in this haphazard world that pushes us ever closer to the machines.
"We create what we are".
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Prolog
In the beginning Manalog created digital. In the second time period Manalog attempted to recreate Analog - a digital replication or simulation of all things Analog - including its physical properties.
Manalog failed.
Manalog then attempted to combine digital and analog. The creation of a new life form, one that could process and exist in the imperfect, non absolute, grayscale real and virtual world.
Manalog succeeded.
The newly evolved hybrid life form emerged from it's waveform cocoon only to discover that it embodied all the imperfections of it's analog maker - man-chines were not without their faults.
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The great simulation
Manchines observed reality - and it was good. And after the next sleep cycle their reality came into existence.
Manchines now elevated, now live on the first plane of the great simulation.
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"We are what we make".
This site showcases the work of RickOShay, an amateur artist, prop builder, sculptor, computer game level designer and virtual world enthusiast.
Future news
Future News Headlines looks into the near and far future and flags interesting headlines and stories from around the world. These are stories that I've written that highlight particular trends and technology that I believe will exist in the future - and the ways they might impact human behavior - in this one possible future.
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Props
As far as prop building is concerned, my interest in SFX started years ago I reckon around the time the first Star Wars movie came out.
It eventually took me 15 years to start delving into this hobby. I suppose like a lot of people the coolest place to work in those days would have been ILM. Well I never made it that far so I decided to just try and do it myself. The learning process is extremely steep. But I enjoy problem solving.
Experimenting with materials has taken up the greatest amount of time. There are so many to play with and effects that can be created. It's really a case of strongest and lightest and preferably chemically inert if you are making a static prop.
Numerous doses of chemical poisoning later and the inhalation of Alien dust (PU) and out popped Alien, R2D2, Gollum & co.
The problem I have right now is finding a work space big enough to handle my new projects.
It's kind of difficult to build a full scale prehistoric lizard in your garage without the neighbors calling the police - particularly in the UK!
F451 represents the transition or evolution from analogue to a digital state. Perhaps it’s not so much a process of analogue transforming into digital but more a process in which the world of natural order (chaos) and the synthetic or man-made become inextricably intertwined resulting in a completely new life form. Perhaps this future form of existence will be the harmonizing influence on all creation - who knows. These are interesting times.
...
Death to paper R.I.P.
It was around 2034 when the last newspaper rolled off the presses. About 7 years later a child turned to his mother and pointed to the final copy of that paper suspended in a glass, dimly lit cabinet in the Modern History Museum in London, and asked 'What's that Mom?'
"It's the last newspaper ever printed on paper" she answered. "Up until recently we used to distribute much of our news this way. First we'd turn a forest of trees into large rolls of paper, then journalists would type their interpretation of events and news stories that had recently taken place, into their personal computers. Big printing and publishing companies would then print these stories onto huge quantities of newspaper every day. And each day they would distribute them to street corners and shops around the world where they would be bought by businessmen and the general public looking for information - then they would be thrown away or burnt. Very little news paper was ever recycled and the paper that was recycled had to be cleaned and bleached using poisonous chemicals - most of which ended up in the sea and damaged the environment".
Tim listened to his mother while he flicked through the touch screen displaying detailed images of news distribution around the world and then turned to his mother and asked "If they used computers to write the stories why did they print it onto paper Mom?".
In our massively over populated human polluted world, a world short on resources - an electronic world with vastly more efficient means of distributing information, news and entertainment isn't it long overdue that we move away from the paper medium? If you agree then stop supporting all print media and help accelerate this change. After all most of what you read in print is at best inaccurate, commercially biased and out of date!
...
In Ray Bradbury's novel he describes a future society which is devoid of individual freedom. All forms of personal expression and thought are suppressed in this new 'world'.
The written word and other forms of personal expression and creativity are seen as negative influences and the primary source of dissonance, leading to independent thinking and encouraging the population to challenge governmental rules.
The ruling power for fear of a ‘free’ public ordered that all books be burnt. Fa(h)renheit 451 is the temperature at which paper catches fire - the ignition point. It represents a turning point in this society. A flashpoint if you will. Free will extinguished.
Ironically mankind’s current dependence on paper and our inability to learn from the well documented mistakes of the past and the accelerated destruction of our environment coupled to our limited understanding and acceptance of the 'connectedness of things', leads us ever closer to the day when there may well be a centralized world government that dictates patterns of behavior for both industry and the public at large. This system of control may become essential simply to ensure the survival of the human race.
So enjoy your freedom whilst it lasts. ;-)
Digital ...(- -) ...
If you stand back put aside your humanness and look at this world - doesn't it strike you as odd that everything man made seems somewhat alien in nature. Other animals and plants that inhabit this world seem to be harmoniously embedded or intertwined in the very fabric of this planet - integrated in the daily life cycle of the earth - a part of Gaia. Even more curious is our deep seated need for order and absolute precision (mechanization) - foreign concepts to the random and chaotic world around us. Perhaps it's the insecurity of living in this haphazard world that pushes us ever closer to the machines.
"We create what we are".
...
Prolog
In the beginning Manalog created digital. In the second time period Manalog attempted to recreate Analog - a digital replication or simulation of all things Analog - including its physical properties.
Manalog failed.
Manalog then attempted to combine digital and analog. The creation of a new life form, one that could process and exist in the imperfect, non absolute, grayscale real and virtual world.
Manalog succeeded.
The newly evolved hybrid life form emerged from it's waveform cocoon only to discover that it embodied all the imperfections of it's analog maker - man-chines were not without their faults.
...
The great simulation
Manchines observed reality - and it was good. And after the next sleep cycle their reality came into existence.
Manchines now elevated, now live on the first plane of the great simulation.
...
"We are what we make".
This site showcases the work of RickOShay, an amateur artist, prop builder, sculptor, computer game level designer and virtual world enthusiast.
Future news
Future News Headlines looks into the near and far future and flags interesting headlines and stories from around the world. These are stories that I've written that highlight particular trends and technology that I believe will exist in the future - and the ways they might impact human behavior - in this one possible future.
...
Props
As far as prop building is concerned, my interest in SFX started years ago I reckon around the time the first Star Wars movie came out.
It eventually took me 15 years to start delving into this hobby. I suppose like a lot of people the coolest place to work in those days would have been ILM. Well I never made it that far so I decided to just try and do it myself. The learning process is extremely steep. But I enjoy problem solving.
Experimenting with materials has taken up the greatest amount of time. There are so many to play with and effects that can be created. It's really a case of strongest and lightest and preferably chemically inert if you are making a static prop.
Numerous doses of chemical poisoning later and the inhalation of Alien dust (PU) and out popped Alien, R2D2, Gollum & co.
The problem I have right now is finding a work space big enough to handle my new projects.
It's kind of difficult to build a full scale prehistoric lizard in your garage without the neighbors calling the police - particularly in the UK!
