2010/3/13 Colin Putney <cputney at wiresong.ca>:
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> On 2010-03-12, at 11:24 AM, Terry Raymond wrote:
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>> Well, if you think out of the box a bit, think of it as a sea of objects,
>> something organic or “ObjectSoup”.
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> Actually, in NewtonScript, the place where objects live really is called "the soup." I think it's a great term.
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> Colin
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If the living image is a soup, then the snapshot is Freeze-drying
(also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation - wikipedia says).
Just pour a bit of water, and your objects are floating back in the soup.

Nicolas