[squeak-dev] Re: offtopic: Hydra's name (was "The Primitive: I am not a number- I am a named prim! ")

nicolas cellier ncellier at ifrance.com
Thu Jul 3 19:43:25 UTC 2008


Joshua Gargus a écrit :
> 
> That's an interesting observation; I hadn't thought of it.  I've 
> definitely moved into the "real programmers" camp; I used to have an 
> image that was basically a multimedia concept-map 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map).  Today I have a very 
> slightly customized image that I clone throwaway copies from.  A big 
> part of the problem was my inability to migrate my content into a newer 
> Squeak version.
> 
> (as an aside, I still have hopes that Sophie could step into that role 
> for me, but it currently feels too heavyweight... it's more suited for 
> "real multimedia authoring" than for supporting cognitive processes in 
> real-time)
> 
> I wonder if there is any causal link between the trend toward throwaway 
> images, and the larger societal trend toward more disposable objects in 
> general (thinking of the free inkjet printers used as a loss-leader for 
> expensive ink sales... ugh!)
> 
> Cheers,
> Josh
> 

Ah yes, the cloning model is very limited.
Who diddn't ever dream of a sexual reproduction of images.
Wouldn't the children of Croquet and Sophie be viable?

Nicolas




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