Re: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
I've often thought that we are the most documented generations in human history, but we're only the beginning, what with various gadgets and websites (Twitter) that aim to let you record every second of your day (why? don't ask me). It's a little strange. My husband sometimes laments that we don't have any video footage of our daughter before age 8 or so when we finally got a video camera. Nowadays she documents herself very thoroughly on fotolog, and I take lots of footage of her (she's usually one of the most telegenic people in range, even discounting for a mother's prejudices). On the other hand, most of my own baby photos were lost in various moves when I was young, and the only footage of me is a few reels of Super 8 film - if those haven't also been lost by now, I have no way to watch them without paying a lot of money for conversion. If we human beings manage to destroy ourselves while leaving behind our archives, our successors on the planet (descendants of the roaches and rats?) will no doubt be able to know more about our everyday lives than they'll ever need to. On 12/21/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been thinking a bit and reflecting on this past year and I had a question/thought. Has anyone else just sat and thought for a moment and reflected on what we are doing? Putting our lives out there for all to see? I mean does it ever seem weird? Not bad weird but just weird? To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc...it's just wild to me.you know when I first started I was so anal, I didn't want anyone to know my real name, I mean I was running in the street with scissors or doing something else goofy, showing my house, my street, etc but I didn't want anyone to know my nameI think back at that and just laugh out loud Anyway just wondering if anyone else thinks about all this...like I doprobably not ;) Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal) www.tvblob.com (work) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Heath Sent: 21 December 2006 14:18 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] A question for the group... To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc... What makes you think that? Look around your house / work for digital media from 10 years ago. Can you view the files on it now? Does your video camera/player support the formats of years gone by? No? Mine neither. We'll be the generation that leaves a whole pile of digital info behind when we are gone, but most of it will be useless. Even if the machines exists to view the info, all the media (CD/DVD etc) have built in obsolescence. It's very unlikely that today's data will survive 100 years into the future. Having said that, it doesn't mean we can't have fun creating it now. J Just my tuppence worth, Cheers, Gary http://www.garyshort.org/ http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
I go back and two between enjoying the fact that people recognize my name and then feeling a little weird when I get those bizarre emails from people who know just a little too much about you. One lady last year asked if I went to _ church in my town because she'd like to get to know me a little better (she was right, btw). She also knew where my kids went to school. I also had an IM fan who harassed me for a time last year. Sometimes it's rather creepy. As well, a blogger I know just deleted her email and web domain because of a stalker. But, with proper controls this kind of stuff can be handled. My kids are on heightened security at school and church and they can't even carpool or walk out class w/o permission either place. Also, their picture isn't allowed to be put on the web or newspaper through their school. I took measures to pull my address off of everywhere I know to remove it. Hopefully I'm a little more secure than I was last year. I do rather think it's neat that our lives and such will be chronicled so well for future use. I was a history major in college and I can't help but think that what we are doing now will be a boon to those given the task of understanding what life was like in our age. If history interests you I'd recommend IClaudius' vidcast. Robyn From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Heath Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:18 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] A question for the group... Been thinking a bit and reflecting on this past year and I had a question/thought. Has anyone else just sat and thought for a moment and reflected on what we are doing? Putting our lives out there for all to see? I mean does it ever seem weird? Not bad weird but just weird? To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc...it's just wild to me.you know when I first started I was so anal, I didn't want anyone to know my real name, I mean I was running in the street with scissors or doing something else goofy, showing my house, my street, etc but I didn't want anyone to know my nameI think back at that and just laugh out loud Anyway just wondering if anyone else thinks about all this...like I doprobably not ;) Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
Last year, while doing some genealogical research at the National Archives, I had the chance to listen in on a conversation about which medium was the best for archiving records. A National Archives worker said that their research showed that in order of durability and longevity it was: * stone - last forever but not practical. * paper - we have papyrus documents that are two thousand years old, and medieval manuscripts that are five hundred years old that are still readable. The problem with paper is that it is too fragile. * Microfilm / microfiche - will last for decades even when in constant use, good for a hundred years. * Electronic media - standards and software change so fast it can become unusable in less than a decade. My former employer decided to move all their documentation (procedures, schematics, etc) to electronic media and thrash all the paper copies. In less than five years they found they had WordPerfect files they couldn't open, and Adobe dxf files that wouldn't open in newer versions of AutoCAD. The engineers on board the USS Ronald Reagan are having problems with the later today. I wonder if the programs we record today will be viewable in ten years from now never mind a hundred. Tom Gosse, aka Irish Hermit email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog/vlog: http://irishhermit.blogspot.com _ To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc... What makes you think that? Look around your house / work for digital media from 10 years ago. Can you view the files on it now? Does your video camera/player support the formats of years gone by? No? Mine neither. We'll be the generation that leaves a whole pile of digital info behind when we are gone, but most of it will be useless. Even if the machines exists to view the info, all the media (CD/DVD etc) have built in obsolescence. It's very unlikely that today's data will survive 100 years into the future. Having said that, it doesn't mean we can't have fun creating it now. J Just my tuppence worth, Cheers, Gary http://www.garyshor http://www.garyshort.org/ t.org/ http://www.carnoust http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/ iegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
Wow, I actually read that out loud to my husband. Maybe I won't be a star in 2K years? Robyn From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Gosse Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:59 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group... Last year, while doing some genealogical research at the National Archives, I had the chance to listen in on a conversation about which medium was the best for archiving records. A National Archives worker said that their research showed that in order of durability and longevity it was: * stone - last forever but not practical. * paper - we have papyrus documents that are two thousand years old, and medieval manuscripts that are five hundred years old that are still readable. The problem with paper is that it is too fragile. * Microfilm / microfiche - will last for decades even when in constant use, good for a hundred years. * Electronic media - standards and software change so fast it can become unusable in less than a decade. My former employer decided to move all their documentation (procedures, schematics, etc) to electronic media and thrash all the paper copies. In less than five years they found they had WordPerfect files they couldn't open, and Adobe dxf files that wouldn't open in newer versions of AutoCAD. The engineers on board the USS Ronald Reagan are having problems with the later today. I wonder if the programs we record today will be viewable in ten years from now never mind a hundred. Tom Gosse, aka Irish Hermit email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:hermit%40irishhermit.com blog/vlog: http://irishhermit.blogspot.com _ To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc... What makes you think that? Look around your house / work for digital media from 10 years ago. Can you view the files on it now? Does your video camera/player support the formats of years gone by? No? Mine neither. We'll be the generation that leaves a whole pile of digital info behind when we are gone, but most of it will be useless. Even if the machines exists to view the info, all the media (CD/DVD etc) have built in obsolescence. It's very unlikely that today's data will survive 100 years into the future. Having said that, it doesn't mean we can't have fun creating it now. J Just my tuppence worth, Cheers, Gary http://www.garyshor http://www.garyshort.org/ t.org/ http://www.carnoust http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/ iegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...
Yeah, keeping things around is a real problem. I had a chat with archiving expert Jeff Ubois about just this topic recently. The first two years of my blog are gone, by the way. Bums me out that I didn't back anything up back then. http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1253/archive-this-but-do-it-right-jeff-ubois-warns Robert Scoble To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:10:32 -0500Subject: RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group... Wow, I actually read that out loud to my husband. Maybe I won't be a starin 2K years?RobynFrom: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom GosseSent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:59 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [videoblogging] A question for the group...Last year, while doing some genealogical research at the National Archives,I had the chance to listen in on a conversation about which medium was thebest for archiving records. A National Archives worker said that theirresearch showed that in order of durability and longevity it was: * stone - last forever but not practical.* paper - we have papyrus documents that are two thousand years old,and medieval manuscripts that are five hundred years old that are stillreadable. The problem with paper is that it is too fragile.* Microfilm / microfiche - will last for decades even when in constantuse, good for a hundred years.* Electronic media - standards and software change so fast it canbecome unusable in less than a decade.My former employer decided to move all their documentation (procedures,schematics, etc) to electronic media and thrash all the paper copies. Inless than five years they found they had WordPerfect files they couldn'topen, and Adobe dxf files that wouldn't open in newer versions of AutoCAD.The engineers on board the USS Ronald Reagan are having problems with thelater today.I wonder if the programs we record today will be viewable in ten years fromnow never mind a hundred.Tom Gosse, aka Irish Hermitemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:hermit%40irishhermit.com blog/vlog: http://irishhermit.blogspot.com_ To think that maybe 100 years, 1,000 years from now, someone could watch me, see my life, my ups, my downs, my trips, my friends, my dreams, hopes, etc...What makes you think that? Look around your house / work for digital mediafrom10 years ago. Can you view the files on it now? Does your videocamera/playersupport the formats of years gone by? No? Mine neither. We'll be thegenerationthat leaves a whole pile of digital info behind when we are gone, but mostof itwill be useless. Even if the machines exists to view the info, all the media(CD/DVD etc) have built in obsolescence. It's very unlikely that today'sdatawill survive 100 years into the future. Having said that, it doesn't mean wecan't have fun creating it now. JJust my tuppence worth,Cheers,Garyhttp://www.garyshor http://www.garyshort.org/ t.org/http://www.carnoust http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/iegolflinks.co.uk/vlog/[Non-text portions of this message have been removed][Non-text portions of this message have been removed] _ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help. http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improvelocale=en-USsource=wlmemailtaglinenov06 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
