From: xllb (xllb@home.com)
Date: Fri Dec 10 1999 - 19:01:01 MST
"My college entrance essay was on this topic, actually... at least,
how the idea was presented in "The Holographic Universe" (by Michael
Talbot, I believe).
More to come later, perhaps."
Sooner rather than later, please. Before I'd finished the first
chapter, I promised myself I'd re-read it. Has anyone else read it?
Comments?
This lurking Canuck is finding this list, his most enjoyable distraction
lately.
Rick Strongitharm, B.A., LL.B.
cwhipple@VantasInc.com wrote:
>
> "since you split a hologram in two, you get two holograms..."
>
> When you split a hologram into any number of smaller units, you get a
> degradation of the original hologram. I suppose you could liken it to "line
> noise". My college entrance essay was on this topic, actually... at least,
> how the idea was presented in "The Holographic Universe" (by Michael Talbot,
> I believe).
>
> More to come later, perhaps.
>
> -c.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.com
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.com]On Behalf Of Skye Howard
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 11:32 PM
> To: extropians@extropy.com
> Subject: Holography
>
> I've been playing around with an idea for a
> little bit, though I haven't had the time to put any
> real look into the feasibility...
> It goes something like this:
> If you had a really good holographic data storage
> system (one functionally as good or better in every
> respect as any modern memory storage) would it be
> possible to network the holographic matrix? My
> thoughts being something like, "since when you split a
> hologram in two, you get two holograms, what if you
> had a bunch of networked computers forming a single
> holographic memory between them... so that when one
> computer crashed, the network as a whole retains the
> data... so none of the data is lost, only the
> hardware."
> However, upon considering the subject I realised I
> didn't have the slightest idea where to begin... I've
> started reading about holography and computer
> networks, but I was hoping that by putting this idea
> out here I'd encourage some sort of interesting
> feedback- or at least information as to why it
> wouldn't be feasible, were this the case...
> Anyways, it has a lot of applications- for example,
> we talk about uploading on the list a lot. If the
> computer that contains an uploaded personality
> crashes... what then? Well, with some sort of
> holographic system, a stabler form of uploading could
> exist- one with less risk of destruction in the case
> of some disaster.
> Any thoughts on how this might slow down existing
> networks, how modifications to programs might be made
> in a holographic system... actually, just about
> anything at all relating to this might be interesting.
> -Skye
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