Comments on: The Origin Of Words http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/ Knowledge comes from inspiration - one bit at a time Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3671 Vivien Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3671 Lauren, I'm glad you liked my idea for your next guest post. Look forward to it. Looks like you had lots of fun coming up with those logos for Headgear. Ronald, glad you clarified the confusion yourself :-) Lauren, I’m glad you liked my idea for your next guest post. Look forward to it. Looks like you had lots of fun coming up with those logos for Headgear.

Ronald, glad you clarified the confusion yourself :-)

]]> By: Ronald Huereca http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3572 Ronald Huereca Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:28:53 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3572 Vivien, I'll take 2 nybbles over a byte any day. Er, wait... Vivien, I’ll take 2 nybbles over a byte any day. Er, wait…

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3562 LaurenMarie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:00:47 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3562 Ooo, there's an idea! Many of the things we talked about were pretty lame, but the class overall was a really good exercise in thinking on your toes. Our exams were practical (i.e. not multiple choice, essay or T/F), and we had 4 hours to take a project from concept to completion. It was quite a challenge! It was really good practice, though. Hehe, the <a href="http://laurenmarie.net/id_headgear.php" rel="nofollow">logos for Headgear</a> on my website were actually from the final exam! I'll have to look over my notes and see if there is anything worth sharing. Ooo, there’s an idea! Many of the things we talked about were pretty lame, but the class overall was a really good exercise in thinking on your toes. Our exams were practical (i.e. not multiple choice, essay or T/F), and we had 4 hours to take a project from concept to completion. It was quite a challenge! It was really good practice, though. Hehe, the logos for Headgear on my website were actually from the final exam! I’ll have to look over my notes and see if there is anything worth sharing.

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3561 Vivien Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:36:12 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3561 Joey, I hope your cyberspace hallucinations didn't last till evening :-) I also liked this part of the quote: "Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind". Thanks for your comment, Gloria. I've read many sci-fi books during my teenage and university years, but I'm not sure if I read Neuromancer. I'll try getting this book soon. Lauren, what can I say - great minds think alike? :-) Yes, I've used Webopedia on different occasions, but I usually always search Google first - it's easier to judge by the search results which one covers the essential data Your Emerging Technologies class sounds like fun. Perhaps you can share some stuff that you've learned there with us in another guest appearance on Inspiration Bit? :-) Joey, I hope your cyberspace hallucinations didn’t last till evening :-) I also liked this part of the quote: “Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind”.

Thanks for your comment, Gloria. I’ve read many sci-fi books during my teenage and university years, but I’m not sure if I read Neuromancer. I’ll try getting this book soon.

Lauren, what can I say - great minds think alike? :-) Yes, I’ve used Webopedia on different occasions, but I usually always search Google first - it’s easier to judge by the search results which one covers the essential data
Your Emerging Technologies class sounds like fun. Perhaps you can share some stuff that you’ve learned there with us in another guest appearance on Inspiration Bit? :-)

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3558 LaurenMarie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:22:47 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3558 What??! Tara and I have been emailing back and forth about a similar topic! This is so weird! We have been discussing slang words we use in different parts of the world. It was such an interesting discussion that we are trying to come up with a way to relate it to design so she can write an article about it. In a class I had to take in school, Emerging Technologies, we studied the evolution of technology. They had "robots" all the way back in ancient Greece, although they were called automata. I think the funniest one is from the 1700's, <a href="http://music.calarts.edu/~sroberts/articles/DeVaucanson.duck.html" rel="nofollow">de Vaucanson's Duck</a>. We also had to read some pretty silly and outrageous theories on the meanings "cyberspace" and the internet in our world. I never thought about the origin of freelance before, but it makes perfect sense! Have you ever heard of <a href="http://webopedia.com/" rel="nofollow">Webopedia</a>? I always use it when I need to know a tech term meaning because sometimes they are not official words or they have too many meanings outside of tech-speak that you can't find the one you're looking for. It's how I learned the difference between disk and disc, URI and URL, and all sorts of other interesting things. What??! Tara and I have been emailing back and forth about a similar topic! This is so weird! We have been discussing slang words we use in different parts of the world. It was such an interesting discussion that we are trying to come up with a way to relate it to design so she can write an article about it.

In a class I had to take in school, Emerging Technologies, we studied the evolution of technology. They had “robots” all the way back in ancient Greece, although they were called automata. I think the funniest one is from the 1700’s, de Vaucanson’s Duck. We also had to read some pretty silly and outrageous theories on the meanings “cyberspace” and the internet in our world.

I never thought about the origin of freelance before, but it makes perfect sense!

Have you ever heard of Webopedia? I always use it when I need to know a tech term meaning because sometimes they are not official words or they have too many meanings outside of tech-speak that you can’t find the one you’re looking for. It’s how I learned the difference between disk and disc, URI and URL, and all sorts of other interesting things.

]]> By: Gloria http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3553 Gloria Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:13:06 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3553 Your William Gibson reference caught my eye. I just read Neuromancer at the end of last year and thought it was one of the great surreal/sci-fi book ever written. But I didn't know the word cyberspace came from him...I thought he used the word because it has always existed. Thanks for the info! Your William Gibson reference caught my eye. I just read Neuromancer at the end of last year and thought it was one of the great surreal/sci-fi book ever written. But I didn’t know the word cyberspace came from him…I thought he used the word because it has always existed. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Joey http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3549 Joey Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:04:04 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/the-origin-of-words/#comment-3549 I love this part from cyberspace "Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators" I think of cyberspace as a vast technological wonder so to have it viewed as an hallucination kind of got me thinking this morning. I love this part from cyberspace “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators”

I think of cyberspace as a vast technological wonder so to have it viewed as an hallucination kind of got me thinking this morning.

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