bruce sterling bruceswellcom key concepts ubiquitous computation emergency relief khaki green 911net terrorspace cradlenet battlespace prosthetic ubicomp soho ubicomp safetyspace streetnet punishnet industrial ubicomp ubitopia attention conservation notice popeemperor blueskying computer industry event brussels links httpwwwhighgrounddesigncomdesigndesignhtm went brussels delivered speech httpwwwttivanguardcom next im going httpconferencesoreillynetcomos2002 right im going another weirder event cant even tell entries global civil society design contest steven w schuldt httpwwwamericanrobotzcomimages2soon_globalcivilsocietylaptopjpg ben davis httpwwwdigitaleverythingcomglobalcomputerhtm joerg f wittenberger httpwwwaskemosorg httpwwwaskemosorg9080romepaperpdf scott vandehey httpspaceninjacomviridiannotebookhtml bob morris httpviridianrepositorycomglobalcivil anonymous httphomefreiepressedebefiszx2000html httpapollospaceportscombodo4allzxzx97htm httpwwwvkbcoil jim thompson httpwwwsimputerorg httpwwwcnncom2002techptech0705indiasimputerreutindexhtml mike rosing httpwwweskimocomeresrchviridian tilltillwede till westermayer date sun jul 14 2002 053800 pm uscentral need global civil society notebook six design criteria highlighted combined rough sketches httpwwwwestermayerdetillprojekte02gcsdlhtm best regards till westermayer till httpwwwwestermayerdetillindexhtm contest expires august 15 2002 speech tti vanguard designing resiliency conference 911net bruce sterling late last month joy privilege hanging big crowd american computer scientists basically trying find reasons live despite evidence contrary theyve definitely got reasons go conference highenergy lot paradigmatic reassessment going ideas flung around bodily well outside box well thats impressive thing principle sometime working journalist get carried away whenever witness something like might well drinking bathwater sort thing generally requires reality check conference im fresh back colorado yearly meeting high ground design conversation best pals industrial design world dear longtime friends mine whose judgment always trust would science fiction writer trust judgment industrial designers well theyre trendy theyre shrewd stylish handson people theyre peculiarly selfeffacing modest yet quite imaginative better yet theyre even practical theyre kind like science fiction writers much better shoes usually go high ground event deliver wacko chat popular aspects cyberculture take worshipful notes report took notes cra grand challenges computation conference bringing noise first time ever seen jaws drop theyre still kinda wringing hands dotcom boom kaboom miss glory days world wide web graphic designers full employment act theyre pretty broke theyre little shellshocked guess join club brought stuff rather extensively workedout vision worldbuilding point view ubiquitous computation 21st century well course merely scenario 911net smells like future frankly doesnt smell good thats right arent good times rather harsh dark times peculiar way 911net similarly harsh dark concept ubiquitous computation means new idea guy invented term dead even rd lab doesnt look great days ubicomp around quite time tablenapkin handwaving stage lacked means motive opportunity get realworld traction believe may changing mostly due events september 11 experience ubicomp got motive opportunity never means although still speculative starting make sense talking use term ubicomp well term grabbag congelation different technologies commercially available shelf lab may physically impossible lets get brass virtual tacks key technical drivers widely distributed self organizing networks sensors processors actuators embedded physical world things okay number one fuel cells chemical batteries small portable dependable longlasting power sources punch may fuel cells known might mems fuel cells aluminumair cells something enzymatic dont care something much much better todays batteries portable power crux ubicomps future one entirely hinges dont get seriously advanced portable sources power everything tell scifi phantasm theres anything wrong number two rfid radiofrequency id got ta taggers got ta net itd nice powered processors something internal pervasive little computational action going inside physical objects number three wireless broadband getting real close number four dongles think part seriously underappreciated weird part ubicomp part may turn achilles heel way turn damn thing know problem authorized user authorized administrator authorized access likely play ubicomps functional equivalent internets intellectualproperty problem words serious issue going neglected getgo people eagerly building basic infrastructure lamely try build later going find inadvertently poisoned waterstream everybody dont want wander kazaa napster version george orwell ubiquitous computation unlike information want free technology freedom ubiquitous computation wants make slave try remember sakes right watercooler gossip like internet hardcase hardtimes handson rather ruthless commandandcontrol system number five gps global positioning systems done number six convoy traffic think also underestimated started looking serious applications ubicomp time rapidly shipping large amounts physical material ubicomp zone killer application getting stuff numbering assembling moving lots train loads truck loads bus loads airlifts bringing van whole bunch ubistuff varying degrees use practicality high speed fiber optic networks check massive storage routers check big databases check need fast flexible mobihoc action mobile adhoc self assembling networks networks always reconfiguring realtime always move facial recognition considerable number ubicomp applications means good human presencesensing systems oh yes ruggedized hardware suitable outdoor deployment conditions weathers realtime simulation ongoing major situations toxin detectors various kinds environmental monitoring almost every sort biometric id long list im crosschecking im using build scenarios one thing 911net makes distinct earlier visions ubicomp microsoft windows housekeeping hard tough web throw fast dire emergencies key concept finally moving computation ivory tower good glass boxes 1950s clean abstractions cyberspace deploying computation unheardof speed darkest dirtiest dangerous places world resilient security apparatus emergencies 911net might well argue ubicomp invasive privacy thats industrial design pals said immediately right hard find reasonable deployments ubicomp peacetime commerce private homes orwellian however certain circumstances social circumstances trump issue instance breathing last pile earthquake rubble dont really care much privacy circumstances really want smart bulldozer tourniquet direct pressure open wounds 911net find way computerscience talkingshop daylight emergency response system planets open wounds wounds exist plenty time rather doubt orwellian version ubicomp much future thats scenario dubbed terrorspace ubicomp context airports nuclear power sites youve airports recently believe seeing pretty apt early version terrorspace random moment possessions rifled strangers shoes scanned various small vital objects pockets confiscated semi educated security geeks theyre either pathetically undertrained job case certainly feel safer else intelligent capable people case pity wish job sake general human happiness gnp rather making us safer terrorspace airports serve political indoctrination centers humiliate voting population broad scale meant inure us everescalating levels governmental clumsiness general harm difficulty terrorspace approach airports airlines going broke airports hemorrhaging money trying maintain terrorspace apparatus likely spread brittle power nuclear power plants nuclear waste dumps biosites chemical sites liquid petroleum gas centers forth hugely increase overhead dangerous industries thats considerable tax burden though terrorspace may serve full employment program loyal slightly stupid thats going pay socially economically long run however 911net different matter air deployable 911net allowed first responders rapidly deal fires floods major disasters would save money especially insurers already ropes actual september 11 event 911 rare remarkable thing fewer 3000 people dead big deal genuine catastrophes go politically theologically militarily huge workaday 911net wouldnt fret much terrorism instead would deal mostly floods fires climate change earthquakes volcanoes lets hope never asteroids weapons mass destruction basically 911net describing social redefinition computer geeks firemen native twentyfirst century computer geeks muscular withit firstresponder types think would pretty good computer industry need take dysfunctional physical world far seriously week italys flooding texas flooding colorados fire morning brandnew wilderness forests around site former chernobyl fire spewing radioactive ash hither yon chunks antarctica size rhode island fallen sea could go sort activity humanity required deal new century build successful method useful tactics spread across fabric civilization believe already spreading innovation like 911net likely serve camels nose tent whole series ubicomp applications across society ive speculating new forms ubicomp giving flashy neologisms science fiction writers bring table build little scenario worlds make names first weve got 911net terrorspace others battlespace term already muchused pentagon battlespace means military c4isr revolution military affairs would point military unlike sectors reneging enthusiastic commitment digital revolution contrary havent seen anybody military saying long go back goodoldfashioned solid easyto understand methods war vietnam military networkcentric warfare couldnt happier spysats surveillance drones prosthetic ubicomp eldercare huge steadily growing market alzheimers disease flatout domestic catastrophe lasts seven years computational help elderproofing spaces tracking sick forth would huge benefit society cradlenet babies privacy children little privacy childproofing room crawling tot youve ever done realize much use might process automated twoyearold always wonders cant mr fork miss wall socket friends realtime checklist least faced interesting largescale prospects k12net streetnet would traffic management urban systems management water networks power networks subways sidewalks forth punishnet two million people american prison population theyve got privacy theyve got ta watched time theyre basically crammed iron cages industrial ubicomp managing supply chains industrial assembly forth eventually biggest application soho ubicomp ubicomp home home office small office interesting consumer uses grand scheme things big deal safetyspace would military bases un safety zones refugee camps disaster evacuation centers fairly easy imagine ubiquitous computation sinister gated community walls privileged areas threat also think importing human comfort solidarity mercy safety various benighted areas severely disturbed one imagine gorazde un safe zone version new improved course black helicopter ghosts dead night deploys scattering small drones smartmines sensors suddenly war stops within bounds safetyspace rapine looting sacking smashing burning ruled existence computer awareness handiness technique like life 21st century well might bit underestimated last coming bullet good times return carefree glory ubitopia take ubicomp urban entertainment destination go fun cool wacky stuff embedded physical world behaving way brings joy hilarity good spirits like funhouse mirror digital carnival ubitopia really hits mean humanitys basic relationship material goods radically redefined apotheosis ubiquitous computation material goods way deal different different character different quality recognizable 20th century standards idea homeland security department fema darpa nsf going pony money notions thats lookout im science fiction writer ladies gentlemen material struck platinum stuff really hot great attractive contemporary idea really new really different really ominous implications huge spread across board society going busy guy material want help send email thanks lot attention oco oco oco everywhere oco oco oco 22 jul 2002 155530 0000 viridian note 00324 911net