Nightfox wrote (2021-10-28):

Fortunately Zuckerborg and will build the real (non-fictional)
metaverse for us.

Something like that has already been around for quite a while: Second
Life (which I heard was inspired by Snow Crash).

Second Life was huge and then somehow at some point nobody talked about it anymore.

Aside from "Zuckerborg", I've also seen some people call him "Fuckerberg".

I saw the new Meta logo and had to google "Zuckerberg Meta" and the first association that came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one ...

https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology-people-are-all-making-the-same-rude-observation-about-new-meta-logo-20211029

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Re: (:testes:) Meta(verse)
By: Oli to Nightfox on Fri Oct 29 2021 05:16 pm

I saw the new Meta logo and had to google "Zuckerberg Meta" and the first association that came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one ...

https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology-people-are-all-making-the-same-ru de-observation-about-new-meta-logo-20211029

The logo does look a little weird. That says it's supposed to be an infinity symbol, but that's not what the infinity symbol typically looks like.

I'm somewhat reminded of the 'The Office' (US) episode where their company's corporate management wanted to create a web site and a branding called Dunder Mifflin Infinity. Someone said, "why not combine the two words, as in 'Dunder Mifflinfinity'?"

Nightfox
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Hello Nightfox!

** On Friday 29.10.21 - 09:38, Nightfox wrote to Oli:

The logo does look a little weird. That says it's supposed
to be an infinity symbol, but that's not what the infinity
symbol typically looks like.

Some people confused Meta with another company..

"That's Meta: Canadian Material Firm Gains 25% as investors
Mistake it for Facebook Rebrand

"In an alternate universe, Meta Materials in Canada has seen a
major boost on the Nasdaq, after it was mistaken for Mark
Zuckerberg's rebranded virtual world.

"The company makes nano-composite products and is worth more
than $1.5 billion.


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It dates back to Cyberpunk fiction, Mondo 2000 and the 1990s - when
we were all sure we'd be jacked into a virtual reality Metaverse.

Fortunately Zuckerborg and will build the real (non-fictional) metave for us.

Something like that has already been around for quite a while: Second
Life (which I heard was inspired by Snow Crash).

Does anyone remember VRML? Virtual Reality Markup Language? I think it was back in like the early 90's or somewhere around there.
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"That's Meta: Canadian Material Firm Gains 25% as investors
Mistake it for Facebook Rebrand

ROFLMAO!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!!!
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On 29 Oct 2021 at 05:16p, Oli pondered and said...

I saw the new Meta logo and had to google "Zuckerberg Meta" and the first association that came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one ...

when I saw a photo of them uncovering it, they snapped the image mid reveal. From the bit that was revealed I thought that they could colour the bits of the logo that was on show yellow. If they did that it would look like the top of the McDonalds golden arches. :)

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On 29 Oct 2021 at 08:48p, Ogg pondered and said...

Some people confused Meta with another company..

"That's Meta: Canadian Material Firm Gains 25% as investors
Mistake it for Facebook Rebrand

"In an alternate universe, Meta Materials in Canada has seen a
major boost on the Nasdaq, after it was mistaken for Mark
Zuckerberg's rebranded virtual world.

I heard this on our local radio... sounds like the price has dropped back down now but for a while they must have thought woah!

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Ogg wrote (2021-10-29):

Some people confused Meta with another company..

"That's Meta: Canadian Material Firm Gains 25% as investors
Mistake it for Facebook Rebrand

"In an alternate universe, Meta Materials in Canada has seen a
major boost on the Nasdaq, after it was mistaken for Mark
Zuckerberg's rebranded virtual world.

Or investors thought that other people will make the mistake and the share price will rise. Or that other investors think that other people will make the mistake ...

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Hello Avon!

** On Sunday 31.10.21 - 14:53, Avon wrote to Oli:

I saw the new Meta logo [...]

when I saw a photo of them uncovering it, they snapped the
image mid reveal. From the bit that was revealed I thought
that they could colour the bits of the logo that was on
show yellow. If they did that it would look like the top of
the McDonalds golden arches. :)

If their intention was to imply/resemble an infinity sysmbol, I
think they have failed. I watched an animated version of it.
As it spins, it at no time looks like infinity. It looks like a
bent circle. If you were to do a 360deg view on an infinity
loop, it at no time should look like a circle.


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Avon wrote to Oli <=-

I saw the new Meta logo and had to google "Zuckerberg Meta" and the first association that came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one ...

when I saw a photo of them uncovering it, they snapped the image mid reveal. From the bit that was revealed I thought that they could colour the bits of the logo that was on show yellow. If they did that it would look like the top of the McDonalds golden arches. :)

THE BOX 2.0 GAVIN NELSON EDITION


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Geri Atricks wrote to Nightfox <=-

Does anyone remember VRML? Virtual Reality Markup Language? I think it was back in like the early 90's or somewhere around there.

I've been doing a lot of reading of Jaron Lanier, the "inventor" of VRML and virtual reality. Not a fan of social networks, that man. He's an interesting read. His Ted Talk on social networks is a must see.

I have "You Are Not a Gadget" and "Who Owns the Future", they're interesting reads from someone with a utopian vision of what the internet could/should
be.


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poindexter wrote (2021-10-31):

Avon wrote to Oli <=-

I saw the new Meta logo and had to google "Zuckerberg Meta" and the
first association that came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one ...

when I saw a photo of them uncovering it, they snapped the image mid
reveal. From the bit that was revealed I thought that they could
colour the bits of the logo that was on show yellow. If they did
that it would look like the top of the McDonalds golden arches. :)

THE BOX 2.0 GAVIN NELSON EDITION

ROFL

Small correction: it's Gavin Belson, only works with a B in the signature "GavinB".

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Oli wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Small correction: it's Gavin Belson, only works with a B in the
signature "GavinB".

Dang, I knew that -- typo. I'm watching SV again on my second monitor this week.


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