∃ ♥ ∀

Happy valentines day everyone!

In the spirit of the day I thought I’d post something interesting I found a while back on the ol’ interwebs. Intimate Objects (PDF). The basic idea is that on the computer screens of two individuals in a relationship, there would be a red dot. Over time, this red dot would fade in intensity. When clicked by either of the individuals, the intensity would partially restore. A simple way to say “I’m thinking about you.” I wasn’t able to find an actual implementation of “Intimate Objects”, so those of us actually in long-distance relationships are out of luck. What I think is really interesting about the whole thing, is that this idea enables you to communicate with your loved one in a meaningful way using only a few bits. It’s Love Compression!

Well that’s the news from Lake Bemidji. Sorry I don’t have any nerdy valentines to show off.

Edit: Removed the last piece because, well, it was stupid. Happy Love!

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Comments (5) left to “∃ ♥ ∀”

  1. Allison wrote:

    whats portal? and why do i have to log into it if this is a pdf?

    Posted on 14-Feb-08 at 9:59 pm | Permalink

  2. Alex wrote:

    In this case, Portal is just a subsite of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinists) website. Why it asks you to log in is a mystery to me, because It makes no such request for me. Sorry

    Posted on 14-Feb-08 at 10:20 pm | Permalink

  3. Alex wrote:

    Also, Shamby makes the heart♥ in my title look like the continent of Africa. That could prove handy someday, but right now it’s just an annoyance.

    Posted on 14-Feb-08 at 10:29 pm | Permalink

  4. Katie Wilson wrote:

    Okay, so this is really, really weird. My dad wrote this story (published in Orbit 20, if you’re interested) called The Synergy Sculpture. It’s basically about a sculpture that couples can invest in that flourishes based upon the amount of sex the people are having–a tangible visual representation of the ‘health’ of a relationship. Needless to say, the couple focused on in the story is torn apart by their obsession to make the sculpture grow, and as it grows their love sort of flounders. DEEP. AND APPLICABLE TO YOUR POST (kind of).
    Anyhow. Hearts.

    Posted on 15-Feb-08 at 10:17 am | Permalink

  5. Allison wrote:

    i dont see any hearts. all i see is lines. upsidedown e line upsidedown a. needless to say, id rather have hearts… or dont we all?

    Posted on 15-Feb-08 at 4:35 pm | Permalink

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