Comments on: Wish List for 2008 http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/wish-list-for-2008/ where conversation and digital minds meet Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Craig Andrews http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/wish-list-for-2008/#comment-130 Craig Andrews Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:20:48 +0000 http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/wish-list-for-2008/#comment-130 1. Check out mugshot (www.mugshot.org) - it seems like it may be along the lines of what you're looking for. I look forward to trying it. 2. The google thing sounds like what ask.com does - which is *really* cool. I really wish that google's algorithm could be combined with ask's interface. 3. Any carrier that did this would be my hero. I already refuse to use Verizon because of their ridiculous closed network rules (no sim cards [sim-like cards do exist for CDMA technologies], locked down bluetooth, insane data charges) despite their having pretty consistent better coverage in the areas I care about. It seems that VZW and Sprint/Nextel are really fighting against openness, though, so I'm not holding my breath. Check out this article (there are many others): http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070913-verizon-unhappy-with-700mhz-open-access-requirements-sues-fcc.html 4. I'm still wondering what people do with 16gb of music! Of course... I only listen to NPR and other talk shows... so I'm not a good representative of the music listening population. The way I see it is that at 256kbps (which is good quality music, I can't tell the difference above 128kbps), you get over 3 days of music in that storage size.I have no idea where to *get* that music, never mind what I'd pick. But that's just my 2 cents. What I really want is an open cell phone that I can do what I want with (like in your 3rd point), such as the FIC NEO1973. And I want more music stores to drop DRM (go Amazon!). I want point 1 to come true - and more importantly, I want to add a condition: I want it to be managed by a non-profit. And I want to have total control of my data. And I want a good, solid privacy policy. Sure, Facebook, myspace, et al can access it - if I give them permission. And they can't archive it - they only get it for as long as I like them. I also want more... but enough dreaming for now. 1. Check out mugshot (www.mugshot.org) - it seems like it may be along the lines of what you’re looking for. I look forward to trying it.
2. The google thing sounds like what ask.com does - which is *really* cool. I really wish that google’s algorithm could be combined with ask’s interface.
3. Any carrier that did this would be my hero. I already refuse to use Verizon because of their ridiculous closed network rules (no sim cards [sim-like cards do exist for CDMA technologies], locked down bluetooth, insane data charges) despite their having pretty consistent better coverage in the areas I care about.
It seems that VZW and Sprint/Nextel are really fighting against openness, though, so I’m not holding my breath. Check out this article (there are many others): http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070913-verizon-unhappy-with-700mhz-open-access-requirements-sues-fcc.html
4. I’m still wondering what people do with 16gb of music! Of course… I only listen to NPR and other talk shows… so I’m not a good representative of the music listening population. The way I see it is that at 256kbps (which is good quality music, I can’t tell the difference above 128kbps), you get over 3 days of music in that storage size.I have no idea where to *get* that music, never mind what I’d pick. But that’s just my 2 cents.

What I really want is an open cell phone that I can do what I want with (like in your 3rd point), such as the FIC NEO1973. And I want more music stores to drop DRM (go Amazon!). I want point 1 to come true - and more importantly, I want to add a condition: I want it to be managed by a non-profit. And I want to have total control of my data. And I want a good, solid privacy policy. Sure, Facebook, myspace, et al can access it - if I give them permission. And they can’t archive it - they only get it for as long as I like them.

I also want more… but enough dreaming for now.

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