Talk:Spime

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I read the whole page twice and still don't understand what this is.

Me neither - it's mostly taken from http://www.boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm

Somebody should flag this page; it makes no sense at all. Just because there are a lot of words doesn't mean they mean anything.

Flagged the page as requested. Agree that it's difficult to comprehend; perhaps as a neologism it is a poorly defined term to begin with? Is the word in usage outside the 2-3 references given? Some concrete examples of what a "spime" is would definitely help. Also, all objects have spatial presence and temporal history, so the opening sentence of the article is not sufficient to define "spime". Please sign comments on this page with three or four "~". Czyl 06:27, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

yes, the article is more confused than earlier incarnations such as Revision as of [22:46, 15 February 2005] or even the first explanation of,

Spime -an imaginary object that is still speculative.

+the word "temporal", I think, relates to the other definition, the one connected with time

Ifca 11:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Rewritten to try and help explain the concept through the various concepts it draws together; based primarily on Sterling's own explanation of the concept in the "Shaping Things" talk. I, at least, found that taking the six pieces and merging them together helpful in explaining the idea. Casey Marshall 09:31, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you Casey, close to my understanding of what Spime is in the UK. Ifca 15:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Any insights into "kirkyans"? These terms are related. See: Kirkyan in Wikipedia