Kevin
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> You wrote:
> >
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> >One of the key concepts in the book Snowcrash (admitedly fiction) was
> that of a
> >'standard' numbering scheme to implement 'unreal estate'. I can see
> 'regions'
> >being something like this, and I think that it may be a good idea.
> However, I
> >think it's more likely for all concerned to simply go their seperate
> ways.
> >Getting concensus I think will be difficult on 'real esate claims'.
> Who gets
> >0.0.0?
> >
>
> Well, in Snowcrash the protocol was developed by the ACM, and space
> was sold to companies, with the profits going to maintain the
> infrastructure. So the person with the most money gets ( 0, 0, 0 ).
>
> An extension of the current situation is much more likely. There
> will just be dozens of interconnected vegas-style "strips", with each
> one seeming to be the center of the metaverse while you're there.
>
> --Matt Setzer
> msetzer@ix.netcom.com
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