Hello Jellyfish
First a message from the technique: There was a server trouble at my hosting company, yesterday morning until after noon. But know things are up and running again (we hope…).
Second a take home message from this server trouble: Olala…we have become dependent on this artificial nerve system. Thinking further: There are just a few lines connecting me with you. These lines are sea cables, node points, and they are unprotected, just sitting there on the ground of the sea. I have a hard time imaging all these cables being down there, the home of worms and Jellyfishes……hello Jellyfish!
And this reminds me of my chat with the journalist (which one?….I think Tages Anzeiger) where we were musing about local perfumers, 300 years ago, sitting in their little houses in Paris , making perfumes for the few, many of whom may have lived around the block. Of course, as Swiss guys, we did not think “Royals” but rather bourgeois, happy citizen living in pre-revolution Paris. Well…sort of happy.
People like me and many others like Ayala or Vero or Konstantin or Jenny (The world villagers are waiting for yours, Jenny!) are what these perfumers around the block have been; we sit in our little houses, make fragrances for the few, many of whom may live in far away places, but they are very close thanks to a couple of sea cables. I have a hard time imaging life without …bye bye Jellyfish, this message is now on its way up using the land line again!
February 27th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I can see your … wonderment about the complex network - I wonder myself quite often about the dependence. I am very dependent on this artificial network to begin with. But I also find it amazing. And actually, it is in some way sublime just as Kant has described the sublime. And on the other hand, we are all connected to begin with ;-) - remember the Secret ;-)
February 27th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Isn’t Internet a wonderful thing? It brings people with the same interest together from all over the world. Far away but yet so close. It would be so different if there was no Internet.
Hugs
February 27th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Actually that work of installing the nodes is really hard and complicated work in the first place: I know it from someone who has a company who does such connections in the Med.
Imagine that should there be any damage it would involve a whole group of highly skilled divers! Not easy to assemble or supervise.
I think beyond communication the Net is amazing in its capacity of spreading info: it is literally knowledge at one’s fingertips and this is priceless.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Dear Konstantin
sublime and pervasive in a sense, on the way of becoming a sine qua non for further human developement/evolvement/evolution. I wait for the day when we will all swim in this ocean of information, brought to us by synaptic chips!
Dear Jenny, a big hug back to you! And you are so right! I is wonderful, also in the sense of “full of wonders” . Folks watching us 300 years ago would first think we are angels from heaven and then they would grill us in fear of our magic!
Dear Helg
I did not know these details about installing these nodes under water, but it makes sense: Broken node under sea….means a lot of divers! Fragrant greetings to you from behind the screen
February 27th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
We ARE waiting for Jenny-
And when she’s ready, I’ll channel Gabriel, and sound the trumpet…
Nothing pleases me more than seeing others enjoy the labors of those I love.
[BTW- you’re amongst, you know… love to you and W.]
February 27th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Dear Chayaruchama
I will help you with Gabriel! Together we will be more convincing! I ‘d guess together we will be an invincible team! A big hug back to you
March 1st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Dear Andy:
So two perfumers, dependent upon the Internet, had server problems on the same day. I was switching hosting, and it should have gone smoothly…but….big burp in the system. All settled now, and yet still feeling the bit of tightness in the gut residual from the downtime. I always write about how the internet has made out businesses possible, how we can source raw materials from anywhere in the world, quickly and at a good cost. Yes, only a dream for previous generations of perfumers! Now I teach students from all corners of the world, those who would otherwise be so isolated and far removed from professional help they never would get on the path. It is wonderful.
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:48 am
HI Andy -I as having trouble opening your site - but it was OK from my office, so I don’t know what was wrong, but now I can open it from home again.
I can’t come down to LA for your Scentbar visit but I know it will be a great time for everyone. I hope you have a good trip and much success!
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
hehehe…Anya, I see we are brother and sister in arms when it comes to servers. Fighting the same fight. And yes: IT IS WONDERFUL
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 am
Dear Flora
what a pity you can’t come to LA. I am sure the trip will be great. And besides meeting perfume lovers there I shall see the wonders of the desert again. Ah…..
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Andy, darling, I see you put a note next to the link to my blog that I haven’t been blogging much– well, in the past few weeks, I’m back with a fragrant fever! Check it out — some very interesting stuff — Cropwatch takes on the bad science of IFRA, Fragrance Foundation, Basenotes, my flower arranging class (think Lucy Ricardo with scissors), etc. ;-)