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It’s a great idea but the whole point having a lifeboat archive of all your photos is affordability to get that lifeboat. Images are great and I have 19000 of them from 20 years on the platform. It’s. A great idea. Looks good but in practice no one’s using it as a full backup as intended because it’s so damn expensive. Bear in mind the price may be USD (it’s unclear but it’s Flickr so almost surely USD) Making a full backup to a data vault may be nearly $500 aud.
Great idea that no one will use for its intended purpose due to the costs.
Fascinating as Flickr’s own backup tools are rather capricious and unpleasant to use.
Buy hey pay us money you get your photos.
It’s another way smugmug is trying to make money off the business and as usual it’s expensive and boutique. And useless because of the arbitrary tiers and high cost of what’s obviously an automated product. So money for jam for smugmug
I now have a dedicated blog on Facebook with my 30 years of data, research and knowledge on the A*Men and flanker series from 1996-the present day which is here:
THIERRY MUGLER A*MEN & FLANKER SERIES 1996-? BY PAUL WILLIAMS
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A devil's take on 'Angel Men' & the 'Pure series' of Manfred Thierry Mugler (Part Three)
In this piece, the third in the series, so let's call it... erm... Part Three then, I will take a closer look at a few of the fragrances in the line including the illfated 'difficult second album' which hoped to emulate the global success of 1996's groundbreaking, A*Men.
(The photograph shows from left to right: B*MEN 50ml tester/A*MEN Gold edition (Edition Or) presentation box/B*MEN Eition Collector with comic book attached to rear/B*MEN presentation box 100ml metal flacon/The taste of Fragrance and original box.
B*Men
B*Men was released in 2004, eight long years after the release of Mugler's first masterpiece, A*Men, noted in history as the first men's gourmand fragrance and winner of awards over the years. Just like it's predeccessor, B*Men was styled on superheroes from the comic book days of our own, and indeed Manfred's (Mugler's legal birth name and the name bvy which he now wishes to be addressed), youth, and one limited edition presentation box set was released (again just like it's older sibling) with a special comic book as part of the package.
With the return of the familiar rubber flacon, designed by Mugler himself to emulate the rubber suits worn by some of those superheroes we mentioned previously, B*Men features top notes of Rhubarb and liucorice, heart notes of Sequoia and spicy notes and base notes of Amber and Vetiver. Other ingredients banded around with this fragrance include leather, Patchouli, anise, Vanilla,Violet and cedar. It is classed as a woody oriental and a gourmand with moderate to high strength. With flame red boxes and matching liquid within the magical star shaped glass bottles, B*Men came with a raft of mens matching toiletry products iuncluding shampoo and after shave. The nose behind the new fragrance was of course Jacques Huclier, this time teaming up with Christine Nagel and marketed by the Clarins group who had teamed up with Mugler in 1992 for the realease of his debut fragrance, Angel. The new release came, as had it's predecessor in a variety of sizes including 30ml, 50ml and 100ml with tiny 2ml plastic carded versions also released.
With hindsight it's easy to dissmiss B*Men as something of a failure, the fragrance meeting a fair amount of opposition at the time of release by those who were expecting something as strong and revolutionary as it's predecessor, or else had their expectation perhaps set a little too high. B*Men was never a projection king, nor a polorising fragrance with that Marmite reactionary vantage point, it was softer with less sillage, less projection and longevity. Many viewed it as a toned down, safer version of it's big brother, when in fact it is a standalone, engaging fragrance that has come to find more love a decade after it's demise. A 3.5 star rating from Basenotes, and similar poor reactions on Fragrantica where it received only a 3.83 rating tell the story of this fragrance as it struggled on, despite the release of a superb Almost dark green metal flacon special edition in August 2004, a dedicated travel set with three 15ml refills and a slim lined funky rubber flacon, and other special editions including a Vegas edition boxed with dice.
Nowadays (2019) in the UK, B*Men flacons and boxed editions command high premiums, a 50ml boxed example sells for eighty quid, a rare seraled 100ml version for over one hundred and twenty five quid. In the USA by comparison, B*Men presentation boxes with the metal flacon can be purchased for seventy quid, and the rarity value seems so much less. B*Men soldiered on for four long years, but the damage was done and that 'Difficult second album', always a problem, often the undoing of a successful run, was certainly the case here.
B*Men editions and variations
Mugler could never be accused of treading lightly with the new release, offering a multitude of boxed rubber and metal editions, samples and collectors items to lure new customers along the way. These include:
A typical tester bottle for in store use comes in a white box with black lettering:
Thierry Mugler Parfums
B*Men
Eau de toilette
Factice/Dummy
Ref 72549
TESTER/DEMONSTRATION
Ref 72539 and comes as a 50ml 1.7 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spary Eau de toilette with B*men stamped in Silver lettering top right of flacon. Batch code 503261 March 2005
1.2ml Samples in foldover card sleeves
2ml Limited edition mini rubber flacons in Carded boxes
2ml Limited edition mini rubber flacons in Hard transparent sleeved covers. Sample Not for sale
30ml 1.0 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spary Eau de toilette (Some versions came with an outer slip case featuring the otherworldly superhero clutching the rubber flacon)
50ml 1.7 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spary Eau de toilette
100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spary Eau de toilette
100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz Recharge Vaporisateur gomme-natural spary Eau de toilette refill bottle
Mugler Vegas Limited edition gift box set featuring 50ml 1.7 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spary Eau de toilette & two dice. Says on rear of box 'If you are a big time gambler let's enter into my game. Welcome to Mugler Vegas!!!'. Barcode 3439602678015
Mugler gift box set featuring 50ml 1.7 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask natural spray with 100ml 3.5 Fl.Oz Shampoo integral – Hair and body wash & 20ml deodorant stick in large open out box. Barcode 3439602780084. Batch code 505 963 May 2005
Mugler gift box set featuring 50ml 1.7 Fl.Oz Vaporisateur gomme-Rubber flask with Deluxe weekender toiletry bag and 100ml 3.5 Fl.Oz Shampoo integral – Hair and body wash
Mugler gift box set featuring slimline tall rubber flacon and one 15ml refil plus body and hair shampoo and after shave creme
200ml Shampooing integral – Hair and body shampoo
125ml 4.4 Fl.Oz Deodorant Vaporisateur- Deodorant spary
75ml Deodorant stick-Sans alcool alcohol free
Limited edition boxed set – Travel bag (made in china) with 50ml EDT and 75ml deodorant stick. Batch code 412915
December 2004
B*MEN METAL FLASK PRESENTATION BOX EDITIONS
There are also Two separate plastic presentation box editions featuring a 100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz gunmetal grey/green metal flacon;
B*MEN EDITION COLLECTOR - Limited edition Vaporisateur metal rechargeable – Natural spray refillable. Housed in a clear plastic presentation box with a clear plastic slipcase around the box with 'Edition collector' printed in red capital letters. Metal flacon 100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz.
This edition is factory cellophane sealed. Within the slipcase at the rear of the presentation box is the collectors comic book: TERRA ELASTIKA. Thierry Mugler comics No.1 A*MEN & B*MEN. This comic book is prented on thin card with slightly harder covers and is reproduced in French, Englash and Spanish within. Thierry Mugler himself is the author and designs were by Beb-deum based on an original idea by Jacques Jouet. Copyright Thierry Mugler Parfums 1er trimestre 2004 (January 2004). The comic book is beautifully reproduced and represents Mugler's idea behind the superheroes behind A*Men and B*men (the silver surfer for A*Men). 'Not for individual sale is typed on the rear inner cover. The code on the rear of the cover is 1C7701. Within the book is a separate white card one side in French, Englash and Spanish which says:
' Discover the adventures of the new hero of the Thierry Mugler galaxy: B*Men. It's woody, vibrating fragrance will guyide you...', with Thierry Mugler's custom signature below. The code on this card is 1C44348.
At the rear of the black plastic base is a slot into which sits a black card envelope with Thierry Mugler's signature in sparkling silver. This opens up and reveals a handful of B*MEN cards for the owner to register with Mugler and perhaps hand out to friends, and on the black envelope are addresses of Mugler headquarters around the world. The code on the card envelope is 1C44333.
The Barcode on the black plastic base of the presentation box is 3439600797350. The Batch code 406152 denotes June 2004 and is printed on the rear of the plastic slipcase and visible even when cellophaned. On the black base white print on black the languages are French/German and Italian (on the other version without 'Edition collector' and minus the comic book the languages are French/English & Spanish).
There are several differences in the base print over the non 'Edition collector' version. On this one the ingredients are in a different order. On this one, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate are not listed but they are on the other version.
Here it says Thiery Mugler Parfums Ref 79735. Also on the base is the code 1C34058. As an example for current and past prices. One of my 'Edition Collector' boxes originally sold in Italy at the Florence branch of Linea Bellezza for 66.70 Euros. I bought this edition still cellophane wrapped for 67.00 Euros or just over sixty pounds. That was a steal, and generally these boxes sell for between 89.00 and 135.00 Euros in 2019.
B*MEN METAL FLASK PRESENTATION BOX - 2nd edition later August 2004 release
Limited edition Vaporisateur metal rechargeable – Natural spray refillable later edition is factory cellophane sealed but does not have the outer plastic slipcase, and hence does not have 'Edition collector' in red printed on the front. Metal flacon 100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz. Barcode 3439600797398 with Silver star in B*Men. Ref numbers include 1C34086 & 1C34095. Batch code 408074 August 2004/ Batch code 411229 November 2004/ Batch code 503261 March 2005. on the black base it says Mfd for Thierry Mugler parfums instead of just 'Thierry Mugler parfums'. The print is in French/English & Spanish.
Travel spray – Vaporisateur rechargeable & 2 Recharges. Refillable spray & 2 refills. Plastic presentation box with slimline rubber tall flacon and two 15ml refills exactly like A*men version (both versions released in January 2004)
So what to make of B*Men then? Personally I absolutely love the daring nature of Rhubarb and licorice, anise and Vanilla. It is a stand alone fragrance, and sadly though it was always destined to be judged against it's older brother, which grabbed the men's fragrance world by the balls and has never let go, it should be judged so. B*Men to my nose always was a fantastic fragrance and one that I still enjoy to this day, some fifteen years after it's launch and eleven years after it was discontinued. Prices are rising for boxed editions, but it has always been more available in Italy, Germany and the USA, where prices are keener if you can persuade our friends across the pond to offer International postage (believe me I have hit brick walls with so many Yanks who are unwilling to oblige!). For my part, I hope always to have a bottle of B*Men in my collection, and still enjoy wearing it. It is bold and daring, ahead of it's time and different to A*Men. Ultimately perhaps it will always be seen by the press and fragrance world as a failure, but never so in my eyes.
LE GOUT DU PARFUM (THE TASTE OF FRAGRANCE)
Around the middle of the year in June 2011, the world's press began to leak information on a new fragrance concept shortly to be unvieled. Released as a limited edition production run in specialty stores including Nordstrom's and Macy's and on www.MuglerStoreUSA.com in October 2011, this fragrance sparked some controversy thanks to a $20 hike in retail prices over the normal $70 for Mugler new releases. Reviewers and customers alike, baulked at the high prices charged by leading department stores, and that in part meant that a section of the fragrance buying community gave this one a wide berth. Known in later years as 'Pure Chilli and 'A*Men Chili', 'The taste of fragrance was in keeping with Mugler's first outing in the fragrance world, a very bold offering. 'Sublimee d'un concentre de piments rouges', magnified with hot chili pepper paste as stated on the box which features the tail of a chili pepper so as to leave you in no doubt what you are about to encounter, the box carries the following information:
' What if your fragrance made your mouth water? Try the daring union of A*Men and Haute Cuisine. Included in it's original formula, red pepper concentrate works as a 'tasts enhancer' to reveal the power of roasted coffee, lift the full-bodied notes and ignite it's woodiness. Do not drink'.
'The taste of fragrance, a prestidgious collection of limited editions, a sensorial collision between perfumery and Haute Cuisine, a true recognition nof the olfactory expertise of Thierry Mugler. As passion and excellence have no limits... For the first time, the designer has incorporated taste enhancers in his Eau de Parfum producing a collection of appetising and mouth-watering creations. Discover your favourite fragrance not only through it's scent, but also through it's fantasy taste'
Angel was heading towards it's twentieth anniversary, and by means of a celebration of it's success, Parfums Thierry Mugler Ltd Edition Taste of Fragrance Collection was created with Pierre Aulas, Mugler’s olfactory artistic director in collaboration with Double Michelin-starred French chef Hélène Darroze(of the eponymous Parisian restaurant and London’s Connaught Hotel).
In both the male and female editions (there are three female editions for Angel, Alien & Womanity), a taste enhancer was aged in a separate vat, then combined with the concentrate at the solution phase, when the alcohol was added. The solution was then macerated to obtain the liquid, in a process which apparently took more than six months to complete. The female version, Angel Ltd Edition Taste of Fragrance scent featured bitter cocoa powder as the taste enhancer, whilst in the men's version red-chilli pepper gives roasted coffee a boost.
“The nose and mouth are inseparable. Taste buds need to be astounded to match the olfactory surprise,” said Darroze.
The olfactory description of a Taste of Fragrance collection and the corresponding recipe by Darozze herself is as follows:
The recipe
Sautéed John Dory filets,
celeriac puree/cinnamon/nutmeg, cranberries, oil infused with Tahitian vanilla
Strong coffee sauce
Piquillo and Espelette pepper condiment
Serves 4
Preparation time: 40min.
Cooking time: 25 min.
Celeriac puree
1 head of celeriac of about 1.3-1.6lbs (600-700gr)
75ml (1/3 cup) of sour cream
20g (1/10 cup) of butter
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Peel the celeriac and cut it into large pieces.
Boil the celeriac in 3 quarts of water for 15 to 20 minutes until soft.
Strain and pour it into a food processor with the sour cream and butter.
Blend until the puree is thick and creamy.
Season with nutmeg and cinnamon according to taste, then season with salt.
Cranberries
50g (1/2 cup) of cranberries
50g (1/5 cup) of sugar
50ml (1/5 cup) of water
Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small pot.
Let the cranberries gently candy in the syrup for about 15 minutes.
Vanilla oil
50ml (1/5 cup) of grape seed oil
50ml (1/5 cup) of extra virgin olive oil
1 vanilla bean
Combine the oils.
Halve the vanilla bean lengthwise, remove the seeds with a knife and add (beans and seeds) to the oil.
Let infuse for a few days to allow the vanilla to release its fragrance.
John Dory
4 John Dory filets (120g – without skin)
20g (1/10 cup) of coffee beans
50g (1/5 cup) of duck fat
50g (1/5 cup) of butter
Salt
Season the John Dory filets with salt.
Sauté them in a pan, in the duck fat and coffee beans, for 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove from heat, add butter and cook until it melts. Pour generously over the fish filets.
The little extra: Piquillo and Espelette pepper condiment
4 Piquillo peppers
15ml (1 tbsp) of olive oil
Espelette pepper
Salt
Mix the Piquillo peppers with the olive oil in a food processor. Do not overblend.
Season with salt and Espelette pepper according to taste.
Presentation
Place a large spoonful of celeriac puree on to each plate.
Add the John Dory filet.
Garnish with a few cranberries, then pour a thin line of the cooking butter and a thin line of the vanilla oil over them....
Phew!! That's quite some concept for a fragrance.....
Packaging and presentation
In silver lettering on the box front is 'Thierry Mugler' and also in silver is Le Gout Du Parfum The taste of fragrance below the A*MEN name with a silver star'. The box is in red and black with a red chili on the front and the beautiful deep red star in part on the rear. The base barcode reads 3439600632996 and on my box pictured above, the batch code is 103343 which denotes a March 2011 production date, the very first batch for it's October 2011 release date.
On the rear of the box in silver lettering in French and English as well as both sides where the words are in German, English, Italian and French are explanations of the fragrance concept. The inner box packaging is in black cardboard with the common double lip, and inside the box is an oblong carded envelope in black with 'LE CERCLE Thierry Mugler' in blue print on the front and 'invitation..' on the rear. On the inside of the top flap is the code in Black lettering on white that is to be entered on the owners account with 'The Circle' on Mugler's website when registering the purchase. There is no circular gold stamp on the top of the cellophane packaging like most other Mugler's, but the name in French and a mouth, nose and knife and fork are beautifulled stamped in circular into the white strip of the box top.
The Rubber flacon is jet black and the colour of the juice is a deep stunning red, much darker than that of B*Men. On the base of the flacon: A*MEN is small and stamped on the left, underneath which is 'Thierry Mugler'. On the right is 'Eau de toilette the e100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz. Beneath is 'Thierry Mugler Parfums'.Beneath iis 92200 Neuilly-France, beneath that is Made in France. The batch code is stamped at the top of the base. The batch code is also stamped on the base of the box itself though almost impossible to decipher due to being black lettering on a black base. Interestingly the cardboard inner box has a faint aroma, not from leakage, but the strength of the ingredients. There is a pleasant but faint pepper smell, though not one from the flacon at all.
Available in only one form as a 100ml (3.4 Fl. Oz) Eau De Toilette, 'The taste of Fragrance' features top notes of bergamot, lavender, corriander & mint with heart notes of patchouli, red pepper & cedar. The base notes are coffee, styrax, tonka bean, Vanilla & musk.
On Fragrantica the fragrance received an impressive rating of 4.05 out of five with over 550 votes (making it the 7th most popular of the 15 Mugler's listed), and 4 stars from five on Basenotes in the UK, and 7.6 out oif 10 on Parfumo.The fragrance was reviewed many times on the internet by a host of well renowned reviewers including the Excellent Dracdoc in October 2011, 'Fragrance Brothers' & 'Streetscents' in March 2012, 'J-ROYL & 'robes08' reviewed the fragrance later in 2018. Generally there was a lot of love for this fragrance, and even though not designated on the packaging as an Edition Limitee, it quickly vanished and has never been re-marketed, also becoming one of the rarest and hardest to find of the Mugler range in the subsequent years. In 2019 I managed to track down a brand new box still cellophaned overseas which cost a small fortune to buy and ship back to the UK. An unboxed flacon was on offer from the good ole US of A on the bay of fleas for around $70 plus almost the same in shipping!! I also managed to get hold of a 65-70% full bottle for around Fifty pounds. On it's original release in the UK, the fragrance went o9n sale at around Fifty quid, and around 670NOK in Norway (60 quid).
I love this fragrance, bold and powerful, the chili opening is quite amazing and after settling down on my skin within fifrteen minutes I am left with a vanilla, creamy vibe with that almost unexplainable top note of pepper which adds so much to the composition. It is a fragrance that to miy mind embodies confidence. It is a strong projector, with excellent sillage that is always noticed by others around me. For sure the Angel Men DNA is present, but the overall package to my mind works so well here, the combination of ingredients really elevates the gourmand experience to another level. To my nose this is a gem. Well worth seeking out and paying those high prices that it now commands.
A*MEN GOLD EDITION (EDITION OR) – One for us Brits to adore
Manufactured in November 2011 for it's 2012 release date, was the presentation box of A*MEN Gold edition released to commemorate the 2012 summer Olympics. They were formerly known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, and in 2012 were held between 27th July and 12th August in London, United kingdom (having defeated bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris who lost by just two votes in the final head to head with London). This new presentation case featured a beautiful, visually stunning gold flacon housing that familiar blue juice with 'Le vaporisateur metal rechargeable. The refillable metal spray. Eau de toilette', in gold writing on the plastic case.
This edition holds a special place in the hearts and collections of us Brits, after all at the Olympics we finished third in the overall medals table with an amazing 65 medals includding 29 Gold, 17 Silver and 19 Bronze, behind China and the USA, not bad for a tiny little Island with a sports budget less than the food utilities budget at any typical American baseball match!
The box contained a 100ml 3.4 Fl.Oz bottle seated in a hard black plastic recessed base and a clear plastic top section to prevent movement in transit. The back of the casing has a double sided gold carded insert for impact and at the rear of the recessed base is a slot which houses the obligatory Mugler 'Le Cercle Thierry Mugler invitation booklet with Blue and silver lettering on black, a separate white registration card with the individual code with which the owner can register on Mugler's website at 'The circle', and a wrapped in cellophane grey monikered Thierry Mugler cleaning cloth.
On the front of the presentation box A*MEN features in black lettering with a gold star. The base of the box in black features silver lettering with an ingredients list and the barcode which is 3439600603019 and 1C34567. On the rear of the display case is the batch code which typically will be 111272 and 11322 denoting a November 2011 production date. A small star is engraved into the top of the display case.
There is much debate about reformulations of A*MEN with some believing that this 2012 juice is exactly the same as the original, and some believing it is already a reformulation. It is certainly closer to the original than the 2015 releases of A*MEN, and thus has risen in price due to collectors wishing to resample older versions of the fragrance compared to the more modern, less intense and tarry versions.
This is a must have for any Mugler collector, and arguably moreso in view of containing 100ml of the closer to original formulation of this classic, iconic fragrance. I love this particular release, it sits so well in my collection set against the rubber flacons of the pure series and the 2ml, 30ml, 50ml and 100ml silver metal editions and dark grey metal B*MEN special. What's not to love? Upon it's release, Edition OR was available in the USA through Nordstrom's, Macy's and Sears with an RRP of around $116 (Walmart offered it at a discounted price of $81.30), in Singapore it retailed at around 200 SGD'S and in the UK it retailed at around the One hundred pounds mark. I managed to secure my one brand new and factory cellophaned from America for a really reasonable price, and there are still some available if you seek hard.
Paul Williams 29th March 2019
In my previous entry 'A devil's take on 'Angel Men' & the 'Pure series' of Thierry Mugler (Part One), I took a light hearted look at the history and background to the wonderful and groundbreaking fragrances in the series from 1996 to the present day. That entry can be found on my Flickr site here:
www.flickr.com/photos/despitestraightlines/40470459323/in...
Part two of 'A devil's take on 'Angel*Men' & the 'Pure series' of Manfred Thierry Mugler', looks at the thorny issue of reformulations, specifically of MUGLER PURE HAVANA and can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/despitestraightlines/47397173002/in...
****UPDATE ON MOVING AWAY FROM MUGLER****
My journey with Mugler ended somewhere in 2020 when I sold off my entire collection to a very happy collector, as I had grown disillusioned with the way that Mugler no longer cared about it's male customers.
The Alien Man range was in my opinion weak and feeble, and the constant watering down and reformulation of the superb Pure Malt and Pure Havane fragrances left me angry and not wishing to waste any more of my money on such rubbish. With the death of the Pure range came a drive upwards in prices on original bottles, and by February 2023 you could see Pure Havane and Pure Malt/Pure Tonka boxed editions selling for anything up to £200 a pop on the Bay of Fleas!
Time to walk away from a once loved range.
I moved onto other ranges, and found a beautiful and almost identical fragrance to my beloved Mugler Pure Havane, in the shape of Reyane Tradition INSURRECTION II WILD which was released in France in 2013. Initially commanding a mere $20 in the USA, by the time I found it it was between £40 and £75 in the UK. It is utterly gorgeous and takes me back to Pure Havane every time I use it with a honey, heavy cherry and cuban cigar vibe that is addictive.
I also moved towards the house of Maison Margiela where the Replica range which has run since 2012, has fabulous fragrances such as BY THE FIREPLACE (smoky/boozy like Havane) and JAZZ CLUB (as good as Pure Malt), plus COFFEE BREAK (as good as Pure Coffee), UNDER THE LEMON TREES (Better than Pure Zest), WHISPERS IN THE LIBRARY (like Pure Leather)... also limited runs and costing £110 retail, but also offering me those gorgeous aromas I so loved with Mugler (duty free prices come down to £80 and similar on discount fragrance sites).
I also recommend AMEER AL OUDH INTENSE OUD which costs about £20 nd is a darker, richer EDP version of Replica by the fireplace, with gorgeous smoky campfire richness and PENDORA SCENTS CHARUTTO TOBACCO VANILLE which costs £25 and gives a fabulous cigar/tobacco aroma that reminds me of Havane.
In an increasingly digitized world, vast amounts of data have the potential to produce new and insightful information, and there is a growing debate on how the public and private sector can maximize the benefits of big data. One of the richest sources of big data is the data captured by the use of ICTs. ICT-related big data are helping to produce development insights of relevance to public policy, such as understanding socio-economic wellbeing and poverty, as well as improving the monitoring of the information society. This panel will examine opportunities and challenges in using big data from the ICT industry to complement existing ICT indicators. It will present the new ITU Big Data Strategy and discuss the role of different players, including the ICT industry, governments, and international organisations. The session will address the following questions:
How can big data complement current information society measurements based on official statistics?
What is the role of the ICT industry as key source of big data?
How can the private and public sector cooperate to maximize the benefit of using big data?
What should international organizations such as ITU do to encompass big data sources in their statistical work?
Moderator: Nisha Pillai, Journalist and Facilitator
Keynote speaker: Reg Brennenraedts, Partner and Senior Consultant, Dialogic
©ITU/ R.Farrell
Throwing hard-drives into deep water is a long-standing tradition in the hacker community. Especially if you're expecting a police search.
I think that I read about it first in "The Hacker Crackdown - Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier" by Bruce Sterling. Correct me if I'm wrong.
In this case I had nothing to hide. This was the best target I could find for a remote viewing experiment in London, during the Psychogeophysics Summit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_viewing
The experiment didn't work - as was to be expected. But we had a lot of fun trying.
If you really want to destroy data then DBAN is better.
Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions by Toby Segaran and Jeff Hammerbacher (this is what I bought as my book for the day)
Ada's Technical Books
This is quite a nice technical book store in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle
no data + loreley dance party till 6:30am. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ps: steve, sorry i almost broke your ankle again. recap @ teendrama.com/dens/index.php?task=more&e=296
Data collected from sensors aboard HOT SHOT sounding rockets is allowing researchers to improve computer- and ground-based simulations of flight vibrations. An early milestone for developing missile technologies is to show they can work in computer-simulations or large-scale field tests that shake and spin components without falling to pieces. Analysis of recent HOT SHOT data has revealed a way to improve these tests, providing an earlier, more accurate indicator of whether an experimental technology will ultimately succeed in flight.
Pictured here, technologist Ralph Lied-Lopez helped to study the amount of vibration that mechanical objects endure in flight, including the so-called “wedding cake” hardware, a mock rocket component.
Learn more at bit.ly/32eIZXl.
Photo by Norman Johnson
Researchers can use the Computer-Assisted Virtual Environment (CAVE) at INL's Center for Advanced Energy Studies to view and analyze their data in a new way.
VENICE, La. - Stenning Murphy, a reconnaissance data gatherer, inputs GPS data into a spread sheet while conducting a daily mission July 11, 2010. Murphy does a RECON mission twice a day to record sightings of oil findings from the Deepwater Horizon spill. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Polly Bennett.
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The overflowing of digital data in all sizes and shapes.
Cyberspace must be overclogged with all of this.
User contributed photo of a recent data center "Construction Kit" campaign. knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/09/construction-kit...
User contributed photo of a recent data center "Construction Kit" campaign. knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/09/construction-kit...