This has to be the question I'm asked most -- why? Well, I can boil it down to three things that get me up in the morning and are the source of the passion for this project:

First, I love the idea of deconstructing privacy. What is privacy, who owns it, what happens when you volunteer it away, and how does this affect your life and those around you? These are all questions I'm trying to answer. I have a deep interest in complete openness, and seeing where my own boundaries lie. I want to find out what new things can be discovered when you live a radically open life.

Second, while I'm not quite sure where exactly this drive comes from, I see this end point of cataloging, automating, abstracting, and analyzing a person's life. I'm young and excited by the idea of having a complete and meaningful record of nearly my entire life. I have a vision that I hope to one day reach (really, this is just the tip of the iceberg of what I'm trying to do).

Finally, I love using technology. I love using open source software, turning it on its head and making magic happen. With Drupal, with Linux, with hardware being used in novel ways and creating something that can be deployed easily.

You can find out more about this in the technology section of The Experiment, but basically the site runs off a dedicated webserver hosted by iWeb. I also have a Linux server at home which serves as the gateway for the live cameras. The cameras themselves are all IP cams, ethernet or wireless. Most of these are Panasonic models. I've got a 6mbps symmetrical point-to-point wireless connection that the cams are broadcast over.

As much as technology allows, yep. The cams you see in the sidebar have a slight delay, but the live image is a few seconds behind at most. The lifestream information gets updated anywhere from within 5-30 minutes of occurring.