Glossary of terms

Have I written it here? Or have I only thought about it?

I could go back and search the prior posts, but that's not how things work here at SharpSugarShock, we only go forward, usually as fast as possible, often with both hands off the wheel and our eyes glued to the cute chick w. the great ass on the sidewalk, that's how we like it. So..."tits or GTFO", as they say.

Software Singularity (SS): This is the basic Kurzweil idea but updated...because I'm smarter than him. The Singularity is here, right now, we are inside of it. The thing being we've not yet realized it and so we can't quite take advantage of it. The way in which this works is that as humans apply psychic energy (magic) to the world we change it, internet + software allows us to change reality (by that psychic magic process) essentially instantly and essentially everywhere. This is the disruptive change which the Singularity can be used to enable.

Omni-net (ON): This is the idea of ad-hoc network-aware wireless mesh networks becoming omnipresent. My device talks to your device talks to the main trunk line. My device and your device talk to a cell phone repeater that talks to the main trunks. And various iterations. I like to use the ideas of Nearest Neighbor Next Nearest Neighbor Networks (N5) or NANs (Neighborhood Area Networks). The point with this one, and it's a good example of the SS from above, is that we can actually do this, really, right now, if there was software to allow it, and if there was software to allow it it would spread very rapidly to transform the entire network simply be being available. There's a self-as-server post around here which ties in to this as well.

Fiber-net (FN (pronounced "fin")): This is the logical counterpart to the ON, you use fiber optics to engage in what is called quantum cryptography, this allows you to "trust" and to monitor for interception, packets on the wire (or photons on the fiber I guess). The idea of the ON and the N5 system it allows is that you can draw data across a range of sources and validate it that way. I can check the same story on FOXNEWS and CNN and somewhere else, I can also check the FOXNEWS story against itself by using two different routes to connect to it, I do all of that because of the untrustable nature of the ON, you don't know if your path to the source is secure (or even real, maybe you've got the DNS poison and are redirecting to fictitious hosts). These would be hardwired things. The local data shop, or the 7-11, or your apartment.

Personal Omni-Device (POD): This is the near-future iPhone. We've got them already, I mean it was quite interesting to consider this device prior to the iPhone existing and then to see them pop up in reality. Not a *tremendous* unique idea on my part, and likely stolen unconsciously, but still interesting to make predictions and have them come to pass. The thing that lets you access and process information which can be...anything. Taxes, pictures, email, video, etc. And so since you can look at anything with it you can use it for anything and it becomes the single device to "in the darkness bind them". This can again be done right now. Extensions to this idea involve other devices wirelessly "publishing" their own available resources so you can command them as needed from your POD. For instance your TV can tell your POD that it's there and then you can use your POD to control your TV, stereo, whatever.

Single Human Enhancement Layer (SHEL): This is a set of technologies which enable various human enhancements depending on what's available currently. At the low-end it's a antenna, larger battery, charging mechanisms (solar, wind, motion harvesting, wall plug, etc), and hopefully some ballistic\fragmentation protection, at the high-end it's Iron Man, basically.

I think those are the ones I tend to use most often and thus want to shorten to initials most often.

There are other concepts but I don't think they've got cute names for them.

You know, psychic energy influences reality, that's a big one. Usually easier to call it Magic, but then folks get weird about that, think it means things it don't (hint: It might be magic, but you will always have to do the work).

Direct economics. The idea (again, this is something we can do, right now, if there was software and laws for it, and again, once those two exist....it will instantly become everywhere) being that discreet individuals can transfer value (money) between each other on a random access basis. No cash, no swiping your card, no need for ATMs and checks and deposits. I think it's got some emergent properties. Also called micro-commerce.

What else?

Can't recall. I'll update this post, or, more likely, post new lists under the same post name to make them easier to find.