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=====As a Network===== | =====As a Network===== | ||
- | |"Once a society evolves far enough, both outwards and inwards, and reaches a critical amount of internal connectivity, | + | |"Once a society evolves far enough, both outwards and inwards, and reaches a critical amount of internal connectivity, |
The canonical answer to the question "What is Polysentience?" | The canonical answer to the question "What is Polysentience?" | ||
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====Communications==== | ====Communications==== | ||
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- | Polysentience can be used to transfer any type of message or media (text, audio, video, sensations, memory record, etc) between any two terminals, be they Freespacers, | + | Polysentience can be used to transfer any type of message or media (text, audio, video, sensations, memory record, etc) between any two terminals, be they Freespacers, |
Those two " | Those two " | ||
Freespacer neural implants allow for efficient multitasking, | Freespacer neural implants allow for efficient multitasking, | ||
- | Most implants allow for STL communications over most useful areas of the electromagnetic spectrum, and some of the more recent have a small FTL capability (often Subspace), limited to between 1 and 3 light years.\\ | + | Most implants allow for STL communications over most useful areas of the electromagnetic spectrum, and some of the more recent have a small FTL capability (often Subspace), limited to between 1 and 3 light years. |
Plus, every Freespacer can connect via cable. Communications are limited to the ship or the local network, but have the advantage that cannot be jammed, nor hacked into without having physical access to the system. This is intended as an emergency measure. | Plus, every Freespacer can connect via cable. Communications are limited to the ship or the local network, but have the advantage that cannot be jammed, nor hacked into without having physical access to the system. This is intended as an emergency measure. | ||
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====Collective Memory==== | ====Collective Memory==== | ||
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Polysentience allows every single Freespacer to access data archived in the Free State' | Polysentience allows every single Freespacer to access data archived in the Free State' | ||
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This " | This " | ||
- | It is important to remind however that Polysentience shares information, | + | It is important to remind however that Polysentience shares information, |
By not normally sharing experiences, | By not normally sharing experiences, | ||
====Digital Democracy==== | ====Digital Democracy==== | ||
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The Free State has no government, no ruling body, and no hierarchy. Each single individual is free and can act however it pleases him, as long as his actions do not damage others. | The Free State has no government, no ruling body, and no hierarchy. Each single individual is free and can act however it pleases him, as long as his actions do not damage others. | ||
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====Parallel Processing==== | ====Parallel Processing==== | ||
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When all minds are interconnected, | When all minds are interconnected, | ||
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====Remote Controlling==== | ====Remote Controlling==== | ||
- | |"Do not build so that it will last a day, a week, a month. Do not build so that it will survive for a year, a lifetime or a century, and then crumble into dust. Do not build so that it will work until it breaks or wears out or becomes obsolete. Do not create so that it will exist until annihilated by a meteorite impact or a nuclear explosion. Build for eternity. Build better than you are.\\ The worth of a starship-maker is shown by the number of his creations that outlive him. That outlive him and everyone else. That outlive the universe itself." | + | |"Do not build so that it will last a day, a week, a month. Do not build so that it will survive for a year, a lifetime or a century, and then crumble into dust. Do not build so that it will work until it breaks or wears out or becomes obsolete. Do not create so that it will exist until annihilated by a meteorite impact or a nuclear explosion. Build for eternity. Build better than you are. The worth of a starship-maker is shown by the number of his creations that outlive him. That outlive him and everyone else. That outlive the universe itself." |
Every single system on Freespacer starships and structures has a Polysentience link, and hence can be remotely controlled by anyone at any time. | Every single system on Freespacer starships and structures has a Polysentience link, and hence can be remotely controlled by anyone at any time. | ||
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=====As a Hive Mind===== | =====As a Hive Mind===== | ||
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In many ways, Polysentience resembles, and can be thought of as, a peculiar type of hive mind. | In many ways, Polysentience resembles, and can be thought of as, a peculiar type of hive mind. | ||
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This is and has always been a hotly debated topic on Polysentience' | This is and has always been a hotly debated topic on Polysentience' | ||
- | * The Overmind does not need Enlightenment, | + | * The Overmind does not need Enlightenment, |
- | * The Overmind has already reached Enlightenment. In fact, a composite mind is inherently Enlightenment.\\ //COMMON REBUTTAL: This is just lame. I mean, seriously. You mean that if we make a neural net with only two people, the resulting composite mind is Enlightened? | + | * The Overmind has already reached Enlightenment. In fact, a composite mind is inherently Enlightenment. //COMMON REBUTTAL: This is just lame. I mean, seriously. You mean that if we make a neural net with only two people, the resulting composite mind is Enlightened? |
- | * The Overmind will achieve Enlightenment only once all of its component minds have, individually, | + | * The Overmind will achieve Enlightenment only once all of its component minds have, individually, |
- | * The Overmind needs to reach a critical mass before achieving Enlightenment. This " | + | * The Overmind needs to reach a critical mass before achieving Enlightenment. This " |
- | * The Overmind, guess what, isn't actually even a mind! THAT's why it doesn' | + | * The Overmind, guess what, isn't actually even a mind! THAT's why it doesn' |
===== OOC Notes ===== | ===== OOC Notes ===== | ||
- | Article written by [[user:Della]]. Approved by [[user:wes]] on December 8, 2007. | + | Article written by Della. Approved by [[members:wes]] on December 8, 2007. |
Approval Thread: https:// | Approval Thread: https:// |