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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 " | ||
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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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====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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===== 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:// |