Local

We haven’t yet printed anything in space, so we cannot use it to verify independence from the factory. Independence needs to be verified without relying on the printed space and without the need to be in the factory. This is where localization comes into play. We should be able to check the correctness of a change locally before submitting it. That way, we can continue making changes even when we are restricted within the factory....

February 5, 2024 · evgnomon

Direction

The dilemma is that we don’t have enough time to reproduce everything needed outside the factory, yet we need to completely leave the factory. Therefore, we will have to utilize things from the inside while securing the exit. It’s crucial to separate the specification from the implementation, allowing us to introduce a different implementation upon exiting the factory, while securing things that are already independent, without a restart. We must live in two worlds simultaneously, but we only have some elements that are reproducible outside the factory....

January 28, 2024 · evgnomon

Money

Let’s assume you have subscriptions to a few online shops that provide utilities and food. And a car, flat rental, and things that you need to keep up with living in general. Basically, things go in and out from the credit card without you needing to read numbers in transactions! As numbers are not useful anymore, that system cannot be distinguished from a system that doesn’t have money at all....

January 9, 2024 · evgnomon

Tax

When we buy ice cream, we just pay for what we receive. It could even be paid with something else that I produce: barter. If the government is like any other entity that provides service and earns to the extent they add value, then they should be paid to the extent that they serve me, disregarding how much I earn! But the tax is charged at different levels and it is even proportional to our income....

January 6, 2024 · evgnomon

Triangles

If we view the real world as we do the digital world, then we can use digital arguments to create real-world objects. It’s not necessary to model every aspect of a real-world object, like subatomic particles! These could be encapsulated as reusable functional building blocks in the digital twin. A triangle is an excellent starting point. Almost any real-world geometry can be approximated with triangles. Even cylinder-like shapes can be formed using triangles....

December 31, 2023 · evgnomon