Tamashii - A Primer For Tomorrow

                                                                                            Chapter One

The Silicon Plateau

Off and On. 

There it is, the answer to everything – Off and On.

I could end this narrative now, having revealed the ultimate secret to the inner workings of all existing technology, but what happens between Off and On is what this book is addressing. 

The present High-Tech era is nearing the end of Act One, and soon, all the players will begin repackaging their electron-based props and repainting their facades and backdrops, up there on The Silicon Plateau.  That vast,  nearly empty theater, where everything that used to switch Off and On, now remains Off.  (The address is 700 GigaHertz, if anyone asks).

The Technoids have pushed an electron as fast as it can go, over the shortest path possible, within an ideal silicon environment. However, the constraints of Time and Space have placed a serious ceiling over any future technology breakthroughs needed to advance Humanity into the next millennium.  The One-Second Universe has been pushed to its limits.

In order to enter the next phase, of High-Technology growth, we must now develop new tools to continue the climb. But, the Future can only be viewed though shadows of the Past.

I need to take you back a few millennia and retrace some technology paths, in order to fully explain where we are today and where we should be going, in the very near (and very far) future.  Back to when the world's first Discoverer, Ogg, happened upon a burning tree, most likely the result of a lightning strike.

It is assumed that Fire was discovered before language and writing, so any record of the event can only be conjecture.  Although, some phonetic ill iterations may have been uttered that day, as Ogg surely burned himself,  when he grabbed the wrong end of the flaming stick.

The acceleration of the introduction and application of any new technology into society is dependant upon demonstration and explanation. The quickest route to acceptance of any innovation is through entertainment or providing an immediate solution.

I am sure that when Ogg entered his Clan's dark cave, carrying that flaming stick, very few asked, "Great, what does it do?"  They wondered, 'What else can it do?' And, "Wait till the Clan, in Cave 7, gets a load of this!"

As in all cases of technology discovery and development, parallel events occur that result in near simultaneous appearance of new offerings, often thousands of miles apart.  And it began with Ogg and his Fire.  Perhaps  an identical set of circumstances resulted in the introduction of Fire to hundreds of other Clans, around the globe, within years of each other. Each developed their own uses for the new technology – resulting in hundreds of  varied ways of illuminating, cooking, heating, creating ceramics, smelting, communicating, farming, glass making . . the list is still growing.

The focus of this example is that each of the 'discoverers' developed specific solutions to their own problems and environments, using Fire. They found applications, for the technology, that would enable them to improve  their work, play and/or existence, independent of any outside influences.

 In addition, upon an encounter with another Clan, these specific applications, of the technology, would be eagerly passed around.  In Ogg's day, the existence and varied uses of Fire was passed by word-of-mouth or physical interaction, so it was years before any new application was introduced, from the outside. The growth of the Fire Industry took centuries. As did all breakthroughs, until we developed ways of passing the word faster. 

You will notice that I have not applied the term "Inventor" to an individual, only "Discoverer".  Invention is the act of improving on an existing idea. Moreover, it is safe to say that very few single individuals have ever  invented anything, on their own. 

Envision the person that had the 'original' idea, or perhaps the thousands of people, that each exclaim, "I thought of that idea years ago! It belongs to me!"  Are they the Inventor?

Enter the Model Builder, who actually put together a working contraption of the idea, often by accident or from modified plans of a similar idea. Is this the Inventor?

And finally, the ever-present business person/entrepreneur, who commercialized the idea or put up the money for the manufacturing and distribution (just sign here, and here, and here . . .).

 Nope, not a single Inventor present. 

The whole process of technology development is nothing more than nailing two, or more, existing technology 'sticks' together to get a 'new one'.  There are numerous developmental steps and a long string of "inventors" involved with bringing any idea to fruition.

However, an idea or technology that emerges, without the influence of any technology before it, is known as a Basic Technology. These are "Discovered."

The list of Basic Technologies is very short.  Think of them as the Adam and Eve of technology. Fire, Magnetism, the Elements, Photons, Gravity, Electricity and Life.

When Ogg walked into the cave, with the Fire, he was presenting Basic Technology.

When his Clan wanted to see what else could be done with the Fire, which was the beginning of Basic Science.

When they wanted to show it off to the Clan in Cave 7, that was just being Human.

Picture, in your mind's eye, an upside-down Pyramid.  Alternatively, just look at Fig. 1.

                                                                                                           Figure 1      Technology Pyramid #1 

At the bottom, a small point representing Ogg's discovery of Fire. As the Pyramid grows taller, it also expands outward, displaying humanity's technological growth, up to today's vast array of widgets.

The first three layers are Basic Technology and not one area of technological development, above these layers, could exist without this Basic  Technology foundation.  Every technology, moving up the Pyramid, contains the technology layer below them, with an additional ingredient or 'new technology stick', which makes it worthy of being in the stack.

The blank spots are for you to fill in, as you, too, are the final product of humanity's evolution.  And as such, you should be a contributor.

The graphic only illustrates a small portion of Humanity's achievements and only in approximation of the time of the technology's introduction. Nevertheless, the most important factor in this Model, is that the whole Pyramid only exists in a limited One-Second Universe.                                               

The Tamashii story begins at the top level of the pyramid, and continues up. However, the Basic Technology foundations remain the same.

I receive calls from some of the top professionals, in the High-Tech world, many on the verge of unemployment, asking, "What is next?The whole technology field is stagnant." Or, "Nothing is fun, anymore. Where is the next breakthrough going to take place? How can we be prepared?"

First, the world is not prepared for a breakthrough, into the next level of technology. It will be as disruptive as the Industrial Revolution was to the cultures of the19^th Century.

The Advertisement
                                                    

                                                                                                       Figure 2   The FC20 Advertisement

Imagine this advertisement, for the Nxtoq FC20 Flying Car, running in next Sunday's newspaper without any previous announcements or related devices leading up to the introduction.

This is not unlike Ogg, walking into the dark cave with a flaming stick.

The world's societies would be turned upside-down, as well as their economies, within a very short time.

Think of the industries that would need to be modified or created.

·        Anti-gravity Drive parts manufacturing and related service companies would grow overnight.

·        Highways would need to be redesigned to look more like golf course fairways, as well as raising or removing most Overpasses (Flyovers).

·        The Wheel and Tire industry would be in serious trouble.

·        Overland freight, trains and bus operations would need to be completely restructured.

·        What if the FC20 is electrical?  Serious problems with the oil industries.

·        What kind of license would you need to drive/fly one of these things? When you are on the ground, you need a driver's license. When you fly a plane, you need a Pilot's license.  However, you will only be 2 or 3 feet up. Administrative nightmares will abound. Entirely new  governmental layers would need to be created to deal with the new technology, including massive upgrades to existing Law Enforcement agencies.

·        What would happen to the existing automobiles and the multitude of manufactures, service businesses and related industries? The automotive world would be in chaos.

Could a technology, like the Flying Car, suddenly emerge today from the Corporate World? 

Not really.  The development of any technology requires the baseline of another technology.  In order for a device, like the Flying Car, to  suddenly emerge, hundreds of other technology braches would be required, all with known products. Most Corporations focus on a specific market niche and established business processes. An automobile company would not risk rocking their own economic boat to attempt such a feat.

Where would it come from?  Most likely, an entertainment company or a Toy Manufacturer.

As in all new technology, a toy or other form of entertainment device, based on the technology's principles, will appear first.

If the Sunday Paper ad would have been for a toy Flying Car, with some sort of entertaining Anti-G drive system, the technology would be accepted overnight.  No questions asked, for it caused little danger to any cultures and it was a 'Neat Thing'.  However, small red flags  would have gone up for all parties concerned with the 'real world' – for a new mode of transportation could be on the horizon and aligning  businesses could participate in the creation or elimination of millions of jobs. And a ton of bucks.

However, in this paper-pusher age, by the time the real Flying Car would be introduced, a dozen other copies would be on the market. Thanks to the wasted weeks/years allocated to modern economic tools for analyzing the consumer demand and ignorant project managers,  manipulating design meetings, channeling Partnerships (giving away the ideas) and identifying the explanatory variables that should be included in a model of the demand for the new technology.  This is the phase, where mediocre minds, kill most breakthroughs.

The Corporate World was never designed to deal with break-throughs.

Could a single individual have built the Flying Car, set up the Dealerships, handled the Marketing, etc?  Maybe not a single person, but a small, creative, aggressive group (The Nxtoq Company) could have.  But, in order to accomplish this feat, they would to have enter the region above the Silicon Plateau. Up to a point where the Flying Car is not their only focus. That product would have been a result of Gravity Push and Radiant Energy research.  A single company, with knowledge of (at least) the first three layers of the following graphic, should be monitored – very carefully.

Is it a crime for the Nxtoq Company to introduce their products in a public arena?

Below is the New Technology Pyramid, based on probable advancements in Technology in the next 100 years. This graphic displays the shadows of the future, only if a significant breakthrough and acceptance in Particle-Level frequency replication (~100 EHz Signal Generator) can be established, pushing us above the Silicon Plateau.

                                                                                                                   Fig. 3. Technology Pyramid #2

 
Manipulating the moments, which exist between the seconds, is what Tamashii is all about. In addition, those moments are countless and always in existence, based on the actions and reactions of Particle oscillations.
 

I have structured, the rest of this book, as a climb up the Technology Pyramid #2 (Fig. 3).  I will begin with the Basics of Wave to Particle  formation, the building of Electrons and Atoms and provide a clear understanding of Why everything works, beyond the One-Second Universe.

This will provide you with a clear understanding, of the inner workings, of the first and most critical component, in the formation of the new Pyramid. The 100 EHz generator.

I shall then continue, up the Pyramid, to explain how each new technological advancement will emerge, from that building block.

This is not Science Fiction, but Science Fact. It is only a matter of Time.