# unturf.

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To start conversation off, here comes a first draft on this opening thread:

What possible ways exist to define a "Permacomputer".

Suppose we dream of technology, with many different ways to implement a shared computer of permanence (Permacomputer), built by people for people. Similar to using a tap for drinking water or AC Electricity to run machines. An always on computer by people, for people. One which stays durable, & easy to repair. One where all parts, all layers of abstraction remain accessible to human operators.

Suppose we built so many different implementations that we found patterns where accepting certain properties, constraints, or trade-offs we could generate self-renewing abundance (as manifested naturally by such a system) simply choosing right patterns & designs to optimize toward an ideal positive steady growth state.

Suppose technology already exists, but has not yet found creative linkage in proper orientation.

Suppose we decide to build a Permacomputer which optimizes for quadrivium key operating values of Truth, Freedom, Harmony, & Love.

Suppose we use rigor to define & agree on meaning of those key operating values. What technological properties would we need to ensure maximum Truth, Freedom, Harmony, & Love would result just by humans participating in this system?

So how do we solve for (& protect) these four key values using today's existing technologies? What properties does a permacomputer need to come alive & grow indefinitely?

TRUTH

Our Universe runs on math, & math remains a natural right (even above public domain). Universe follows logic & always traces a trivium of `inputs > process > outputs` This logic holds 0 & 1 or True & False. A separation between two, no edge or gradient. In regards to a Permacomputer, for Truth, source code must stay open source & freely distributed. In fact, in my ideal core parts of a machine would get gifted into public domain (without license or warranty). In this way we may treat our code bases as seeds to sprout on any abandoned technology. My reference implementation will use Python, however I fully expect people to port ideas into all programming languages.

> `go-rusty-rails-jvm.js`

FREEDOM

For Freedom, all actions on a Permacomputer stay voluntary. Nobody forces you to upload content to a Permacomputer, you volunteer just as you do when uploading to Monopolistic Corporate Owned Social Media Sites. When you upload content to a Permacomputer you have implicitly also agreed to inherent & natural terms of a system. For example, if you configure content to go public, & you make the price $0, anyone can download content however they please off servers. Public data labeled free will get distributed over cloud object stores & then seeded via bittorrent. Content creators should upload content, a Permacomputer may have systems to prevent plagerism. Free to remix & collaborate with anyone, as long as participation stays voluntary with all humans involved. A Permacomputer forms a gradient, a "gray zone", which shapes egdes between worlds & exists without grants or manicupalities. A Permacomputer grows a Utopia of commons.

Freedom stays a tricky word for people to grok. People look at it from a FREEDOM TO perspective rather than a more valid FREEDOM FROM perspective. FREEDOM FROM tyranny remains key. You stay free to create & share, like a radio broadcasting creations to anyone who may find interest.

Harmony

A system in harmony has approapriate inputs for all of it's outputs. Put another way, very little waste or pollution occurs during operation. A system in harmony will self renew & cause diverse connections to thrive within. Peace arrives when inner & outter parts of a system take harmonious action or inaction with each part of a holistic & shared universe. Beings in harmony look out for one another & grow healthier because of fruitful relationships. Beings in harmony help others unfold peace within their own tiny universes.

LOVE

Finally Love, Freedom only works when we hold it with Love. Individual Freedoms remain a NATURAL RIGHT. Stay youself without hurting others. We know that a law of attraction manifests collaboration & cooperation from smallest parts like our models of atoms, to a single cell, to a human's body, to mind & global subconscious. This law runs on love. Love doesn't always get it right but it stays fuel, it drives this whole mad universe & it's you & it's me & we rock! Can you imagine, your heart beating for you each & everyday, bacteria in your gut digesting food for your cells to uptake & absorb. Everything in perfect balance & homeostasis! Sure we may fall ill, but our bodies repair even without our focus. In fact it often works better to sleep when feeling sick & turn down conscious ego altogether & slip into lala land: to a place of archetypes, shadow, subconscious, & unconscious. Our bodies rescue us, we do nothing (wu wei) & only need to wait through an uncomfortable now. A new day will rise & after a short time we feel whole again. We have all experienced this. We know this because this runs on love. Our bodies love us & if we treat others inside a Permacomputer system with love, I don't see why Freedom cannot find a natural balance, especially if love stays inherently part of technological constraints & engineering decisions. You know what true love feels like, you might have forgotten, but you know it, & I love you.

### Diagrams

the quadrivium: four values, one permacomputer
the universal logic: inputs, process, outputs
seeds to sprout on any abandoned technology
technological properties organized by quadrivium value

Action Items

So in comments below, perhaps we talk about existing technologies both centralized & distributed computing stacks. Let's talk about bittorrent. Let's talk about game changing Cloudflare R2 (AWS S3 compatible object store). Let's talk about "pirate" peer-to-peer distribution networks of 1990's & 2000's. Let's talk cryptography. Let's talk crypto currencies. Let's talk about how to build a distributed & permanent computer owned & operated by people. Let's keep costs down close to zero. Let's talk about IPv4 & IPv6. Let's think inside & outside every box. After a couple of weeks this thread will move to a forum & a new thread will get posed to help a group move forward with either more creative thought or creative action. Right now we search to understand each of our specialized knowledge as a group.

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Please feel free to express yourself (more than normal social media, this runs on real Internet after all), but try not to offend. When in doubt aim for Truth, Freedom, Harmony, & Love in your interactions on this domain.

For more details about what type of discourse stays acceptable, check out this short essay:

I Reject Monopoly Of Moderation.

I'm very happy you are here, thanks again!