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

What are the possible ways to define a "Permacomputer".

Suppose we dream of technology, with many different ways to implement a shared computer of permanence (Permacomputer), built by the people for the people. Similar to using the tap for drinking water or AC Electricity to run machines. An always on computer by the people, for the people. One which stays durable, & easy to repair. One where all parts, all layers of abstraction remain accessible to the 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 the right patterns & designs to optimize toward the ideal positive steady growth state.

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

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

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

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

Our Universe runs on math, & math remains a natural right (even above public domain). The universe follows logic & always traces a trivium of inputs > process > outputs This logic holds the 0 & 1 or True & False. The separation between two, no edge or gradient. In regards to a Permacomputer, for Truth, the source code must be open source & freely distributed. In fact, in my ideal the core parts of the machine would be gifted into the 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 the ideas into all programming languages.

go-rusty-rails-jvm.js

For Freedom, all actions on a Permacomputer stay voluntary. Nobody forces you to upload content to a Permacomputer, you volunteer the same way you do when uploading to Monopolistic Corporate Owned Social Media Sites. When you upload content to a Permacomputer you have implicitly also agreed to the inherent & natural terms of the system. For example, if you configure content to go public, & you make the price $0, anyone can download the content however they please off the 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 the commons.

Freedom stays a tricky word for people to grok. People look at it from the FREEDOM TO perspective rather than the 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.

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 of the parts of the 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.

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 the law of attraction manifests collaboration & cooperation from the smallest parts like our models of the atom, to a single cell, to a human's body, to the mind & the global subconscious. This law runs on love. Love doesn't always get it right but it stays the 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, the 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 the conscious ego altogether & slip into lala land: to the place of archetypes, the shadow, the subconscious, & unconscious. Our bodies rescue us, we do nothing (wu wei) & only need to wait through the 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 the technological constraints & engineering decisions. You know what true love feels like, you might have forgotten, but you know it, & I love you.

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So in the comments below, perhaps we talk about existing technologies both centralized & distributed computing stacks. Let's talk about bittorrent. Let's talk about the game changing Cloudflare R2 (AWS S3 compatible object store). Let's talk about the "pirate" peer-to-peer distribution networks of the 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 the people. Let's keep costs down close to zero. Let's talk about IPv4 & IPv6. Let's think inside & outside the box. After a couple of weeks this thread will move to the forum & a new thread will get posed to help the 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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I Reject Monopoly Of Moderation.

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