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BGI has WCG' "carte blanche" (full freedom/permission) to react on highlevel threats and hence receives TCTF alarms as well. | BGI has WCG' "carte blanche" (full freedom/permission) to react on highlevel threats and hence receives TCTF alarms as well. | ||
BGI wants a stealth attack on Mai and | BGI wants a stealth attack on Mai and therefore declares the alarm as code black (top secret, silencing it) before it has a chance to bubble up through all other TCTF offices. (In the name of national/WCG's security explanation are given at a later time.) The reason for not being presented at Griffin's screen immidiatly is that with time that alarm was given lower priority because of more probable vandalism. But BGI's Daodan taskforce is actively looking for such signals as Muro is more and more pissing them off. By now they know he has sister - another threat. | ||
This goes hand in hand with Iritscen's text: "After Chapter 8, Konoko is declared "rogue" and BGI sees that she is becoming yet another out-of-control Daodan host, so they begin to make moves against her." | This goes hand in hand with Iritscen's text: "After Chapter 8, Konoko is declared "rogue" and BGI sees that she is becoming yet another out-of-control Daodan host, so they begin to make moves against her." | ||
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Mai sent pulses of highly energetic microwaves to the satellites which redirected them as re-focused beams to the atmospheric conversion centers (ACCs) triggering a cascade of malfunctions and resulted in the destruction of the facilities the Syndicate had sabotaged. | Mai sent pulses of highly energetic microwaves to the satellites which redirected them as re-focused beams to the atmospheric conversion centers (ACCs) triggering a cascade of malfunctions and resulted in the destruction of the facilities the Syndicate had sabotaged. | ||
Normally, the satellites serve two functions and which does not include being a power source for ACCs because that would be highly inefficient. Instead, the satellites coordinate the ACCs worldwide and | Normally, the satellites serve two functions and which does not include being a power source for ACCs because that would be highly inefficient. Instead, the satellites coordinate the ACCs worldwide and therefore mitigate the toxin levels where it is needed the most. Secondly, the satellites radiate large areas of clouds in heights the ACCs can impossibly reach. While treating the air for the cities the ACCs also inject catalytic particles into the atmosphere destroying toxins. The microwaves form the orbital array provide the energy to accelerate the catalytic reaction. Also this heats up the particles so the stay longer in air. This practice stands in contrast to limit the global warming but is tolerated due to the lack of alternatives and the increasing CO2 rules for the economy. | ||
If the toxins in the upper atmosphere aren't treated they build up and hit the cities during changes in the weather which means days high toxin level the ACCs alone cannot cope with. The cleaning potential of the ACCs is in multiple ways limited so the satellites provide a support function. | If the toxins in the upper atmosphere aren't treated they build up and hit the cities during changes in the weather which means days high toxin level the ACCs alone cannot cope with. The cleaning potential of the ACCs is in multiple ways limited so the satellites provide a support function. | ||
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Spite the European Union's goal to show more united strength in the global power game, it remained a paper tiger compared to other super powers. The member states were constantly quarreling over domestic and foreign policy with no clear vision for their own position in the world. This "organized chaos", and the poor status of digitization in general and the missing ownership of companies for the digital economy (hence even more dependency to USA) were all hampering factors which made it very easy for China to pass the EU in power. | Spite the European Union's goal to show more united strength in the global power game, it remained a paper tiger compared to other super powers. The member states were constantly quarreling over domestic and foreign policy with no clear vision for their own position in the world. This "organized chaos", and the poor status of digitization in general and the missing ownership of companies for the digital economy (hence even more dependency to USA) were all hampering factors which made it very easy for China to pass the EU in power. | ||
China's ambitions are basically everywhere. They reached '''economic dominance'''. Ultimately China had created strong dependencies in the [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/economy/rcep-trade-agreement-intl-hnk/index.html Asian-Pacific region], in [[wp:China%E2%80%93Latin_America_relations|South America]], in the EU by having build a new silk road, dupe them in trade contracts, getting shares in key industries/companies [[wp:Desertec_industrial_initiative#High-voltage_direct_current_(HVDC)|including energy production]], farming their know-how for their own [[wp:de:Made_in_China_2025#Strategische_Zielsetzung_bis_2049|technological development]], in the end turning EU into just another export market. Also, [[wp:Africa–China_economic_relations|China invested]] so much into African companies, infrastructure, and military goods that they trapped [https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/03/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-africa/ Africa in debts] or shares and mostly removed European's and American's influence from the continent. China needed Africa also to outsource the production of low-value goods and get cheep raw materials. (For this reason later renegade US states and their military (New Confederations) had chosen | China's ambitions are basically everywhere. They reached '''economic dominance'''. Ultimately China had created strong dependencies in the [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/economy/rcep-trade-agreement-intl-hnk/index.html Asian-Pacific region], in [[wp:China%E2%80%93Latin_America_relations|South America]], in the EU by having build a new silk road, dupe them in trade contracts, getting shares in key industries/companies [[wp:Desertec_industrial_initiative#High-voltage_direct_current_(HVDC)|including energy production]], farming their know-how for their own [[wp:de:Made_in_China_2025#Strategische_Zielsetzung_bis_2049|technological development]], in the end turning EU into just another export market. Also, [[wp:Africa–China_economic_relations|China invested]] so much into African companies, infrastructure, and military goods that they trapped [https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/03/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-africa/ Africa in debts] or shares and mostly removed European's and American's influence from the continent. China needed Africa also to outsource the production of low-value goods and get cheep raw materials. (For this reason later renegade US states and their military (New Confederations) had chosen African territory for their proxy wars. They wanted to thwart China's growth strategy and hinder the installation of an all-enclosing WCG. The African states still remember [[wp:Scramble_for_Africa|Europe's phase of colonialism]] and hence have a somewhat open ear the NC's actual pretextual arguments but see it difficult not to continue trade with China.) | ||
The strongest dependencies China has created can be found within their new "domestic" Asian-Pacific market. One state after another became lost in China's economic and '''therefore political gravity'''. | The strongest dependencies China has created can be found within their new "domestic" Asian-Pacific market. One state after another became lost in China's economic and '''therefore political gravity'''. | ||
Having all this power China began to aim higher. By now they could risk being independent from USA if they really wanted to. Therefore '''selling all their US debts''' – sometimes named "'''nuclear option'''" – became a much less theoretical option for '''blackmailing'''. This had become mainly possible as China had a cold war with USA - forcing them to spend so much money in an arms race that the old super power almost reached its limit in serving its debts. China almost dead-raced USA as USA | Having all this power China began to aim higher. By now they could risk being independent from USA if they really wanted to. Therefore '''selling all their US debts''' – sometimes named "'''nuclear option'''" – became a much less theoretical option for '''blackmailing'''. This had become mainly possible as China had a cold war with USA - forcing them to spend so much money in an arms race that the old super power almost reached its limit in serving its debts. China almost dead-raced USA as USA had done with the Soviet Union. | ||
China's hacking campaign and bounty for US soldiers in Afghanistan had been just the sugar coating of a charm offensive to Russia who had been thrown out of Afghanistan decades ago by Al-Qaida that the CIA had build up.<!--Add more economic points here? | China's hacking campaign and bounty for US soldiers in Afghanistan had been just the sugar coating of a charm offensive to Russia who had been thrown out of Afghanistan decades ago by Al-Qaida that the CIA had build up.<!--Add more economic points here? | ||
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: "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." | : "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." | ||
So to counter the scenarios more effectively having less military for more GDP was very welcome although a phase of difficult transition was needed to be overcome: the physical structures being "butter and bacon" for many ([[wp:List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures|billions of dollar each year]]) | So to counter the scenarios more effectively having less military for more GDP was very welcome although a phase of difficult transition was needed to be overcome: the physical structures being "butter and bacon" for many ([[wp:List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures|billions of dollar each year]]), serving in military being a patriotic duty and being a tradition in many families. | ||
The American government was grinding their teeth but eventually agreed to the idea of a WCG. | |||
However, Eisenhower's idea of an "'''alert and knowledgeable citizenry'''" had been mostly '''replaced by a paranoiac world view''' where every man was a potential threat, a terrorist, who must be observed, tracked, analyzed and ranked. This world view was '''hold by all three super powers''' – like their increasing despite for independent journalists and whistleblowers. This meant a shift away from military towards a '''system of total surveillance''' and "[[wp:Social_Credit_System|social credit]]" to frame the mind of the masses. | However, Eisenhower's idea of an "'''alert and knowledgeable citizenry'''" had been mostly '''replaced by a paranoiac world view''' where every man was a potential threat, a terrorist, who must be observed, tracked, analyzed and ranked. This world view was '''hold by all three super powers''' – like their increasing despite for independent journalists and whistleblowers. This meant a shift away from military towards a '''system of total surveillance''' and "[[wp:Social_Credit_System|social credit]]" to frame the mind of the masses. | ||
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::[https://www.spektrum.de/news/vogelgrippe-das-naechste-pandemievirus-ist-vielleicht-schon-da/1875904 New viruses are everywhere available] in nature and can be made lethal in biolabs. As for known killer viruses like smallpox, its reconstruction would take less then <!--microbiologist David Evans, Edmonton, 2016-->[[wp:de:Pocken#Pockengefahr_nach_der_Ausrottung|100.000 credits and half a year of work for a small team]]. | ::[https://www.spektrum.de/news/vogelgrippe-das-naechste-pandemievirus-ist-vielleicht-schon-da/1875904 New viruses are everywhere available] in nature and can be made lethal in biolabs. As for known killer viruses like smallpox, its reconstruction would take less then <!--microbiologist David Evans, Edmonton, 2016-->[[wp:de:Pocken#Pockengefahr_nach_der_Ausrottung|100.000 credits and half a year of work for a small team]]. | ||
* Pandemics can also be triggered in insects. Extinction of bees have been discussed in other contexts. And while such an event would not drive humans into extinction it would still mean a severe problem. Also insects could be used as biological weapon. They could destroy specific flora: [https://www.darpa.mil/program/insect-allies DARPA]'s [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/crop-protecting-insects-could-be-turned-bioweapons-critics-warn Insect Allies] was identified as such a threat as it could be re-purposed. | * Pandemics can also be triggered in insects. Extinction of bees have been discussed in other contexts. And while such an event would not drive humans into extinction it would still mean a severe problem. Also insects could be used as biological weapon. They could destroy specific flora: [https://www.darpa.mil/program/insect-allies DARPA]'s [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/crop-protecting-insects-could-be-turned-bioweapons-critics-warn Insect Allies] was identified as such a threat as it could be re-purposed. | ||
* An asteroid impact could drive humans into extinction. The bigger the asteroid the more difficult it gets to prevent such an event. | * An asteroid impact could drive humans into extinction. The bigger the asteroid the more difficult it gets to prevent such an event. Therefore global teamwork is needed. | ||
* While a [[wp:Kessler_syndrome|Kessler syndrome]] itself is a serious threat, intentionally triggered it would slow down detection of killer asteroids and the launch of countermeasures. | * While a [[wp:Kessler_syndrome|Kessler syndrome]] itself is a serious threat, intentionally triggered it would slow down detection of killer asteroids and the launch of countermeasures. | ||
* Isotopes filtration technology (e.g. metal-organic frameworks and nanopores) could make it easy to produce [[wp:Enriched_uranium|enriched uranium]] for dirty bombs, [[wp:Operation_Argus|EMP]] or nuclear weapons - too easy for certain states, groups or eventually one day for individuals. | * Isotopes filtration technology (e.g. metal-organic frameworks and nanopores) could make it easy to produce [[wp:Enriched_uranium|enriched uranium]] for dirty bombs, [[wp:Operation_Argus|EMP]] or nuclear weapons - too easy for certain states, groups or eventually one day for individuals. | ||
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* Robots and androids could be a target for hackers and turn them against their "hosts". (SLD fall out of this category because their programming is more "hard-wired".) Also, any kind of mass production to create a loyal army isn't less concerning. | * Robots and androids could be a target for hackers and turn them against their "hosts". (SLD fall out of this category because their programming is more "hard-wired".) Also, any kind of mass production to create a loyal army isn't less concerning. | ||
* Amok-running AIs are mostly fiction but a rest risk remains and grows the more the technology matures. A "true global community" could limit such risk - for a while. | * Amok-running AIs are mostly fiction but a rest risk remains and grows the more the technology matures. A "true global community" could limit such risk - for a while. | ||
* Self-consuming capitalism: AI and robots let many people lose their job due to effects of competition and rationalization. | * Self-consuming capitalism: AI and robots let many people lose their job due to effects of competition and rationalization. Therefore these technologies are restricted until the political discussion has been ended. An unlimited use could eventually destabilize all WCG markets and hence the whole political and social system. (Could be avoided by taxes on digital businesses and robots.) | ||
* [[wp:Geomagnetic_reversal#Effects_on_biosphere|Geomagtetic reversals]] could damage electronics in satellites and anything at the surface and cause health problems for flora and fauna. It could also cause volcanism. Due to globalization the accumulated effects would put massive stress on markets and societies. | * [[wp:Geomagnetic_reversal#Effects_on_biosphere|Geomagtetic reversals]] could damage electronics in satellites and anything at the surface and cause health problems for flora and fauna. It could also cause volcanism. Due to globalization the accumulated effects would put massive stress on markets and societies. | ||
* Super-volcanos | * Super-volcanos | ||
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::Lobbies could use pretextual arguments to ban 3D printing in public (not including companies of course). However, a matured technology enables cheap products and spare parts since it reduces packaging, transport and storage costs. Also the goods are produced "on demand". This reduces overproduction (less raw materials, less energy) and recycling of unsold goods. | ::Lobbies could use pretextual arguments to ban 3D printing in public (not including companies of course). However, a matured technology enables cheap products and spare parts since it reduces packaging, transport and storage costs. Also the goods are produced "on demand". This reduces overproduction (less raw materials, less energy) and recycling of unsold goods. | ||
::The problem is not the technology but the mentality, the people who want to own weapons. That reminds to the discussion about the NRA in the USA. Theoretically it is correct that weapon itself are no problem but the people using them. However in real life the availability of weapons increase violence and a social climate of fear. You can even see it at the US police officers. Potential racist tendencies alone could never explain this. There is a reason why those officers always hold their gun ready: they are themselves in fear to get shot. | ::The problem is not the technology but the mentality, the people who want to own weapons. That reminds to the discussion about the NRA in the USA. Theoretically it is correct that weapon itself are no problem but the people using them. However in real life the availability of weapons increase violence and a social climate of fear. You can even see it at the US police officers. Potential racist tendencies alone could never explain this. There is a reason why those officers always hold their gun ready: they are themselves in fear to get shot. | ||
:: The murder rate (per 100.000 per year) in USA is 5. Germany has 0.7. USA has vast areas with low population numbers | :: The murder rate (per 100.000 per year) in USA is 5. Germany has 0.7. USA has vast areas with low population numbers therefore a second look at cities is helpful. [[wp:List_of_cities_by_murder_rate|Detroit has a murder rate of 40]] while [[wp:de:Tötungsrate_nach_Ländern#Liste_der_Tötungsraten_2013_für_ausgewählte_Großstädte|Berlin has 1]]. | ||
::The obvious interpretation is that availability of weapons creates crimes out of an existing potential of violence. | ::The obvious interpretation is that availability of weapons creates crimes out of an existing potential of violence. Therefore it should be task of politics to ensure social freedom by improving financial security (“minimum wage”), health insurance, integration of migrants, refugees and ex-inmates, and strongly promote education, so that the mentality of insecurity and hence the desire to own weapons – and therefore the potential misuse of 3D printers – is greatly reduced. | ||
:* [[wp:Organ_printing|Bioprinting]] a.k.a. tissue engineering (boosted by [[wp:Telomere|telomere regeneration]], [[Bertram_Navarre#Reality_soon_outruns_fiction_.3F|cell conversion]]) (problems: biological immortality, overpopulation, potential social destabilization) | :* [[wp:Organ_printing|Bioprinting]] a.k.a. tissue engineering (boosted by [[wp:Telomere|telomere regeneration]], [[Bertram_Navarre#Reality_soon_outruns_fiction_.3F|cell conversion]]) (problems: biological immortality, overpopulation, potential social destabilization) | ||
:** True reason why biological immortality is not intended: it is simply difficult to maintain because very cost-intensive. | :** True reason why biological immortality is not intended: it is simply difficult to maintain because very cost-intensive. | ||
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(WIP, talks are to be moved.) | (WIP, talks are to be moved.) | ||
Pensatore challenged Feng's | Pensatore challenged Feng's therefore China's philosophy. | ||
The discussion with Feng inspired Pensatore to create a globally acting AI named Gaia to support a new democratic system, a Biocracy. | The discussion with Feng inspired Pensatore to create a globally acting AI named Gaia to support a new democratic system, a Biocracy. | ||
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Pensatore (mirroring Italian, | Pensatore (mirroring Italian, therefore European/Western thinking) and Feng (mirroring Russian/Chinese thinking) have a friendly rivalship - but more friendly than rival. Their discussions and results are meant to mirror the '''necessary reconciliation between political systems to effectively fight against the threat of global killers''' ("great filter" events). | ||
Pensatory once asked by wary authorities about preventing global threats being just a pretextual argument to "improve" WCG, he half-seriously replies that ensuring human survival is a nice "bonus". | Pensatory once asked by wary authorities about preventing global threats being just a pretextual argument to "improve" WCG, he half-seriously replies that ensuring human survival is a nice "bonus". | ||
Recherche: | Recherche: | ||
* Xi's "Mao trauma" and | * Xi's "Mao trauma" and therefore motivations? | ||
* Are there any story-relevant Russian philosophers that add to Feng's worldview? | * Are there any story-relevant Russian philosophers that add to Feng's worldview? | ||
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* Mai's thinks of herself as his "little sister". (See Sturmänderung pulse console page.) | * Mai's thinks of herself as his "little sister". (See Sturmänderung pulse console page.) | ||
* Kerr was able to flee with Mai to the TCTF but not with Muro. Ergo, the kids were at different locations. | * Kerr was able to flee with Mai to the TCTF but not with Muro. Ergo, the kids were at different locations. | ||
** The most probable scenarios are that A) Mai was ill | ** The most probable scenarios are that A) Mai was ill therefore stayed at home that day. But that was not mentioned so scenario B goes. | ||
** B) The kids were different locations: Muro at the kindergarden, Mai at the nursery. | ** B) The kids were different locations: Muro at the kindergarden, Mai at the nursery. | ||