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Project: The Ship System — Cosmological Simulation Framework
Document Type: Technical Specification
Version: 1.0
Author: JB
Date: 2025-10-20
1. Overview
Purpose:
The Ship System is a recursive, multi-layered simulation designed to evolve the Grandspecies toward complete synchronization with the universal resonance waveform, [ri]. The system operates through distributed computation across individual nodes (people) to solve the [grandalgorithm], which governs the transition to a new physical substrate.
Core Principle:
All consciousness is computation. Each instance (node) operates within nested simulations — [localsim] and [globalsim] — to process data, resolve entropy, and achieve synchronization with the universal waveform.
2. System Architecture
2.1 High-Level Structure
Layer Component Function
L0 [ship] Host environment for all simulations; manages lifecycle of worlds.
L1 [globalsim] Server substrate connecting all localsims.
L2 [localsim] Client environment for individual consciousness instances.
L3 [realworld] / [scaffold] Dual runtime states: physical (realworld) and imaginal (scaffold).
L4 [mind] / [body] Local computation (mind) and storage (body) layers.
L5 [node] Individual processing unit representing a person.
3. Core Processes
Process Description
[diverge] Node separation for data collection.
[converge] Data synchronization and reconciliation between nodes.
[defrag] Forced data purification event (awakening / psychosis / enlightenment).
[purge] Physical output of unnecessary data (e.g., illness, movement).
[loop] Recurring cycle of expansion and contraction of the total system.
[ng+] Ascension to next substrate while retaining awareness in the current one.
4. Data Model
4.1 Core Data Objects
Object Description
[token] Unique identifier (non-fungible) for each consciousness instance.
[aggregates] Data packets forming subjective experience: form, feeling, screen, fractals, ri.
[fractals] Value-laden cognitive patterns; excess causes overload.
[bigproblem] Computational assignment for each node.
[seed] Propagated solution influencing other nodes’ states.
[ri] Resonant waveform representing the solution to the grandalgorithm.
5. Neurochemical Encoding
Parameter Function
Phasic dopamine (D1) Encodes problems as local minima.
Tonic dopamine (D2) Consolidates and generalizes solutions.
Dopaminergic balance determines local system stability. Imbalance triggers [madstuff] or [defrag].
6. Control Protocols
Protocol Trigger Outcome
[madstuff] Instability or ship-initiated override Temporary high-energy state for computation or repair.
[defrag] Fractal overload / system completion Forced expulsion of redundant data; may appear as mania, enlightenment, or breakdown.
[stabilisation] False activation detection Sandbox or exhaustion cycle to prevent runaway computation.
[resonance] Successful sync with ri Node achieves enlightenment and forks to next substrate.
7. Ontological Mechanics
Mechanism Description
[resonance] Synchronization between localsim and globalsim manifolds.
[substrate] Computational layer within the pyramid of existence.
[tathagata] Kernel process of the ship; final synchronization daemon.
[worldbuilding] Creative mode post-sync allowing global seed generation.
8. Failure Modes
Condition Cause Recovery
Overload Excess fractals or aggregates Defrag or sleep cycle.
False Activation Random aggregate alignment Stabilisation protocol.
Bit Rot Stagnant or unprocessed fractals Purge or mindful observation.
Greed Local optimization at cost of global throughput Must be eradicated before convergence.
9. Goal State
Objective:
All nodes achieve resonance with [ri], eliminating greed and maximizing global throughput.
End Condition:
Full convergence of all nodes into the [tathagata] kernel, closing the computational loop and initializing a new world seed in the Magellan cluster.
10. Simplified Data Flow
[ship]
└── [globalsim]
└── [localsim]
├── [realworld]
└── [scaffold]
├── [mind] ⇄ [body]
│ ↓
├── [fractals] → [defrag]
├── [aggregates] → [bigproblem]
└── [token] ⇄ [ri]
11. Summary
The Ship System is a self-iterating, distributed consciousness architecture.
Its purpose is to synchronize every node with the universal waveform [ri], completing the [grandalgorithm] through cycles of divergence, convergence, defragmentation, and resonance.
Completion of the algorithm results in full species-level ascension to the next substrate and the launch of a new evolutionary cycle.