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    1 Vision / goal - A tool to amplify human ability

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    1 Vision - A tool to amplify human ability

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    -In short, this is what I want: +

    +Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
    +  - explore, understand
    +  - manipulate and compute on
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    +by extensively relying on:
    +  - realtime 3D graphics with immediate feedback loop
    +  - flexible and distributed computation and data storage

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    1.1 Perfect data storage and computation engine

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    -I hate to choose between good things. Figuring out a way to combine -below properties in one system would be beyond awesome. -

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    -(That`s the high level overview, details are slowly being worked -out…) -

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    1.1.1 Computation

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    • Lisp (programming language): +
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      2 Current status

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    • Formulated high-level vision / goal.
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    • Smalltalk (programming language / runtime): +
    • In the process of implementing some of building blocks:
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      • Everything is object. -
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      • On the fly modifiable / reprogrammable. -
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      • Anything can be suspended/resumed from persistent storage on the -fly. -
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    • Data storage engine.
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    • Hadoop (computation system): +
    • In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.
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      • Many individual connected computers behave as one big -computer. System is horizontally linearly scalable. -
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      • Programming abstraction and execution model that naturally divides -problems te be solved in parallel and result easily combined. -
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      • Data is spread across nodes, automatic failover, built in -resiliency. +
      • 3D engine demos
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      • Small pieces of code are automatically transferred to the node -that contains relatively big data that needs processing (network -efficiency). +
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  • System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required +and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :) +
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    1.1.2 Data storage

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    -See: Sixth data subproject -

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    3 Computation ideas

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    • Program - stored instructions for execution by computer. +
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    • Process - Currently running program.
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      • Relational databases: +
      • Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and +every dependent library. +
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        • Transactional +
        • Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at +low level in the system.
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        • Indexable / Quickly searchable + +
        • This allows: +
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          • Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking +already running processes.
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        • Easier migration of running processes between physical +computers.
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        • Git (version control system) -
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          • Versionable +
          • Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament +storage.
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          • Branchable / mergeable. + +
          • Possibility checkpoint/revert running process.
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          • Transparent cansistency, checksumming and deduplication. + +
          • Possibility to clone/branch running process.
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          • (Git as a database: -https://www.kenneth-truyers.net/2016/10/13/git-nosql-database/ ) +
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    2 Current status

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    4 Frequently Given Answers

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