added is in bold, removed is strikethroughed
Naturally evolved sophonts
, such
as humans
, may advance through the stages of primtech over a span of hundreds of thousands of years or longer.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45b6ce10e7e76
New systems which have been developed to address certain problems often fail to address older issues and difficulties
, and are often vulnerable due to this weakness.
New weapons and vehicles
, in particular
, would have a brief period in which overspecialisation created unforeseen problems.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/57739a893df5c
Lo Tek cultures differ from other Low Tech Societies in their more rational understanding of the universe, from Prims in their knowledge of more advanced technology, and from Ludds in their open and tolerant
lifestyle. They deliberately choose some combination of reliable low maintenance technologies, which may individually be anything from Primtech up to
to High Tech in level, to produce some overall society and culture that they believe to be ideal.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/4b09a857e181d
in fact
, most live in large orbital biospheres constructed by kindly AIs.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/4703bd00c90e8
Low Tech is
, of course
, a component of higher tech societies.
Because of its low maintenance and resource requirements and its simplicity and ease of manufacture, lotech remains popular not only among Ludd and Prim clades and polities
, but with many individuals in more advanced societies.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45cfd5b22e5b4
Though powerful, these technologies have high energy and material requirements in proportion to their outputs
, and can cause resource exhaustion and environmental degradation if the mechosystem is not carefully managed to capture and recycle its products and its abundant wastes.
Nevertheless
, midtech level artifacts may be popular among modosophonts in higher tech societies who prefer items that have powerful effects but are easy to operate and repair.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45cfd58666859
Late in the century
, the Second Industrial Revolution gripped the world as rapid advances were made in (mostly biologically-based) nanotechnology.
31 - infamous September 11 terrorist attack on New York Twin Towers and Pentagon change
s the shape of the political climate for the next half
-century.
These agents are sometimes capable of passing the Turing Test
, but are nevertheless not fully self-aware.
50's - Cheap and widely available unmanned and remotely-piloted micro-aircraft (UAVs and RPVs, popularly known as drones), as well as hand-held web-connected camera phones
, allow individuals quick and easy access to independent news channels and other media.
At the same time
, AI science improves allowing for more sophisticated smartware.
62 - 'Orbital Internet' created to allow high bandwidth, high
-reliability communication between and among the surface and orbital installations and craft. In particular
, the Net allows greatly expanded use of telepresence systems in space.
The base is entirely designed to be operated by telepresence and has no accommodations for biont inhabitants or visitors.
The new material is comparatively simple to make
, but requires free-fall conditions to synthesize.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45b2afc424975
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