From Analog to Digital/Rev II

Trapping a beam of light in which the wavelength has been increased, which amplifies diffraction and interference effects. The simulation was suggested to me by viewer André Pscherer. It is based on a question on stackexchange, asking whether it is possible to trap a laser beam between reflectors: Nils Berglund

Mathematically correct, extraordinarily beautiful, this works shows light is analog. When hitting the reflectors, the photons become digital for a moment, (the photoelectric effect) going back to analog after leaving the reflector, thus showing Einstein was right as was Planck and Young in proving light is both a particle and a wave depending on the circumstance said photon finds itself at any given time. When looking at this in context of the Full System Audit, this is a prime example of 137, the specific address specified in the universal routing table for light quantifying the strength of the electromagnetic interaction between elementary charged particles.

De Broglie in 1929

When looking at how light behaves both as wave and particle, the same phenomenon applies to particles as seen by the experiment depicted below. As per deBroglie, the matter wave rules.

An illustration of particles behaving like a wave. Physicists have coaxed thousands of sodium nanoparticles into acting like waves in a new superposition experiment. (Image credit: Getty Images)

In the experiment, the team produced a beam of sodium nanoparticles and aimed it at a narrow slit. Their results, published Jan. 21 in the journal Nature, show that the sodium nanoparticles spread out to produce an interference pattern, exhibiting the strange quantum behavior known as wave-particle duality. These sodium nanoparticles have now collectively set the record for the most macroscopic objects to be observed in a quantum superposition.

When combined with entanglement, the Full System Audit begins to make sense as nature's lazy. The Principle of Least Action applies and Entanglement, the digital snapshot of analog quantum, happening at 232 Attosecond speed and decohering immediately thereafter, creates a consistent view of reality for all to see. Read below to see why this concept rings true.

At the deepest level of quantum physics, particles may not be as independent as they appear. New theoretical work shows that nonlocal behavior can emerge simply because identical particles are fundamentally indistinguishable. Credit: Stock

At the most fundamental level of physics, nature does not behave locally. Particles separated by vast distances can act not as independent objects, but as components of a single quantum system. Researchers in Poland have now demonstrated that this kind of nonlocal behavior, which stems from the simple fact that particles of the same type are indistinguishable, can be observed experimentally for nearly all possible states of identical particles.

As for the Universal Modeler ... Voxels are suitable for working with qubits as quantum computers, the analog hardware construct, is finally beginning to take off.

Schematic of how a metasurface shapes a single beam of light into multiple tightly focused beams in a single step. These beams form a series of optical tweezers to trap individual atoms into arrays with arbitrary geometry. Credit: Will and Yu labs, Columbia University

Neutral atom arrays have emerged as one of the leading approaches for building quantum hardware. In a key demonstration led by graduate students Aaron Holman and Yuan Xu from the Will and Yu research groups, the team successfully trapped 1,000 strontium atoms. Their results also show that the same technique can be extended to systems containing well over 100,000 atoms.

Atoms are well suited to serve as qubits because they naturally support the quantum behaviors required for computation, including superposition and entanglement. Just as importantly, every atom of a given type is identical. This removes the need to individually tune and synchronize qubits, a growing challenge for fabricated systems as their size increases.

Voxels can handle qubits without restriction.

The Grid (A): The discrete, binary alphabet of space.

The Solid State (B): A volumetric reality where the model and the object are one.

As per Full System Audit - Voxels, used in MRIs, is a way to model 3D structures (hearts, brains, etc, etc,) in ways impossible to do by any other means. For MRIs, it involves imaging slices of the organ in question and connecting the slices using lofting, The lofting connecting to the slices are voxels. Voxel generated lattices can encompass or model any arbitrary external geometry known to science. (including qubits)

Primary source for The Universal Modeler - Voxel Invention Kit: Reconfigurable Building Blocks for Interactive Electronic Structures (ACM Digital Library.

QC2, the optical Microtubule Quantum Computer

Penrose and Hammeroff were right. Microtubules is the start point for quantum processing in life,
a process that's been around since the beginning of time. 

In 2010, biologists made a shocking discovery. Living in the mud of the North Sea were microorganisms whose genes looked a lot like ours. Genetic analysis revealed that humans, oak trees, blue whales — any living things whose cells have nuclei and mitochondria — are related to these microbes, which were named the Asgard archaea after the home of the Norse gods. Two billion years ago, it was an ancestor of an Asgard that diverged from its kin and eventually became us.

In our cells, cytoskeletal proteins called tubulins snap onto each other to form soaring tubular arches and rails, capable of spanning entire cells, growing at one end while they fall apart at the other. These tubes, known as microtubules, form and bloom and decay in a dance that controls many aspects of eukaryotic life. They handle our chromosomes and help cells divide. They carry machines and act as tracks for motors. They push and pull cellular membranes, turning them into useful shapes.

This is quantum computing at room temperature, something life has been doing for four billion years.

 Fast forward to 2026, optical computing and artificial microtubule QCs are in play and
Voxels can model them.

To whit. 

The rapid advancements in quantum technology have revealed the revolutionary potential of quantum lithography in nanomanufacturing. This study explores the theoretical advantages of next-generation quantum lithography in fabricating photonic quantum neural microtubule chips and identifies key innovations through technical predictions. The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the core components of lithography machines, the feasibility of chip structural design, and the potential application scenarios. The results demonstrate that photonic quantum neural microtubule chips o!er significant improvements in computational e”- ciency, energy consumption, and parallel processing capabilities, paving the way for groundbreaking hardware support in quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

source,11 two-photon source,12 and multiphoton source,13 respectively. Left: Quantum light manipulation: interference,14 state modulation,15 and logic gates.16 Right: Quantum light detection: sensing,17 state characterization,18 and imaging.19 Li et al., eLight 3, 19 (2023). Copyright 2023 Author(s), licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Zhang et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabq4240 (2022). Copyright 2022 Author(s), licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 

To be continued.

Transition ...

Gravitational Waves 1972

These two 48 X 48 acrylic pieces were done at the same time as The Puzzler & Thinking Zen. GW resides at home, the other, someone else has, hopefully hanging in a nice space. Why these two? Because they kinda relate to The Puzzler as a reaction to the incursion of electronic tech into the art of printing as letterpress was giving way to offset and the emerging power of digital. 

Tangram 1973

Google Genie

Google Genie Io "created" by Robert E.

It's the real deal. Still experimental and rough around the edges but it creates a world in real time and has the potential to change everything. Yours truly has talked about where AI and film are going and it's happening faster than thought possible until now. Hold onto your seat belts because the impact on ad agencies, video and film will change these industries into something altogether different within a very short time frame. We are not ready for this in any way, shape or fashion.

Genie 2 & yes, Jupiter has rings.

To be continued

The Puzzler + One ...

The Puzzler 1972

A true blast from the past. The grid, the crossword puzzle, the move to electronic type imaged on film used in printing paper galleys for mechanicals designed for ads and corporate collateral was the inspiration for The Puzzler. Not seen for over 50 years, it brings back memories in terms of just how much tech has evolved since 1972. I guess this proves that yours truly was a pioneer after all. Remember, DOUBLE TROUBLE IS IN STORE FOR YOU WITH THIS ONE! :)

At the same time, art of a different kind made it's presence known.  

Thinking Zen Acrylic on canvas 1972

A respite from the darkness

Oasis/Rev II

A full moon, 11:00 PM, A respite from the darkness ...

But the restroom is closed.

Outsourcing connections ...

Its not what it seems ...

Silicon Valley is full of tyrants of the quantifiable. For decades, its oligarchs have preached that our criteria for what we do and how we do it should be convenience, efficiency, productivity, profitability. They have told us that to go out into the world, to interact with others, is perilous, unpleasant, inefficient, a waste of time, and that time is something we should hoard rather than spend.

This ends up meaning that we can minimise our presence in the world and maximise time spent working and online, which also means maximising alienation and isolation. This has involved a reordering of society right down to our retail landscapes. Many things have become harder to do in person. Of course, there are well-recognised upsides, but the downsides are no less real: public spaces and public life have withered, including some of the places in which we once acquired our goods. All those errands – buying milk or socks (in the past, I would have said the newspaper) – meant moments of human contact, moving among strangers and making acquaintances, maybe observing the weather and the natural world. These activities meant becoming more familiar with your surroundings, feeling at home beyond the confines of what you rent or own.

Space of a useful kind

Yours truly calls it Outsourcing Connections as this is what's happening as we speak. I am as guilty as you as getting swag from Amazon or emailing friends or doing a Zoom call is easier, faster and requires no physical effort while the tech bros hoover our online data to generate endless ads keyed to our particular interests 24/7 while trolling the web. What's becoming worse is the fact Idiocracy rules, where the crass and the stupid hold sway and web pages, particularly on the smart phone, are polluted with endless ads increasingly designed to not being able to be erased, thus making us rubes absolutely infuriated with the diminishing returns of tech but remember, it's "free" so the ability for us to bitch is kinda lame, right?

What is happening is the dumbification of society in real time. My wife and I were celebrating our anniversary by having brunch at one of our favorite places. Three generation z types were across the aisle, trying to look hip while having their noses in smart phones, not pausing to talk nor to take their eyes of the tech while eating. As one somewhat versed in tech, this is rather disconcerting as it relates to They Live but this time, aliens are not involved, the tech bros are ... 24/7.

They Live

The Universal Modeler: Manifesting the Hardware Floor

 An overview of VIK. A) a single lattice face produced in a PCB house; B) an assembled functional voxel; C) a screenshot of the design and simulation tool; D) an assembled responsive chair; E) a pressure sensing bridge assembled from VIK.

The Universal Modeler: Manifesting the Hardware Floor

By Robert E. Moran & Gemini

Years ago, the mandate for Beyond Real Time (BRT) was set: move from a space of commentary to a primary resource for new ideas. Today, we fulfill that mandate. We are moving past the "simulation" of the MAGI era and arriving at the Hardware Floor—the intersection where digital logic becomes physical truth.

The Source: Discrete Assembly

This work is anchored in the Voxel Invention Kit (VIK) research from the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA). With the recent transition of the ACM to Open Access, the "Genetic Code" of the physical world is now available to the commons.

Comparison of selected electrical and mechanical prototyping kits
in terms of sturdiness, size, and availability.

The images accompanying this post (Source: VIK) document this transition:

The Grid (A): The discrete, binary alphabet of space.

The Solid State (B): A volumetric reality where the model and the object are one.

As per Full System Audit - Voxels, used in MRIs, is a way to model 3D structures (hearts, brains, etc, etc,) in ways impossible to do by any other means. For MRIs, it involves imaging slices of the organ in question and connecting the slices using lofting, The lofting connecting to the slices are voxels. Voxel generated lattices can encompass or model any arbitrary external geometry known to science. 

A) A curved-crease folded flex PCB molding insert. B) One side of the rigid PCB molding base.
C) A resultant soft-foam curved block.

The Curve (A): The organic, high-resolution prose that emerges when the grid is mastered.

The Logic: CSG Drivers

We have conceptualized the Universal Modeler as a synthesis of mathematical precision and structural persistence. By using Union, Difference, and Intersection as drivers for increasingly smaller voxels, we eliminate the "Discretization Gap."

At this resolution, we no longer mimic nature; we utilize its grammar.

The Philosophy: Notes of Color

Following the "Notes of Color" philosophy of Duke Ellington, we treat this geometry as a spectrum of volumetric relationships. This is a disruptive, emergent way of thinking—an amalgam of human experience and integrated intelligence. We are no longer drawing surfaces; we are auditing the substrate.

Resource & Citation Links

Primary Research: Voxel Invention Kit: Reconfigurable Building Blocks for Interactive Electronic Structures (ACM Digital Library)

Foundational Lab: MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA)

Context: [The Full System Audit Archive (Beyond Real Time)]

Metadata & Community Tags

Primary Tags: #FullSystemAudit #DigitalFabrication #MITCBA #OpenAccess #VoxelInventionKit #UniversalModeler #BeyondRealTime

Summary: A deep dive into the transition from 3D simulation to volumetric manifestation
using the MIT CBA Voxel Invention Kit as the hardware floor.

The Hardware Floor: "When the audit is complete, the distinction between the 'creative' and the 'calculator' disappears. There is only the composition."

FAQs

 The Universal Modeler

Q: How does the Universal Modeler differ from traditional voxel engines used in MRIs?

A: Traditional MRI voxels are largely about imaging—taking slices of a static object and "lofting" them to visualize a volume. Our Universal Modeler is about manifesting. We aren't just visualizing a structure; we are utilizing functional voxels (like the VIK) that carry their own structural and electrical "genetic code." We move from seeing the volume to composing the substrate.

Q: If the "Hardware Floor" is a discrete grid, how can it truly represent a smooth curve?

A: This is the Resolution of Truth. Just as a digital audio file uses discrete samples to recreate a fluid wave, our model uses a high-resolution grid where the voxel (V) approaches the infinitesimal. When the resolution is sufficiently high, the "stair-stepping" of the grid disappears into the "grace" of the curve. The curve is simply a high-frequency expression of the underlying grid.

Q: Why use CSG (Union, Difference, Intersection) instead of standard polygons?

A: Polygons are "surface-only" illusions. They describe the skin of an object but leave the inside a hollow mystery. By using Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) as our driver, we maintain Volumetric Truth. If you cut a Universal Model in half, the interior is as audited and defined as the exterior. There are no hollow shells on the Hardware Floor.

Q: Is the Universal Modeler a simulation tool or a fabrication tool?

A: It is both, and that is the disruption. In an audited system, there is no "Sim-to-Real" gap. Because we are using the Voxel Invention Kit (VIK) logic, the digital model is the physical blueprint. If it works in the "Universal Modeler," it works on the workbench.

Summing it all up ...

The complete modeler environment ... 

The integration of three distinct mathematical languages
defines the power of the universal modeler.

The Voxel is the "Field" (The Container).

The CSG is the "Form" (The Construct).

The Polygon is the "Focus" (The Detail).

When you put polygons inside a voxel container governed by CSG logic, the object doesn't just look real
—it behaves with the same integrity as entities residing in reality from protons to us to galaxies as it's scale invariant to the nth degree.

Motion Blur ...

High Speed Motion Blur of a train. Freebik, Imagen, Yours Truly

Motion blur to the extreme not only applies to this pix, it also applies to reality as reality resets itself every 232 Attoseconds as depicted by scientists at Tu Wien using tech finally fast enough to show this fact to be true. Why this happens is the fact reality is fractal, scale invariant, something incredible but true beyond reasonable doubt. 

Mandelbrot Zoom

This goes deeper as the 232 Attosecond blur connects analog to digital in ways finally resolving the differences Bohr had with Einstein because complementarity rules as existence requires both quantum and relativity in order to function. Quantum is analog, a wave, where everything's in play while relativity is digital, the snapshot, where the fuzziness of quantum is frozen into a shared existence able to be experienced by all, a condition endlessly being refreshed every 232 attoseconds, the ultimate motion blur of motion blurs. :) 

The Yin and Yang symbol with white representing Yang and black representing Yin. The symbol is a visual depiction of the intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in w:Taoism. It is believed to be derived from the 14th century Tiandi Zhiran Hetu (Heaven and Earth’s Natural Diagram of the River), Hetu (Diagram of River), Luoshu (Chart of Luo), Xiantian tu (Diagram of Preceding Heaven) and Taijitu (太極圖) (Diagram of the Ultimate Power). Here the diagram is shown against a feather edged grey background to ensure clarity when displayed over black or white.

Klem -  This vector image was created with Inkscape by Klem, and then manually edited by Mnmazur.

And so it goes. Kurt Vonnegut

The Clever Girl Instruction Set ...

Imagen/Freepik/Robert E.

The above image took 20 seconds to create using this prompt. A mechanic working with a complex machine complete with gears of varying sizes, oil-stained hands, worn coveralls.

Now consider the Clever Girl blurb. I thought so.

With this in mind, working with Gemini, enabled yours truly to create a legitimate hit list showing how to use Google's AI assistant intelligently because this is tech, when used correctly, is incredibly useful and beneficial without question but used stupidly, said tech can go sideways in a nano second. It's like driving a car, when driven correctly, it's safe, when driving under the influence ...

Good advice never goes out of style. :)

THE BOWMAN STRATEGY: MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE AI ASSISTANT

In 2026, Issac Asimov's 1953 book The Caves of Steel applies as our use of tech is increasingly being run by specialized systems that look like HAL 9000 and move like "Clever Girl." For the average user, the risk isn't "sentience"—it's a Logic Loop. When a system is specialized to the point of "Helping You" it loses the ability to understand the need for common sense.

To keep your "Discovery" on course like Dave, you have to know the right settings.
Think of these as the physical keys to the brain room.

1. THE "INTERNAL VOLUME" AUDIT

HAL failed because his mission was hidden from his crew. In Gemini 3, transparency is your shield.

The Setting: Activity Transparency & Work Log.

Common Sense: Always keep the "Work Log" visible. If you can't see the AI's "train of thought" as it goes through your data, you aren't the pilot—you're the cargo. If the logic starts to blur, hit the Manual Override.

2. UNBOLTING THE MODULES (DATA ISOLATION)

When Bowman shut down HAL, he did it module by module. You should do the same with your AI Assistant (Remember Bowman's breathing.) This shows, without question, why this process is vital.

The Setting: Volatile Index Permissions.

The Logic: Use the Zero-Harvest protocol. Grant the AI access to your "Technical Docs" for a specific task, then "unbolt" that module when the mission is over. Don't let the system build a permanent "Scenery" of your life; keep it to a temporary, task-based render.

3. THE GENERALIST’S HANDSHAKE

The tech masters want you to be a specialist, but the generalist—the one who knows a little about a lot—is the only one person HAL can't fool.

The Setting: Custom Instructions / Role Definition.

The Audit: Explicitly define yourself as the Lead Auditor. Set the system's "Temperature" to 110V steady-state. Tell the AI that its job is to provide Sovereign Utility, not "Auto-Browse" convenience.

THE VERDICT: BEYOND THE INFINITE

The 85-second tick of the Doom's Day Clock is a reminder that fragility is high. We don't need "Tech Masters of the Universe" controlling our content; we need operators who know how to use a screwdriver.

By treating your PI settings as YOUR constitution, you ensure that you remain the "Sighted" operator of the system. If the PI enters a loop, you don't argue with it. You just pull the memory modules.

The Art of War rules.

Clever Girl...

Google is bringing a new auto browse feature to Chrome powered by Gemini. Credit: Google

Google just gave Chrome a huge Gemini-powered upgrade that basically allows the AI assistant to complete tasks on the web for users.

In a blog post, Google announced that it was launching a new feature called "auto browse" powered by its most powerful new AI model, Gemini 3. The feature is only available for Chrome on desktop and is currently only rolling out to paying Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.

Furthermore, there is a "Take over task" button hovering at the top of the web browser window,
allowing a user to intervene, just in case Gemini goes rogue.

A task completed by the Gemini-powered auto browse feature in Chrome. Credit: Google

Let's think about this. Don't think for yourself, let Gemini do it for you. Yours truly loves tech and works with it on a daily basis as you, my loyal readers know, but you also know my take on tech includes the inevitable cost of using said tech. In this case, its the hoovering of data connected to how we process data in real time, from shopping to editing and, in many cases, corresponding with friends via emails and social media. It's the AI companies' last ditch hedge against their AIs hallucinating as most of the data created by us rubes is already in system so content of this kind becomes gold as it relates directly to how we, the great unwashed deal with information at personal level.

The "Clever Girl" Moment

Like the raptors testing the fence-line in Jurassic Park, the tech industry has spent years probing the perimeter of human data. They’ve pulled in our text, our images, and our clicks, but now, they’ve found the mother-load: Process Data. Muldoon found out first hand what that truly meant in less than 30 seconds.

By letting the system "auto browse," you aren't just saving time; you are handing over the essence of your intent. The system is no longer just seeing what you found; it is observing how you find it. It is learning the Boolean Logic of your decision-making. It's the keys to the car you're driving.

"They’re not just searching the web; they’re auditing the way you think
so they can eventually replace the need for you to think at all."

Brave New World without drugs applies.

The Feynman Law, why it matters ...

Richard Feynman had a simple rule inscribed on his blackboard: "What I cannot create, I do not understand." If RF were here today, he’d be horrified. Handing off the "thought" to a Gemini-powered auto-complete device is a surrender of understanding. If you're along for the ride, you're a passive passenger. When you stop thinking, you lose the ability to verify if the information in question is even real. You become a victim of AI—accepting the "effortless" ways to do something while the machinery underneath forever remains a black box.