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* [[U-Banks]] | * [[U-Banks]] | ||
* Users can customize their preferences for call settings, including how they like incoming calls to be broadcast (viseo, audio-only, etc). The computer will default to these settings unless the user specifies otherwise. <ref>Faith in the Service, Chapter 6</ref> These preferences can involve rules (so, for instance 'I prefer to receive my calls as two-way viseos unless I am in the shower, then I prefer audio only'). | * Users can customize their preferences for call settings, including how they like incoming calls to be broadcast (viseo, audio-only, etc). The computer will default to these settings unless the user specifies otherwise. <ref name="fits-06">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) |Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 6</ref> These preferences can involve rules (so, for instance 'I prefer to receive my calls as two-way viseos unless I am in the shower, then I prefer audio only'). | ||
*[[Telegems]] | *[[Telegems]] | ||
* Language implants were once a thing and were abandoned as 'too brute force' a solution. <ref>Farmer's Crown, Chapter 16</ref> | * Language implants were once a thing and were abandoned as 'too brute force' a solution. <ref name="fc-16">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) |Farmer's Crown]]'', Chapter 16</ref> | ||
* Well repeaters<ref name="wiw-03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 3</ref> | * Well repeaters<ref name="wiw-03">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 3</ref> | ||
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==Security and Encryption== | ==Security and Encryption== | ||
* 'Palm-swipe' authentication. <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 11</ref><ref name="sota-13">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | * 'Palm-swipe' authentication. <ref name="ar-11">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 11</ref><ref name="sota-13">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | ||
* Fingerprint scanning<ref name="sota-01">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 1</ref> | * Fingerprint scanning<ref name="sota-01">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 1</ref> | ||
* Iris scanning <ref name="sota-01" /> | * Iris scanning <ref name="sota-01" /> | ||
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**Dampeners: allows someone to dampen their own brainwave response | **Dampeners: allows someone to dampen their own brainwave response | ||
*Decryption box: Automatically decrypts encryptions, given enough time<ref name="steel" /> | *Decryption box: Automatically decrypts encryptions, given enough time<ref name="steel" /> | ||
* Lisinthir pays for a drink at one point with a 'palm-swipe'. <ref | * Lisinthir pays for a drink at one point with a 'palm-swipe'. <ref name="ar-11" /> | ||
*"Scrapers," data mining bots<ref name="sota-10">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 10</ref> | *"Scrapers," data mining bots<ref name="sota-10">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 10</ref> | ||
Need something here about encryption types and real-time ("well-pushed") streams. | Need something here about encryption types and real-time ("well-pushed") streams. | ||
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*[[Tablets |Data tablets]] | *[[Tablets |Data tablets]] | ||
*Data wands<ref name="dl">''[[Dark Lighthouse (Fiction) |Dark Lighthouse]]''</ref> | *Data wands<ref name="dl">''[[Dark Lighthouse (Fiction) |Dark Lighthouse]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Pelted Fashion#Eye Films |Eye | *[[Pelted Fashion#Eye Films |Eye films]] | ||
*Repeaters | *Repeaters | ||
*Sendaine storage lockers (locked in some specific way? Mentioned in Earthrise) | *Sendaine storage lockers (locked in some specific way? Mentioned in Earthrise) | ||
*Stasis discs | *Stasis discs | ||
*Stasis pins | *Stasis pins | ||
*Antigrav parachutes, consisting of a small but right T-shaped frame on the back and chest<ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) |Leadership Lessons]]"</ref> | *Antigrav parachutes, consisting of a small but right T-shaped frame on the back and chest<ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) |Leadership Lessons]]"</ref> | ||
*Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.<ref name="leadership" /> | *Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.<ref name="leadership" /> | ||
* Info-stops: appear to be something like a combination tourist bureau and public Internet kiosk. Come with privacy shields.<ref name="twouniforms">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Two Uniforms"</ref> | * Info-stops: appear to be something like a combination tourist bureau and public Internet kiosk. Come with privacy shields.<ref name="twouniforms">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Two Uniforms"</ref> | ||
* Gyms have an anti-injury system that prevents people from connecting with one another (or disperses some of the force of their blows). <ref | * Gyms have an anti-injury system that prevents people from connecting with one another (or disperses some of the force of their blows). <ref name="ar-11" /> | ||
* quick-stick glue! Kits can use it to glue their dads' offices shut. Not naming any names here. <ref> | * quick-stick glue! Kits can use it to glue their dads' offices shut. Not naming any names here. <ref name="ar-11" /> | ||
* Antigrav dollies<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 26 August 2020
An overview of common technologies in the Alliance.
Metals and Material Sciences
- Breathnache, an extremely hard, tough clathrate substance that can be sharpened to a very fine edge; it can cut stone, metal, and transmetal alloys, and can scratch diamond. Constructed atom by atom[1]. Used for applications like starship structural pieces[2], as well as for Alysha Forrest's replacement claws[1]
- crete
- Flexglass: Commonly used in construction, except where aesthetics require real glass or crystal. Extremely difficult to break; even the commercial variants are far stronger than metal, and the industrial variants are usedfor starship windows.[3][4]
- Meredium, an extremely expensive white metal, comparable in price to breathnache. Meredium is combined with gold in an alloy called "ice gold," of which Alysha Forrest's earrings are made.[5]
- Grav-countering for moving heavy objects[6]
Power
- Gem grids
- Generators
- Forms of power (anti-matter, solar collector, etc)
Genies
See Genies.
Transportation
Ship Technology and Well Drives
See Ship Technology.
Medical Technology
See Alliance Medical Technology
Military Technology
See Alliance Military Technology.
Visual and Holographic Technology
- 3deo
- Viseo
- Solidigraphs
- Dominoes and Roquelaures
Maintenance
- Every system in the Alliance appears to have a system dedicated to monitoring whether it's working, so never forget: it might be broken, or the thing that is reporting whether it's broken or not might be broken, check both
Communication and Information
- U-Banks
- Users can customize their preferences for call settings, including how they like incoming calls to be broadcast (viseo, audio-only, etc). The computer will default to these settings unless the user specifies otherwise. [8] These preferences can involve rules (so, for instance 'I prefer to receive my calls as two-way viseos unless I am in the shower, then I prefer audio only').
- Telegems
- Language implants were once a thing and were abandoned as 'too brute force' a solution. [9]
- Well repeaters[10]
Technological Audible Feedback
- low single sustained notes- 'working'
- rising arpeggios - opening contact
- falling arpeggios - closing contact
- chime - 'alert/attention/work complete'
- chirp - acknowledgement of a command[11]
Security and Encryption
- 'Palm-swipe' authentication. [12][13]
- Fingerprint scanning[14]
- Iris scanning [14]
- Brain-wave security technology: provide an input (an image or sound) and match the user's brain waves to the recorded brain waves, creating a unique response "fingerprint"[15][14]
- Projectors: allow someone to record and replay another set of brainwave responses. Small enough to sit on a lap, becomes warm and vibrates when in use.
- Dampeners: allows someone to dampen their own brainwave response
- Decryption box: Automatically decrypts encryptions, given enough time[15]
- Lisinthir pays for a drink at one point with a 'palm-swipe'. [12]
- "Scrapers," data mining bots[16]
Need something here about encryption types and real-time ("well-pushed") streams.
Minor Tech
- Solid state memory flats[17]
- Wristlights[17]
- Data tablets
- Data wands[18]
- Eye films
- Repeaters
- Sendaine storage lockers (locked in some specific way? Mentioned in Earthrise)
- Stasis discs
- Stasis pins
- Antigrav parachutes, consisting of a small but right T-shaped frame on the back and chest[19]
- Snowplow generators, which create a field that either pushes debris away from the ship or vaporizes it. Not necessary while in Well.[19]
- Info-stops: appear to be something like a combination tourist bureau and public Internet kiosk. Come with privacy shields.[4]
- Gyms have an anti-injury system that prevents people from connecting with one another (or disperses some of the force of their blows). [12]
- quick-stick glue! Kits can use it to glue their dads' offices shut. Not naming any names here. [12]
- Antigrav dollies[20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alysha's Fall, "A Cold and Gentle Dark"
- ↑ Second, chapter 8
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 5
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alysha's Fall, "Two Uniforms"
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "The Piece that Makes the Difference"
- ↑ Dark Lighthouse
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Impetus"
- ↑ Faith in the Service, Chapter 6
- ↑ Farmer's Crown, Chapter 16
- ↑ Who is Willing, Chapter 3
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 2
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Amulet Rampant, Chapter 11
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 13
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Alysha's Fall, "Steel"
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 10
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 7
- ↑ Dark Lighthouse
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Leadership Lessons"
- ↑ Even the Wingless, Part One