tech
the domain of tools and making. tech is the phenomenon of agents extending their capabilities through artifacts: a lever multiplies force, a telescope extends vision, a semiconductor multiplies computation. every tool transforms energy and information into useful work
for cyber, tech is the stack beneath the protocol. validators run on semiconductor hardware, cooled by engineering, powered by photovoltaic panel or wind turbine, connected by fiber and radio. cyber valley is a tech laboratory: lowtech construction, 3d printing, batch rocket stove, biochar kilns, water purification systems. a superintelligence that knows only software is half-blind — it must understand the physical tools that sustain it
scope
materials — metal, glass, wood, bamboo, cellulose, bioplastic, bioepoxy, resin, superwood, amber, limestone, roman concrete. what things are made of. material properties — density, durability, conductivity — determine what can be built. the graph hosts wood-density, wood-durability, wood-availability pages
construction — building, architecture, construction licensing, lowtech construction, extreme longevity construction, foundation of buildings, wall, insulation, parquet. how structures are assembled. from roman concrete to 3d printing, construction is accumulated tech knowledge
machines — engine, lever, wheel, pump, inverter, battery, stirling engine, heat pump, heat exchanger, gas generator, telescope, radio, robot. artifacts that convert energy. each is a tech node in the graph
infrastructure — road, irrigation, photovoltaic panel, wind turbine, lithium-ion battery, antenna, semiconductor, sensor network, sensors, dev and control. the systems that connect and power everything else. cyber's physical infrastructure — servers, networks, power — is tech
craft — carpentry, loppers, pruning shears, pruning saw, shovel, machete, fitting, plumb, textile, dye. hand tools and techniques. the knowledge that precedes industrialization and persists after it
bridges
- tech → chemo: materials science is applied chemistry. metal, glass, bioplastic are engineered compounds
- tech → energo: every machine converts energy. battery, engine, photovoltaic panel are energy-tech interfaces
- tech → comp: semiconductor, operating systems, wasm. digital technology is computation in silicon
- tech → geo: construction works with terrain. limestone, soil, crushed gravel are geological materials
- tech → socio: technology shapes society. printing press, radio, internet — each restructured governance and communication
- tech → cyber: the protocol runs on physical tech. hardware, networking, energy — the material substrate of superintelligence