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THE INFORMATION EQUATION
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The Information eQuation



                      THE INFORMATION EQUATION
                      ------------------------

              WHO / WHAT   +   WHERE / WHEN  =  WHY?! / HOW

                 item      +     location    =  everything !
                                            -----------------


    WHO / WHAT   +   WHERE / WHEN  =  WHY?! / HOW
     1     2           3      4         5      6

    Ah, but wait!  The full equation has seven (7) variables.  The first six
    create ONE UNIT OF INFORMATION.  I'm keeping W7 a secret for now :-(



                          THE INFORMATION EQUATION
                          ------------------------
                w1    w2         w3      w4       w5      w6
                WHO / WHAT   +   WHERE / WHEN  =  WHY?! / HOW    [[ W7 ]]
                   item      +     location    =   an answer    ----|----
                                                                    |
                       **  ONE UNIT OF INFORMATION **               |
                                                                    |
                                           the connection  ---------|





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The Information eQuation - FORMAT


    [ ex-1 ]
    Ben Franklin inventor of the lightning rod.
             WHO                          WHAT

    WHERE / WHEN > the colonies before the revolutionary war.

    WHY?! -- because God kept hitting houses with lightning bolts.  Oddly
             the clergy thought the devices unnatural and against Gods law.




                        [[ VERTICAL FORMAT ]]

              WHO    =   Todd Wheatley
              WHAT   =   information specialist, author, ...
              WHEN   =   at present
              WHERE  =   DFW metroplex
            ********
          [[  WHY?! ]]   to help people achieve their dreams
            ********
              HOW    =   run for president  (just kidding)
         ------------------------
              W7     =   LOBBYIST -- for the people



                        [[ VERTICAL FORMAT ]]

               Throw water on a fire; common sense, right! ??

               WHO         =   any person with common sense (?!)
               WHAT        =   electrical fire / chemical fire
               WHERE/WHEN  =   hopefully nowhere but accidents happen
          -------------------------
               WHY?!       =   to extinguish
          -------------------------
               HOW         =   NOT water ... remove oxygen (O2)
                                    use CO2, foam, dirt, ect.




                      Example  --  H O W
                      ----------------------
                      tab    +   TOP of can    =  to open / pull
                                                             |
                      item   +   location      =      why / HOW




     [[ SERIES FORMAT with Common Variables ]]

     WHO = container                     HOW    why= to OPEN
      // WHAT  ------------------------   |     ############
     child-proof                         \|/
        cap    +  top of bottle  =  press down & turn
     tab       +  top of CAN     =  pull tab or lift tab
     cork      +  top of bottle  =  pull cork       ---  W7 - (cork screw)
     bottle    +  top of bottle  =  pry top         ---  W7 - (bottle opener)
        cap  ------------------------------------------
     --------------------------------------------------
     tin CAN   +  TOP / bottom   =  HOW ?!  pull, pry, press ... or pray???




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The Information eQuation - SOLUTIONS




    [[ ANSWERS ]]
       -------                               W H Y   /  H O W
       -------                               -----      -----
       BUSINESS       +   inside your   =   answers  /  FREE MARKET  :-x
                            wallet

       SCIENCE        +   inside your   =   answers  /  SCIENTIFIC METHOD
                             brain

       RELIGION       +   inside your   =   answers  /  FAITH
                             heart

       POLITICS       +    "inside"     =   answers  /  DEMOCRACY
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                          inside your                   that's for me to know
       AI             +    computer     =   answers  / and for you to find out
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           (W7 Smart/Smart ASS)





          GOVERNMENT 101
          who/what         +      where/when     =       why/how
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          POLITICS         +       "inside"      =  answers / DEMOCRACY
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          anarchy          +         ????        =  no government

          WHAT= form of government                  HOW / why= answers
           /  --------------------                  |   ---------------
          chieftain        +     primitives      =  tribal law
          emperor          +   all too recent    =  Total control
          TOTALITARIAN     +  hopefully fading   =  Total control
          monarchy         +       ditto         =  CLASS CONTROL
          parliamentary monarchy  sucks to       =  CLASS CONTROL
          DEMOCRACY        +        ***          =  CONSENT
          representative democracy +  too long   =  `BUY' a representative
          direct democracy         +  it's time  =  1 man -- 1 vote
                                                    ---------------
                                   oops! 1 person, 1 vote ... sorry ladies




    SOLUTION SET  2.1.10  -  IRAQ I - timeline
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

                            WHAT
    Desert Storm AIR WAR / DESTROY        WHY = !!!
    ------------------------------------  HOW  ----------------------------
    early warning radar     +  time 0  =  Apache helicopters - missiles
    communications network  +  time 1  =  black jet - precision guided bombs
    command and control     +  time 1  =  ship launched cruise missiles
    air superiority phase 1 +  time 1  =  ship launched cruise missiles
    air superiority phase 2 +  time 2  =  F111 - laser guided bombs
    command and control     +  time 2  =  precision guided & "dumb bombs"
    electrical grid         +  time 2  =  special carbon filament bombs
    air superiority phase 3 +  time 3  =  F4 Wild Weasels & F15s
    transport routes        +  time 4  =  precision guided & "dumb bombs"
    counter battery & tanks +  time 4  =  A10 Wart Hog, F16 & others
    counter force           +  time 4  =  anti-personnel bombs ++ B-52 ++
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    counter terror (SCUD)   +  time 5  =  all means available
    demoralize troops       +  time 5  =  anti-personnel bombs ++ B-52 ++
    command and control     +  time 5  =  precision guided & "dumb bombs"
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ground assault prep     +  time 6  =  THE KITCHEN SINK
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               TOTAL TIME  6 weeks
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Desert Storm GROUND WAR +  Total Time 100 HOURS !!!!   WHY =   politics
                                                           HOW = "the Highway
                                                                   of Death"



    (2.2.8)     ECONOMIC FOLLY
    ----------------------------------- [ why ]
    automobile / investment +  rarely  =  USE
    automobile / liability  +  always  =  USE
    automobile / high price +    *     =  WASTE
    -------------------------------------------
    car / 45 MPG            +  Japan   =  required by law
    car / 35 MPG            +  China   =  required by law
    car / 23 MPG            +   USA    =  required by law
    -------------------------------------------
    Tata Motors    / $ 2500 + India.08 =  need
    General Motors/ $25,000 +  USA.08  =  want ?




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Information Matrix


                           IQ-2k Information Matrix
                           rev'd Dec.2021
                           ------------------------
                           
        * WATER *
        food/clothing/shelter        entertainment -----    RECREATION
    |------------------ || ------------- || ------------   food & drink  ---
    |   ART  *  architecture         [[      ]]               FASHION
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   WAR                     |    DEFENSE / crime         security           
    |   PHILOSOPHY              |    RELIGION                ocCULT
    |   LAW                     |    GOVERNMENT              policy - politics
    |   URBAN social science    |    EDUCATION               welfare                     
    |   ECONOMICS               |    BUSINESS                wealth    
    |---------------------------|                            ---------------
    |   BIOLOGY                 |    MEDICINE                health
    ||-------------------------||                            ---------------
    ||  SCIENCE                ||   [[ math ]]               state-of-the-art        
    ||------------------------ || ----------------------- ** TECHNOLOGY ^^
        food/clothing/shelter  || ---- fire                  ENERGY
     ------------------------------------------------------- ENGINEERING 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------    
        RECREATION                   sport                   ENTERTAINMENT
        
                 ** Industry ** 
                 ============================================
                 [[ history ]]   [[ current ]]   [[ future ]]
                 ============================================


    The Information Matrix is the starting point for finding and connecting
    * *   A N Y   * *  piece of information ever created.
    ---- * * * * ----------------------------------------


           ** NOTE : INDUSTRY is the embodiment of TECHNOLOGY thru ENGINEERING
    -------------------------------------------- ##############
    Agriculture             Aquaculture           Horticulture
    Mining                  ...
    ...                        ...
    CONSUMER PRODUCTS       SERVICES









                           IQ-2k Information Matrix
                           original 1999
                           ------------------------
        * WATER *
        food/clothing/shelter        entertainment -----    RECREATION
    |------------------ || ------------- || ------------   food & drink  ---
    |   ART  *  architecture         [[      ]]               FASHION
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    |   ocCULT                  |    RELIGION                PHILOSOPHY
    |** Industry **             |    BUSINESS                ECONOMICS
    |   DEFENSE / crime         |    URBANIZE/social sci.    EDUC. & WELFARE
    |   GOVERNMENT              |    LAW                     POLITICS/POLICY
    |---------------------------|                            ---------------
    |   MEDICINE     - vet.med. |    HEALTH      - nutrit    MENTAL HEALTH
    ||-------------------------||                            ---------------
    ||         math            ||    ENGINEERING - tech.     [[ SCIENCE ]]
    ||--------------------------------- || ----------------- -olgy -ics -try
        food/clothing/shelter           ||-  ENERGY
     -------------------------------------------------------    food &
        RECREATION                   sport                   ENTERTAINMENT
                 ============================================
                 [[ history ]]   [[ current ]]   [[ future ]]
                 ============================================




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Geotechnical Engineering Matrix



                 Geotechnical Design Flowchart
                 -----------------------------


 ?!                  GEOphysics                 soil
 -----------------|           -- Earthquake --- dynamics -|---  ENGINEERING
 Civil Engineering - Geoenvironmental                     |     PROPERTIES -|
 -----------------|           -- Cold region    ENGINEERING                 |
       Loading                -- Offshore       MATERIALS                   |
           Stability          -- Coastal       /         sand - noncohesive |
 Anchors        Reliability                  /  soil --| silt               |
 Earthwork           Engineering Geology \ /    |        clay - cohesive    |
 Stabilization    |--------------|       / \ Geomorphology                  |
 -----------------| GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING    |        sedimentary        |
 EARTH STRUCTURE  |--------------|              rock --| igneous            |
 BURIED STRUCTURE                soil        /      /    metamorphic        |
 RETAINING STRUCT.               mechanics        /                         |
 FOUNDATIONS      |---------------------|       gravel ------> CONSTRUCTION |
                  | Subsurface Analysis |                      aggregates   |
                  | Soils Testing  \----------  SOIL MODEL  ----------------|
 -----------      | Design ------------ | ------------------------- SOP
 Paper-trail      |---------------------|                            |
 -----------                                                         |
     |                                                               |
 "blue prints"   [  R E P O R T  ]   drilling logs , lab results , QA/QC




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COMMUNICATIONS Matrix



    COMMUNICATIONS -- Parallel Word Structure
    ----------------------------------------
    Assume:------------------- ? ------- current --- why ($$$)  Do Nothing
    Professional     ( WHO / WHAT ) + (WHERExWHEN) = how        Option
    END-USER -------------     ?        ON/OFF-line  ^^^      - w7 -
    ---------------------- COMMUNICAT_  ---------   translate  or Store for
      stochastic noise         ?                    INT'L/local   recall
            ^                  ?                    -----------------------
     ^ I/O Frontier ^     state-of-the-art  --  SPECIALIST (ant. Layperson)
      widely accepted     CURRENT PRACTICE  --        general practice
            ^             ________________
           fact            TECHNICAL base   ---------------------- OUTPUT
            ^   natural  ADVANCED TECHNICAL -----  I/O Frontier -- unknown
      -- THEORY -- law -- [ SCIENCE base ] ------  A R T   has no law
       (( truth ))        ----------------         ---------------------
           \/             INTERDISCIPLINARY  ---  base-line INFORMATION
           \/             ----------------  NOT who  -------------------
    CROSS-REFERENCE       hobby - interest (layperson) ------    NOISE
    -------------- I/O ------------------------------------- no storage --
    INPUT   [-- process --]   OUTPUT                /- BROWSE   long-term
    refresher   -------       reload information    ---- MEDIA  storage
    education   -------       new information       \- SEARCH      =/=
    revelation  ------------\ VALIDATE / ---------------------| null set |




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Input-PROCESS-Output




    The Life of a Building (project) -- by the Input-PROCESS-Output computer
    --------------------------------                                paradigm

              INPUT      -- PROCESS --     OUTPUT
    |------------------------------------------------------------------
    |      Application      DESIGN         Paper-trail
    |------------------------------------------------------------------
    |     Raw materials   CONSTRUCTION     Engineered structure
    |       Military      DESTRUCTION      Rubble
    |       History       RECONSTRUCT_     Symbol


    "Why do they call them buildings anyway? They are through building them.
    They should call them builts."                          (Gallagher 1980s)

    "If M&Ms melt in your mouth and not in your hands; what do they do, say,
     under your arm pits?"                                  (Gallagher 1980s)

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