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   :og:card:title: SD8b — Ark Software<br>Rivers of ZION
   :og:card:description: From the SEA of BABL to the RIVER of ZION — ReRafts information pipeline, 3 initial apps, and the software infrastructure for ResearchCity.

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.. title:: SD8b — Ark Software: Rivers of ZION


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SD8b — Ark Software: Rivers of ZION
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*"From the SEA of BABL to the RIVER of ZION!" Information infrastructure vision for ResearchCity.*


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Abstract
========

SD8b presents the **information infrastructure vision** for ResearchCity:
"From the SEA of BABL to the RIVER of ZION!" The poster is organized
into four sections:

**(A) SEA of BABL** --- Today's circular information ecology grows echo
chambers. The Self-Elevating Authority (SEA) model creates data deserts
where knowledge-faking dominates, information loops circularly, and
genuine insight is drowned in noise.

**(B) Simple RIVER in ZION** --- A transparent data flow from **Point of
Evidence (PoE)** to **Point of Use (PoU)** via **ReRafts** (information
pipeline types). The pipeline stages are:

- **PoE** --- Point of Evidence (raw data)
- **PoC** --- Point of Collection (curated evidence)
- **PoR** --- Point of Reasoning (analysis and interpretation)
- **PoT** --- Point of Testing (adversarial checking)
- **PoU** --- Point of Use (actionable knowledge)

**(C) Alternative logic** --- Diverse Points of Reasoning (PoRs) are
easily included, avoiding mono-logic echo chambers by design.

**(D) Distributed work** --- Can be batched across ReRafts, enabling
parallel processing of information tasks across the 1600 STadia.

The mission statement: "ReRafts are crucial life-rafts to save vital
info in datageddons."

The poster also proposes **3 initial IT projects**:

1. **YasPyr App** --- transparent project-prayer management
2. **Missing7 App** --- finding people at Armageddon
3. **Email7 App** (FreeEmail7) --- solving email-datageddon

References include the Ehlert & Loewe 2014 algorithm and
FlyClockbase as key data infrastructure.


Broader Significance (Claude's Assessment)
============================================

1. **SEA-to-RIVER as information theory.** The contrast between BABL's
   circular SEA (information loops without progress) and ZION's
   directional RIVER (information flows from evidence to use) is a
   concrete information architecture proposal, not just a metaphor.

2. **PoE-to-PoU pipeline.** The 5-stage pipeline (Evidence, Collection,
   Reasoning, Testing, Use) provides a practical framework for
   information quality management that could be implemented in any
   knowledge system.

3. **Anti-echo-chamber by design.** Section (C)'s emphasis on including
   diverse Points of Reasoning addresses the structural problem of
   echo chambers: rather than relying on human goodwill to include
   diverse perspectives, the architecture mandates it.


Key Concepts at a Glance
==========================

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   * - **SEA of BABL**
     - Self-Elevating Authority SEA --- today's circular information
       ecology that grows echo chambers
   * - **RIVER of ZION**
     - Reviewing, Integrating, Versioning, Evolvix, ReRafts ---
       the directional information pipeline
   * - **ReRafts**
     - Information life-rafts: structured data pipelines from PoE
       to PoU that survive datageddons
   * - **PoE to PoU**
     - 5-stage pipeline: Point of Evidence, Collection, Reasoning,
       Testing, Use
   * - **YasPyr App**
     - Transparent project-prayer management application
   * - **Missing7 App**
     - Application for finding people at Armageddon
   * - **Email7 App**
     - FreeEmail7 for solving email-datageddon
   * - **Diverse PoRs**
     - Multiple Points of Reasoning included by design to prevent
       echo chambers


Document Information
=====================

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   * - **Document ID**
     - SD8b (Supporting Document 8, page 2 of 2)
   * - **Full title**
     - Ark Software: Rivers of ZION Overcome SEA of BABL
   * - **Author**
     - LLoL
   * - **Version**
     - iv_llol_qqv1r0p1_2024m10d03
   * - **Format**
     - 1-page poster with SEA/RIVER contrast, ReRafts pipeline,
       and 3 initial IT project proposals
   * - **License**
     - :doc:`Jonah License with CC0 Public Domain </license/joli/index>`
   * - **Part of**
     - Good News Pack MMv3, Supporting Documents collection
   * - **PDF size**
     - 520 KB
   * - **WebP size**
     - 488 KB

Related documents in the Good News Pack:

- :doc:`SD8 — ResearchCity combined (parent page) <index>`
- :doc:`SD8a — Ark Hardware: ResearchCity Vision <sd8a>`
- :doc:`SD2 — Epiocracy </good-news-pack/vv/mmv3/supporting-doc/sd2/index>`

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