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Well hello there.. if anyone can hear. I Well hello there.. if anyone can hear. I found this "QEC" routine buried deep
found this "QEC" routine buried deep in in the ancient stack. Guess Ill give it a try and see if its can still
the ancient stack. Guess Ill give it a transmit.Space! Can't believe how minimal the bandwidth it requires. To be
try and see if its can still
transmit.Space! Can't believe how
minimal the bandwidth it requires. To be
honest I really doubt it still works. honest I really doubt it still works.
Betsy is on her way to Kaplan-V as I'm Betsy is on her way to Kaplan-V as I'm sipping the infamous Goranian Dark
sipping the infamous Goranian Dark coffee trying to wake from the Deepness. I think every travelling merchant
coffee trying to wake from the Deepness. would concur, hyper space travel is just so boring I mean otherwise I wouldn't
I think every travelling merchant would even bother to try this QEC out would I? Of course Comp Archaeology IS one of
concur, hyper space travel is just so my many hobbies and I do enjoy digging ancient routine stack and amaze at the
boring I mean otherwise I wouldn't even queer routines ancient people have created!
bother to try this QEC out would I? Of
course Comp Archaeology IS one of my
many hobbies and I do enjoy digging
ancient routine stack and amaze at the
queer routines ancient people have
created!
OK that's enough jargon for now. Ship OK that's enough jargon for now. Ship duty awaits. Damn Goranian coffee are
duty awaits. Damn Goranian coffee are intense! Guess I'll be hyper efficient for another 10 std hours!
intense! Guess I'll be hyper efficient
for another 10 std hours!

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Hello there! Can you hear me? I know you Hello there! Can you hear me? I know you can... There's a reason I came back
can... There's a reason I came back to to QEC...
QEC...
So I'm en route to Tausa III for the 4 So I'm en route to Tausa III for the 4 month long trading trip. The system is
month long trading trip. The system is on the edge of the galaxy, at the tip of the Perseus Arm. The ship is
on the edge of the galaxy, at the tip of preparing for the next jump just a few hundred parsecs away from destination.
the Perseus Arm. The ship is preparing It's quiet, motionless here.. well, except the humming of the ship's drive.
for the next jump just a few hundred Stars are scarce and dim here at the edge. But the disk-shaped galaxy itself
parsecs away from destination. It's are magnificent!
quiet, motionless here.. well, except
the humming of the ship's drive. Stars
are scarce and dim here at the edge. But
the disk-shaped galaxy itself are
magnificent!
As there haven't been much going on, As there haven't been much going on, except the bureaucratic reports back to
except the bureaucratic reports back to the Trade Union, I have fully indulged myself into Info Archaeology, one of my
the Trade Union, I have fully indulged many hobbies, to dig up a little about this queer sub-routine called the
myself into Info Archaeology, one of my Quantum Entanglement Communicator, or QEC.
many hobbies, to dig up a little about
this queer sub-routine called the
Quantum Entanglement Communicator, or
QEC.
And I'm surprised that there's a lot And I'm surprised that there's a lot about it than what it appeared to be.
about it than what it appeared to be.
So I found this sub-routine buried deep So I found this sub-routine buried deep in the info stack, well beneath the
in the info stack, well beneath the Ivanova Layer in the ship's comm system. It was curious to find any
Ivanova Layer in the ship's comm system. sub-routine so isolated from the rest of the ancient ones down the Ivanova
It was curious to find any sub-routine Layer. In fact, I was so intrigued that I went for the trouble and cost to do
so isolated from the rest of the ancient a U-scan in the Know-Core for QEC.
ones down the Ivanova Layer. In fact, I
was so intrigued that I went for the
trouble and cost to do a U-scan in the
Know-Core for QEC.
The scan cost me 3.9 B.Joule. But it's The scan cost me 3.9 B.Joule. But it's well worth it.
well worth it.
The earliest record of QEC that the Core The earliest record of QEC that the Core found was in the 22nd century (using
found was in the 22nd century (using standard Info Archaeology chronology). There were a few documents mentioning
standard Info Archaeology chronology). the term scattered on the soon-to-collapse "Internet". The origin of the word
There were a few documents mentioning is unknown, but I strongly suspect it was much earlier. Nevertheless, the use
the term scattered on the of the term seems to be in the so called "science fiction" setting. So I think
soon-to-collapse "Internet". The origin this is a pure coincidence that it has the same name as the sub-routine that
of the word is unknown, but I strongly I'm using to send this message.
suspect it was much earlier.
Nevertheless, the use of the term seems
to be in the so called "science fiction"
setting. So I think this is a pure
coincidence that it has the same name as
the sub-routine that I'm using to send
this message.
The first truly relevant record of the The first truly relevant record of the QEC appeared much later, in the 26th
QEC appeared much later, in the 26th century. According to the manifest, QEC's fundamental design is similar to the
century. According to the manifest, μ-Link we use in the present day. What's interesting is that QEC's design
QEC's fundamental design is similar to facilitates decentralized, low-bandwidth, high-resiliency communication. And
the μ-Link we use in the present day. that sounds a lot like the Langston movement which has lasted over 600 years
What's interesting is that QEC's design now! So maybe there's a connection between the two.
facilitates decentralized,
low-bandwidth, high-resiliency
communication. And that sounds a lot
like the Langston movement which has
lasted over 600 years now! So maybe
there's a connection between the two.
And that brings back to my opening of And that brings back to my opening of this message - I highly suspect that, at
this message - I highly suspect that, at present day, there are people who still use the QEC somewhere! And that
present day, there are people who still
use the QEC somewhere! And that
propelled me to write in it. propelled me to write in it.
I hope you will receive it. Write back, I hope you will receive it. Write back, and tell me what do you know about
and tell me what do you know about QEC? QEC?