For the purposes of the story, it’s simplest to presume that, in the world of the Commonwealth, development of machine-based technology takes place at essentially the same pace and sequence, and with much the same developers, as in our own timeline. For example, steam-powered industrial pumps begin to be available by the end of 17th-century;…
For the purposes of the story, it’s simplest to presume that, in the world of the Commonwealth, development of science takes place at essentially the same pace and sequence, and with much the same developers, as in our own timeline. Within the Commonwealth itself, though, there are some significant sources of difference: the egalitarian sociopolitics…
(For simplicity’s sake, and to leave consistent anchors back into our own timeline, I’ve assumed in the Viner Codex series that the line of kings and queens in Britain – the monarchy – is exactly the same as in our timeline. In the Commonwealth, however, the role of the monarchy is radically different than in…
(For simplicity’s sake, and to leave consistent anchors back into our own timeline, I’ve assumed in the Viner Codex series that the line of kings and queens in Britain – the monarchy – is exactly the same as in our timeline. In the Commonwealth, however, the role of the monarchy is radically different than in…
One of the foundational principles of the Commonwealth, as derived from the Agreement of the People, is that religion is a private matter, a personal responsibility. This means that there can be no mandated ‘official religion’ anywhere in the Commonwealth. A given religion cannot, and, by law, must not, be imposed on anyone else; there…
Technology a human-oriented technology (rather than people as ‘cogs in the machine’ science and technology in / as an interaction with underlying culture changing relationship with technology as it moves closer to sentience / becomes sentient – ethics of sentient technology gendering of technology – e.g. vinery tending to be seen as more ‘feminine’, steam…
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