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GLOSSARY:

anima (n.) : the measurable soul.

borehole (n.) : (of chronotics) a narrow tunnel of eliminated chronal strata now occupied by undecided future spacetime with a new “present” layer at its bottom. This new layer is causally isolated from the rest of present spacetime.

cenote (n.) : a sinkhole in chronal strata.

compact (adj.) : (regardinrg noöses) a mind that wields a “life sized” scale of computational power, i.e. comparable to local wildtype brains.

chronal strata (n.) : sedimentary past spacetime.

chronotics (n.) : the study of the growing block universe.

colic (adj.) : possessing wetware.

large (adj.) : (regarding noöses) a mind that wields above a wildtype scale of computational power, such as via a tight network of compact minds.

mesh (n.) : a type of colic wetware that requires permanent encasement and life support.

mustard (n.) : a seedlet specialized in detecting and filtering semiohazards.

noösis (n.) : (plural: noöses) a mind with an anima.

nootics (n.) : the science of mental architecture.

seedlet (n.) : sapient artificial intelligence.

semiohazard (n.) : a set of information that, when encoded into a stimulus, may evoke a destructive response in a perceiver.

Throneroom (n.) : the coronal home planet.

wildtype (adj.) : (regarding genetic or nootic condition) occurring in nature.

Psychesoma — Struggling ex-model in neutral nation. Currently housed by Noumena while they financially, physically, and emotionally recover.

Noumena — Fortress of a person with an unknown job. Philanthropic streak. History of violence.

Boytoy — Drafted US soldier. Future fodder.

MOUS — Heavily mechanically augmented reconnaissance agent. Hardly conscious.

Intel — Nootically engineered info absorbtion agent. Gleefully passionate about dossier construction.

Molar — Lethal close quarters combat agent. Dozy until activated. Apathetic but easy to control.

Sunflower Florets 1 & 2 — Entwined mesh clones of a single genetic donor who was an esteemed pilot. Grown as expendable pilotware for a spy jet.

Sunflower Floret 3 — The permanent onboard seedlet overseer of Florets 1 & 2. Tentatively emotionally attaching to the meshes.

Balanceaban — War logistics and research manager for México. Dislikes human suffering so has prioritized weapon lethality.

GOSSIP RING — Surveillance satellite housing a dozen nootically linked meshes.

Cygnet — US tactical and civic health coordinator seedlet. Young (~3 years old) and panicking at its insurmountable task of saving the collapsing nation.

GOD’S FAVORITE — Cenote sensor with a seedlet-human mesh operator system. Designed to blast chronal strata with high energy particles to create boreholes.

Last Lamb — High-volume scientific testing mustard. Public figure known for their regular communication of semiotic research.

Little Bell — Software systems analyst for The Pursuit of Sleep superproject. Lost and vulnerable to addiction.

The Harvest — Senior magazine editor for the Ministry of Arts. Mother of Little Bell.

U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel as Trump flexes more power over big business

The semiconductor maker has struggled to keep up in the artificial intelligence boom with rivals such as Nvidia and AMD.

Aug. 22, 2025, 1:31 PM MST / Updated Aug. 22, 2025, 2:29 PM MST

By Rob Wile

The Trump administration said Friday that it had taken a 10% stake in Intel, the president's latest extraordinary move to exert federal government control over private business.

The United States will not seek direct representation on Intel's board and pledged to vote with the current Board of Directors on matters requiring shareholder approval, "with limited exceptions," according to a joint release from the Trump administration and Intel. The move also comes as the United States vies with China in the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry.