Integration

I was thinking...

I saw a question somewhere: "What's your favourite colour?" ... It took me a while to answer Green, and even then, I wasn't entirely certain it was my favourite.

And then I wondered, what else am I unsure of? There were a bunch of things that I could not imediately answer so I am leaving them for later.

But then I came to "What is my favourite word?" And I have pondered for a few days now and have came up with a legitimate and rich answer: "Integration".

Dictionary Definition:
in·te·gra·tion /ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-ti-grey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
2. an act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group.
3. an act or instance of integrating an organization, place of business, school, etc.
4. Mathematics. the operation of finding the integral of a function or equation, esp. solving a differential equation.
5. behavior, as of an individual, that is in harmony with the environment.
6. Psychology. the organization of the constituent elements of the personality into a coordinated, harmonious whole.
7. Genetics. coadaptation (def. 2).
[Origin: 1610–20; integrate + -ion; cf. L integrātiō renewal]
—Synonyms 1. combination, blending, fusing.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

My Reasoning:

• When I a looking at software and I want the best, I used to look for things that could aggregate content and display it nicely, and possibly link to content to learn more... but then I realized that what I really want is integrated software. Take the Office 2007 Softwares. Bill Gates has created a masterpiece system called MOSS 2007 that not only Links All Office Applications together, but, by Gates' mandate, links all Microsoft products together. They created a common ground for which all products share and they aptly named it "SharePoint" -- Probably the best invention in software, as well as the least noticed/appreciated
• Also, I was looking at my dashboard in my car, and I saw a button that said: "Satellite" And since I did not buy the "Premium Package" I knew that button did nothing, but it sure does look nifty! Furthermore, I knew that that button isnt just a fascade, but, when I buy my satellite package, it will serve as the switch for Satellite. And the rest of the regular radio buttons will be shared when that button is activated.
• Imagine if everything had a basic, plug-and-play architecture. Start with software, then escalate to hardware, then to Structures and Buildings, then Bridges, Airplanes, Cars, Trains, Housing, Funiture, Electricity...

Imagine a world of plug-and-play

Imagine the simplicity

Imagine the Integration

The Integrated World of Tomorrow:

• Requires a common Architectural Framework that allows for 4-dimensional connections.
• We would have to redifine our standards
• The architecture and design of the Framework would have to be flawless by iteration an be as universally acceptable as mathematics
• It will be based on mathematics
• I will chat more on this tomorrow... please leave your comments!