Tentacles

   This isn't the first time I've mentioned something going on that involves our cellphones. Describing it in detail is something i've avoided though.

   Now's a good time to change that.

   Someone with a marine background might describe it as an infinite set of extending tentacles.  The terms I've used to describe it have been inventory, catalog, and associate but that last verb is a computer thing.

   Those terms have also been used on the Kansas City version of this blog. You might notice fewer posts on it but that might be due to people being quicker or slower to recognize the truth in that part of the country.

   I might have that backwards.

   But either way I wouldn't be surprised if the actual terms for what's going on are:

• Inventory
• Catalog
• Extend

   So I.C.E. is a reasonable guess at it's code name.

   A few additional details:

• Was originally going to start from a single cellphone.
• Was originally going to catalog out-going calls only (calling a wrong number shouldn't be reason for someone's cellphone to get pulled in)
• Wasn't comprehensive enough so included in-coming calls too.

    I should probably stop and note that each of the items above might be backwards.

• Given how many calls we make and something about Kevin Bacon, it took 1 day to gather data for 99% of North America (i made this "fact" up - it's a guess).
• Artificial Intelligence software is NOT NEEDED to mine the data for actionable information.
• A super computer is NOT NEEDED to run the software needed.
• With minimal number crunching ahead of time, all the data and processing requirements can be met by a Cell Phone.
• Every network of real people has been identified (more than 1 person interacting with another).

   So those are the general details.

   How was something like this kept quiet?

   You might want to lay down for this one...

   Please read the blog posts before this one while I finish the next one. 

The people I know with answers won't give them when asked.  So I have a few Questions.