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TECHNOLOGY

Mobotacts Portmanteau of mobo from motherboard and tacts from contacts.

For prototype technology, see:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/515666/contact-lens-computer-like-google-glass-without-the-glasses/.

https://www.inverse.com/article/31034-augmented-reality-contact-lenses Websuit Simple combination of the term for the Internet and suit. For prototype technology, see: https://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/2015/524/jrrd-2014-05-0128.html

https://teslasuit.io/the-suit/

Collapsible VR Gaming Sphere (CVRG) Based on the geodesic sphere invented by Walther Bauersfeld and popularized by Buckminster Fuller.

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MYTHOLOGY AND MILITARY

Japanese mythology https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21921382-the-book-of-yokai Japanese military history https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3774796-the-samurai-swordsman Naval warfare in the age of sail

* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1799245.Nelson_s_Navy

* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2002499.Naval_Warfare_in_the_Age_of_Sail