Stardate SIML: A Common Beat, a Shared Reference
A reproducible exploration of shared calendars, observer differences, and the assumptions behind a common reference.
Keeping a common reference
Stardate SIML asks how observers could place events on a shared calendar while keeping their assumptions explicit. The prototype combines a hydrogen-reference counting unit with a declared coordinate frame and a documented calendar origin.
Its interactive explorer separates the choice of a calendar convention from uncertainty about physical history. Synthetic observer records illustrate why local clock readings need calibration and corrections before they can be compared.
Read the experiment
The release includes code, frozen results, provenance, and a pre-release paper. Its astronomical scenarios are synthetic; the illustrated rewind is a convention rather than a measured reconstruction of Sagittarius A*. The project is a research prototype, not an adopted time standard or a peer-reviewed result.
The original publication is credited to Deep SIML Labs. Richard leads the lab and publishes its research program.
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