33. The Thunk

This web page is associated with a book called called Reverse Engineering the Universe.

The book can be bought at: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Dr_Jerome_Heath_Reverse_Engineering_the_Universe?id=_OvqBQAAQBAJ

The book gives a more complete explanation of these issues and includes a number of related topic discussions. The combination develops the understanding of these concepts from a number of viewpoints.

Modern programming languages are highly and strongly typed. This is necessary for a number of reasons, including the security of apps. But because of the strong typing, when data or processing comes into the app from outside the app there can be problems with using the data or processing in the app due to typing issues. If it is from outside the system it would most likely not be typed, and if it is from another app within the system it could have an unfamiliar type. Without correct typing the data or processing of whatever form cannot be used as it is. It would just cause a serious error.

Many years ago (early in computer history) they invented a thunk. The thunk is a way of dealing with this problem. The thunk changes the data or processing just enough so it hides the typing problem from the operating system. This may be a partial typing of the element or the adding of pointers or special addressing. The data or processing can then be used or moved to the next step without a type error. At that next step the data or processing is further or completely typed since at this point the typing needed is more recognizable; with minimum intelligence and in a simple step. It is not a perfect solution, but it does work and is used commonly to solve this data entry problem.

The shadow and perhaps some immediate archetypes extended from the shadow are part of the subconscious and subconscious processing of the mind. Conscious thinking involves fully instantiated real memory objects extended from archetypes capable of supporting such conscious processing. Thus the dichotomy of the subconscious and the conscious is far less problematic than we have been told.

The Shadow and the Archetypes are our link to reality. The Shadow is our Thunk. We need to understand how this link works so we can base our analysis and development on Reality rather than on Theory. Part of capturing Reality is the fact that the Shadow acts as our Dealer also.

Demonstrating Befo Processing

This is how our system brings new data into the mind [interpreting Jung].

Words are linked to a chain of meaning (patterns of meaning) from the polymorphic process. The polymorphic mind can "see" these relationships, just enough to create meaning in our thoughts.

This is like shadow puppets dancing on a screen. As they pass through each other we can see “pattern or not” quickly. When there are enough pattern matches we have the understanding of the link. The patterns make sense (in other words: form their own combined pattern).

Object Oriented Mind

Dr. Jerome Heath