the shut-down

Shut-down was successful at 04:79 this morning.

Solstice and red moon activities were successful.

See you in the new year.

TEST - Y-1 Audio Notification System

This is a test of the Y-1 Audio Notification System. This is only a test. Video content incidental.

The Instinct Against Change

The central difficulty encountered by Agents Of Change is that, as a whole, humans find change objectionable.

This inclination begins on a cellular level, where the simple programming states: "if I am alive, everything is perfect. I should continue to do exactly what I am doing. To change is to risk death." There is no concept of "better" or "worse" on a cellular level. There is only "alive" or "dead". Am I alive? Perfect, change nothing or I will fight you.

From there the human psyche backs up what has become a genetic imperative. Our subconscious creates a vast storehouse of barriers to change in an effort to keep all systems running smoothly. Enumerating the entire list of blocks to change is beyond the scope of a simple blog entry, but here are a few examples:

• To change is to abandon one's current "identity". This is, subconsciously, akin to suicide.
• On a genetic level, a change to DNA is called "cancer".
• Change often means effort. Fatigue (or what some call "laziness") is our enemy here.
• Change can be interpreted as an admission of:
  
  • Guilt
  • Stupidity
  • Worthlessness
  • Lying (side note: change is often a result of discovering one's lies to oneself - a bitter pill)
• There is always risk.
  
  • Possible chiding by peers. (Even when change is positive - sometimes especially so.)
  • Change may not take hold, and eventually fail.
  • It may be discovered, too late, as a negative change.

Yellow-1 is an agent of change. We must continue our discovery of new ways around and through these barriers.

Let's not forget, however, the volume of research already accomplished in this area. As Lawrence Lessig says: creativity is always based on the past. We need to ensure that all operatives have at least a working knowledge of what has been discovered so far.

I am currently writing a formal proposal for the creation of a complete catalog of barriers, with organized lists of change strategies, newly discovered countermeasures, and applicable technologies. This proposal will be published for peer review in the new year.

Regards,

Burns

Y1LT - An Interview

IMPORTANT: If you do not have the required specialized equipment, you must acquire headphones, put them on, and turn up the volume BEFORE hitting play. While you will, of course, not achieve the same results as fully equipped individuals, this is the safest way to proceed for screening purposes.

Reports of headaches, nausea, stomach cramps, panic, and general anxiety can be sent to myself or directly to Operations.

Yellow-1 blog registration

This is Sirus Burns, registering with photo ID. Feel free to use standard Y1 decode processes for the picture. I'd have used my driver's license, but the picture... let's just say that I'm not completely above vanity.

Its quite the sign of a changing organization that Yellow-1 has transitioned to using official documentation and put behind the "call sign" style naming conventions. As technological culture has shifted away from anonymity and quaint nick-names, we must shift with it.

This is not to say that the organization should become transparent. Perish the thought. Missions must remain classified to remain relevant, and frankly there's just too much going on that needs to stay out of the public eye. The success of Yellow-1 as an organization remains, as always, in secrecy and strictly covert activities.

Still, this does not mean that we should blot out all record of our existence. For the sake of engendering trust, and for proper tracking of individuals of interest, the new documentation program is a step in the right direction.

I will maintain this blog with relevant information as it becomes available. Meanwhile, if you have any questions about myself or the information appearing here, please email me at sirusburns@gmail.com or leave a comment below.