Series: The First Light of Reality - Part 1 In the study of physics, we often begin with the "ideal case." We imagine a vacuum where there is no friction, no air resistance, and no unpredictable external forces. It is a necessary abstraction that allows us to understand the fundamental laws of the cosmos. For months, our software has lived in exactly such a vacuum: The Testing Environment. Inside the lab, the variables are known. The hardware is consistent. The inputs are sim