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Technology in the Millennial Kingdom has advanced at a steady pace. Less than 100 years into the Millennium, computers are four times as fast and hold ten times as much data as they did right before the Rapture; cell phone implants are available to all citizens; and for those who need to reach the mission field in kairos time, the latest small jets have a speed of 1100mph.

Boats and airplanes can navigate quickly and safely thanks to the LORAN-D positioning system, which covers 80% of the globe and 95% of dry land.

Radio and TV have been restored to their former glory, in part thanks to the water canopy reflecting radio waves much more reliably than the old satellites ever could; there are over 80 channels available over the air. Even the Internet has become widespread enough that tech-savvy citizens can now run their own international blog right from their own desk.

Free from philosophical naturalist bias, forensic science and accountability systems have advanced to the point whether it's possible to indicate the author of a printed paper just by examining the printout itself, ensuring no accidental or intentional besmirching of anyone's reputation.

For those of us who are especially into creation care, you can easily buy and assemble a retroreflecting magnifier to heat your veggies with if you don't want to start a fire.

The Only Light is thought to have a network of underground weapons factories dedicated to maintaining Unity Army assets and even producing new weapons, in sight of the final confrontation.

We don't know if Moore's Law was an error in translation or not, but things have been getting better, albeit slowly. If you're hardworking, lucky, or sneaky, putting a mobile terminal together isn't out of question anymore. Just stay away from the skullphones. We don't think there is tracking tech in the implants, nobody can make a LORAN receiver that small, but better safe than sorry. You want something to work the way you want, not the way it wants? Kitbash, kitbash like crazy.

Cell-phone skull implants are common and easily obtainable. Interestingly, while glorified bodies are more or less immune to harm, glorified sport these implants, suggesting that some form of ritual allows for surgery on a glorified body.

No IP geolocation exists. Digital telecom capabilities are notably superior to those in our timeline due to the feasibility of wired infrastructure, but not much faster or more ubiquitous than pre-Event.

With a few exceptions (said cell phone implants, and some incremental advancements in jet propulsion) technology seems to be at a standstill. People, both glorified and natural, are Divinely imbued with the knowledge of basic crafts (carpentry, farming...) at a classical-antiquity level, and the desire to ply them. This may either complement or replace interest in other fields. Technologically advanced goods are rare but not scarce, and built with durability in mind.

The lack of satellite communications is obviated by a sturdily built wired infrastructure, the lack of geographical obstacles, the high radio reflectivity of the water canopy, and a positioning system based on radio lighthouses (LORAN-D) for air and sea shipping.