Robert,
As I stated in my bio, topic 1294, I thought I had retired. After retirement, outside of the system, it gives one the opportunity to think about the conformities that one had to stay within, otherwise one could find themselves outside of the system even though still physically within it.
In your essay, Section 4.1, you raise the issue of measurements. It is not just the scale used for a measurement, it is what the scale is related to and how the scale is implemented. It would be beneficial if SI units had a base "unit of energy" by which all energy, regardless of electromagnetic (EM) spectrum position, could be related to.
Even though some point in the EM spectrum could be used to establish a "base unit of energy", apparently, there is no agreement where this point should be. A mathematically derived solution is available. It was not apparent from the basic formulation where this "spectrum position" was until it was translated to the SI second.
An IEEE paper titled, "A methodology to define physical constants using mathematical constants" provides a precise point in the EM spectrum that can be used to establish a "unit of energy." A search on the title will identify the IEEE publication and my webpage (~ancient) which provides a link to the postprint. Also, I provide links to the publications in the comments of topic 1294.
