... There are a many possible and plausible ways that the US could disappear as a major player in international politics. * Internal disorder (civil...
Lownie, James
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Feb 1, 2001 11:15 pm
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... OK, I can do some work on it this weekend. What I have in mind is splitting the project into sections something like this: - Administration - Documents -...
Malcolm Edwards
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Feb 2, 2001 11:57 am
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... Hash: SHA1 I think I could do the website, but maybe the wikithing someone mentioned would be a easier way? cu, Karsten Voigt http://www.karsten-voigt.de ...
Karsten Voigt
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Feb 2, 2001 12:18 pm
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... I think you are underestimating the US. The things you point out will affect all countries during the oil crisis, but the US will still be incredibly rich...
Malcolm Edwards
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Feb 2, 2001 12:29 pm
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... From: "Lownie, James" <James.Lownie@...> To: "'Project2040@yahoogroups.com'" <Project2040@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:07:38 -0600 ...
James Rosse
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Feb 2, 2001 2:47 pm
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I'd like to work on non-police emergency response, such as fire and ambulance. i have a little experience with it. hawk ... From: "Karsten Voigt"...
James Rosse
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Feb 2, 2001 2:52 pm
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... It'll do for now. The wiki is at: http://www.wikiweb.com/~Cyberpunk2040/Start Can you put that on the groups message, Karsten. People can ask for part of...
Malcolm Edwards
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Feb 3, 2001 7:22 am
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... Hash: SHA1 I am more then happy to host the parts we have allready agreed on. I put the wiki address in the footer and in the monthly reminder notice. K. ...
Karsten Voigt
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Feb 3, 2001 11:05 am
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... will affect all countries during the oil crisis, but the US will still be incredibly rich and has huge reserves of oil and food. It will also be the...
Teleran
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Feb 3, 2001 8:01 pm
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I mentioned this a while back as something I was doing... In prep for the first basically "vanilla" (Well not in the slightest, but the players will be lucky...
David Rodemaker
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Feb 4, 2001 5:23 pm
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... I would like it. Also, check out my website for my campaign (http://www.geocities.com/cpdarkmirror), which also has a timeline in the "background" link. -...
Eddy Webb
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Feb 4, 2001 5:32 pm
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... There's no question that that is the case and it should be part of the timeline. ... There's a lot of factors involved and most pertinant information isn't...
Lownie, James
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Feb 4, 2001 11:29 pm
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... US oil production peaked in 1972 and has continuously declined. The US imports more oil every year. The US economy depends on oil. The US political...
Lownie, James
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Feb 4, 2001 11:54 pm
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... Well obviously it's not true in all cases. But generally the industrialised nations are going to be affected the worst, and the US is one of the world's ...
Lownie, James
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Feb 4, 2001 11:59 pm
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I think it's probably a good idea to clarify my intentions in this discussion, since it's getting quite involved. I'm not trying to browbeat people into...
Lownie, James
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Feb 5, 2001 12:31 am
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... Hash: SHA1 ... Possible ... Possible, but unlikely ... likely, but maybe not as devastating as you imagine. I think that the process will be drawn out long...
Karsten Voigt
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Feb 5, 2001 9:02 am
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... Hash: SHA1 Good point. I think we agree that the 2040 world has to be pessimistic and full of hardships.. otherwise we would not play Cyberpunk. But we...
Karsten Voigt
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Feb 5, 2001 11:06 am
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... campaign i'm developing, these are the exact themes i want to explore - society selling itself out, people choosing comfort over freedom (more cybergen...
Chris Kavanagh
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Feb 5, 2001 11:07 am
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... that's a very good point. although i would personally venture that it's more likely to be the third world that's deadly and cheap and violent, where...
Chris Kavanagh
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Feb 5, 2001 12:16 pm
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... Hash: SHA1 ... Write it down an post it here.... ... Version: PGP 7.0 iQA/AwUBOn6bR6ZJ9qYmsZUYEQLbLwCfUmdUESBvM4ElXh/qXeNy+toKo+YAoIoz ...
Karsten Voigt
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Feb 5, 2001 12:26 pm
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... I think we can still come up with a wide range of possible worlds which are playable and believable. For example contrast the world of "Demolition Man"...
Malcolm Edwards
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Feb 5, 2001 1:00 pm
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... Some form of fossil fuel is an input to almost all industrial processes. As the cost of manufacturing increases, companies will go out of business. When...
Lownie, James
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Feb 5, 2001 11:01 pm
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... Here's some stuff I wrote a while ago, it is rough and may not be completely coherent, if so I apologise. I divided the possible responses to the decline...
Lownie, James
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Feb 5, 2001 11:16 pm
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In the interests of continuing discussion and getting something written down I have revised the timeline according to the suggestions received. I have marked...
Lownie, James
James.Lownie@...
Feb 5, 2001 11:56 pm
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... On the other hand if we create a timeline and background that isn't too limiting, GMs can detail their own little corner of it that has exactly the ...
Lownie, James
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Feb 5, 2001 11:56 pm
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... Interesting, but I'm still don't think we really want to go that far. Indeed, much of cyberpunk is based on excessive consumerism which can only exist with...
Malcolm Edwards
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Feb 6, 2001 12:28 pm
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... About six or eight months ago, gas jumped from around $1.20-$1.30 American to $1.80-$1.90. It's since stabailzed around the $1.60-$1.70 mark, due to...
Eddy Webb
fate@...
Feb 6, 2001 1:26 pm
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Feb 6, 2001 11:54 pm
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hi chaps i was thinking about AVs. how common do you think they will be, and how will air traffic control be handled? a) set flight paths, logged with a...