arius@v... wrote ... I suspect that NASA knows that too. I think that's the whole reason for the "Life on Mars" B/S.... There's no life there - never has been,...
... Do you have a source for this? Last I checked, nearly the entire backbone was privately owned by 6 telecommunications companies (a couple of which have...
So there i was writing historical essays for Dark Skies 3ed when it occurred to me... I have no idea how many judges make up the Permanent International Court...
... From: Eric Henry <ehenry@...> To: <sfconsim-l@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:41 PM Subject: [sfconsim-l] the Hague ... occurred ... ...
Thanks! In some circumstances additional judges can be added, but only on a case by case basis. For example, if two opposing countries take a case before the...
Greetings: Saw this on the Starship Modeler website. Painted planets for your next starship combat miniatures game! Pick your planetary type (desert,...
Somebody on the internet has a Full Thrust page which describes all the nations in the Full Thrust universe, their ships, and their Navys. I believe this is...
Yeah baby! Sleuth of the Day award to Mr Winchell Chung ... From: "Nyrath the nearly wise" <nyrathwiz@...> Subject: Re: [sfconsim-l] Full Thrust ... ...
Greetings: "I believe Arthur Clarke once pointed out that Apollo missions could have been profitable, if gem-quality diamonds had been lying around on the...
Actually, I believe the lyric is "The moon belongs to everyone, the best things in life are free." No "but," because the moon is included in the best things....
... Yup. ... When the program was initiated (Eisenhower admin), it made reasonable strategic sense. Which isn't to deny that pork was involved! But in the...
... Well, until one of us (or someone else on the list) cracks a book or an URL on the subject, I guess we'll have to leave that one up in the air. ;-) I'd...
... Yes, the program was primarily the result of pre-WWII logistics operations in which units were moved around the US, both for the sake of seeing how easy...
... civilizations ... settle ... a ... of ... that ... If a technologically advanced species came across Earth, for example, and took anything more than a...
... <snip> ... space ... predict ... it's ... I understand - and even sympathize - with your viewpoint, but it's no guarantee that aliens would think the same...
... If this species has a strong tendency to try and exterminate threatening lifeforms then how will they last long enough to identify as a species, when...
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... Steve is right. Unless the species in question develops strong societal strictures against indiscriminate violence, it will eradicate itself shortly after...
You're using humanocentric reasoning and reaching an only partly useful conclusion. I'm sure that this argument would apply to many, but not all species. ...
... Actually, it will probably fail to ever reach any level of civilization. A natural tendency towards cooperation is necessary for the creation of culture. ...
... useful ... species. ... from a ... different ... hive ... I think my argument would not be invalidated. As long as there is more than one pack or more than...
... civilization. A ... of culture. ... That's a good point, but tendencies toward aggression and cooperation can coexist within a single species. You may have...
