... Fort Worth still has an awful lot of gringos - I suppose they left the administration alone, seeing as it's such a mess to collect local taxes.... I voted...
... I actually bought NW in hardcover from SFBC because it sounded interesting enough. Hearing it has a tactically-useful FTL drive just makes it all the...
... I've heard this argument before, and can see its merits. I don't particularly agree with it. Physics != applied technology. In particular, an FTL drive...
... Here's a current article that seems to have a good grasp of the political implications in Ottawa that drove the decision: ...
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Mar 1, 2005 3:04 pm
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... Actually, there were five German states: Bavaria, Hannover, Saxony, Westphalia, and Brandenburg. Bavaria was part of the ESA when the stutterwarp drive was...
... True enough (which is apparently a significant source of tension within them), but any economy pretty much has to run as a business WRT the outside world....
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Mar 1, 2005 3:45 pm
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... My apology if this has been covered already, but has someone come out and clearly stated what this "3 generation rule" is? -Nate...
... Nitrogen normally appears in volatiles, either gaseous or in the form of ammonia. It's the sixth most common element, though, so it's hard to see that...
... out and ... No apology needed - Ken introduced the concept at least a couple of years ago, and the thread presumes that background. Ken can make...
Actually, I'll say it's not so much the need for operatic tech as it is the need to grasp all the potentials and effects. I'll give you an example of an ...
... FTL requires a major revolution in physics, which can be expected to have applications other than moving spaceships between stars at faster than light...
... FTL drives, however, are applied technology, not pure physics. Some types of FTL travel (warp drives, artificial wormholes, SED-based inertialess) imply...
It's an observation Ken has made that has strong implications for self-sustaining habitats (orbital stations, domed cities, etc.) In general, the life of a...
Didn't the 2300 setting come from them playing "The Great Game", where the French player did abnormally well? Similar, I think to one I play called Struggle of...
WRT Nanotech and Drexler, I strongly recommend grabbing a book called "Nanocosm" by Illsey Atkinson. He spends a good bit of his time slamming Drexler (with...
... Of course. I just didn't want to muddy the issue - what we knew of in the 1980s as East & West Germany were not reunited until 2293 in 2300AD canon, ...
... One can argue that 3Gen applies for *all* civilizations but that the exact number of generations varies due to the size and resiliency of the system in ...
... For larger values of civilization, Third World countries are not civilized. Strange but true: Lawyers are the crowning glory of western civilization. In...
... FWIW, IIRC 2ed T2K allowed for reunified Germany in its timeline. Maybe if there'd been a 2ed of 2300AD :)...
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Mar 1, 2005 6:43 pm
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... wrote: Lots of juicy protein content. Mmm mmm good! :) ... with ... blasters ... LOL! Still, it would be surprising if a physics revolution sufficient to ...
