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Commentary

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	'''Shadowjack:''' That's the idea. :)		'''Shadowjack:''' That's the idea. :)

	~~'''Aramis of Erak''': the gas giant dwellers are a Travellerism... Jgd-il-jagd, in JTAS 24... (1983). Tho Phil Masters might have drawn them from elsewhere...~~


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	'''Tom McCambley:''' These must be the Hoothi and their intergalactic space dirigibles!		'''Tom McCambley:''' These must be the Hoothi and their intergalactic space dirigibles!

			'''Aramis of Erak''': the gas giant dwellers are a Travellerism... Jgd-il-jagd, in JTAS 24... (1983). Tho Phil Masters might have drawn them from elsewhere...

	= LIfe in the Eight-and-Twenty =		= LIfe in the Eight-and-Twenty =

216.137.196.91: /* Aliens */

2011-07-16T08:46:02Z

Aliens

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	'''Shadowjack:''' That's the idea. :)		'''Shadowjack:''' That's the idea. :)

			'''Aramis of Erak''': the gas giant dwellers are a Travellerism... Jgd-il-jagd, in JTAS 24... (1983). Tho Phil Masters might have drawn them from elsewhere...

Shadowjack at 06:51, 3 March 2009

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98.223.188.201: /* The Borg Hives */

2009-03-02T10:02:07Z

The Borg Hives

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	# Odd emotional response.		# Odd emotional response.
	# For a moment, seems utterly "normal."		# For a moment, seems utterly "normal."

			<small>
			'''Mindstalk''': Probably takes brain implants to be proper Borg. Most basic to my mind would be an honesty detector, followed by emotion broadcaster. No deceit within the Hive. High-bandwidth connections between brains, much higher than language, seems an obvious thing to try, though hard to say what would happen. Being able to search other memories, and "remember" things you never experienced, is another application -- possibly squishy, but hard enough for Federal Space. I'd guess not a "single mind", usually -- too many loci of attention. But at minimum a very high-trust society, ranging into the shared memories and personality bleed-through level. Cf. Alastair Reynolds' Conjoiners or Mars in "A Miracle of Science". </small>

	== Pocket Kingdoms & Isolates ==		== Pocket Kingdoms & Isolates ==

98.223.188.201: /* Deacon Blues on replicator limitations (abridged) */

2009-03-02T09:57:00Z

Deacon Blues on replicator limitations (abridged)

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	'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> If you no longer HAVE to work 8/10/16 hours-a-day in order to assure that you have a roof over your head and food in your mouth, then you choose to spend time, be creative, or seek information at your own leisure. That is what is meant by being post-scarcity.		'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> If you no longer HAVE to work 8/10/16 hours-a-day in order to assure that you have a roof over your head and food in your mouth, then you choose to spend time, be creative, or seek information at your own leisure. That is what is meant by being post-scarcity.

	'''Mindstalk: you have fusion, but I think it's not superfusion, so no transmutation? And even if you do the energy or heat dissipation requirements are big. And the replicators certainly wouldn't be doing it themselves. So, you need energy, and you need the right elements. No problem for CHON stuff and silicon and steel, but lithium and platinum and such will still be rare-ish. Also, labor -- replicators can make small stuff and pieces of bigger stuff, but the pieces have to be assembled and/or moved. How do you build a house, or an apartment building? People, or maybe robots, and even free robot workforces have to be scheduled. Roads, sewers, plumbing, wires -- maybe more robots, or the right modular units. But something to think about. Law enforcement, even if it's just having eyeballs on public spaces, or behind cameras. There's probably some role for autodocs, automatic diagnosis and simple prescriptions or repairs, but advanced medicine seems to still be finicky, needing real human or AI doctors. Plenty of candidates for scarcity or incentives to get people to work. </small>		'''Mindstalk''': you have fusion, but I think it's not superfusion, so no transmutation? And even if you do the energy or heat dissipation requirements are big. And the replicators certainly wouldn't be doing it themselves. So, you need energy, and you need the right elements. No problem for CHON stuff and silicon and steel, but lithium and platinum and such will still be rare-ish. Also, labor -- replicators can make small stuff and pieces of bigger stuff, but the pieces have to be assembled and/or moved. How do you build a house, or an apartment building? People, or maybe robots, and even free robot workforces have to be scheduled. Roads, sewers, plumbing, wires -- maybe more robots, or the right modular units. But something to think about. Law enforcement, even if it's just having eyeballs on public spaces, or behind cameras. There's probably some role for autodocs, automatic diagnosis and simple prescriptions or repairs, but advanced medicine seems to still be finicky, needing real human or AI doctors. Plenty of candidates for scarcity or incentives to get people to work. </small>

	=== A Letter From Prague on economy ===		=== A Letter From Prague on economy ===

98.223.188.201: /* Deacon Blues on replicator limitations (abridged) */

2009-03-02T09:56:38Z

Deacon Blues on replicator limitations (abridged)

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	'''Commentary:''' A vicious, but appropriate, thought to end upon. War's not going away, but it's fortunately less common and less dangerous. Fortunately, my replicators can't do this. They ''can'', of course, manufacture gasoline or whatever from the necessary hydrocarbons, and there is antimatter manufacturing for high-yield applications. But most energy itself comes from renewables and fusion.		'''Commentary:''' A vicious, but appropriate, thought to end upon. War's not going away, but it's fortunately less common and less dangerous. Fortunately, my replicators can't do this. They ''can'', of course, manufacture gasoline or whatever from the necessary hydrocarbons, and there is antimatter manufacturing for high-yield applications. But most energy itself comes from renewables and fusion.

	'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> If you no longer HAVE to work 8/10/16 hours-a-day in order to assure that you have a roof over your head and food in your mouth, then you choose to spend time, be creative, or seek information at your own leisure. That is what is meant by being post-scarcity. </small>		'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> If you no longer HAVE to work 8/10/16 hours-a-day in order to assure that you have a roof over your head and food in your mouth, then you choose to spend time, be creative, or seek information at your own leisure. That is what is meant by being post-scarcity.

			'''Mindstalk: you have fusion, but I think it's not superfusion, so no transmutation? And even if you do the energy or heat dissipation requirements are big. And the replicators certainly wouldn't be doing it themselves. So, you need energy, and you need the right elements. No problem for CHON stuff and silicon and steel, but lithium and platinum and such will still be rare-ish. Also, labor -- replicators can make small stuff and pieces of bigger stuff, but the pieces have to be assembled and/or moved. How do you build a house, or an apartment building? People, or maybe robots, and even free robot workforces have to be scheduled. Roads, sewers, plumbing, wires -- maybe more robots, or the right modular units. But something to think about. Law enforcement, even if it's just having eyeballs on public spaces, or behind cameras. There's probably some role for autodocs, automatic diagnosis and simple prescriptions or repairs, but advanced medicine seems to still be finicky, needing real human or AI doctors. Plenty of candidates for scarcity or incentives to get people to work. </small>

	=== A Letter From Prague on economy ===		=== A Letter From Prague on economy ===

98.223.188.201: /* Hats */

2009-03-02T09:49:08Z

Hats

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	'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> As I have commented elsewhere: hats serve one of two purposes, either utility, or decoration. Which one do you want here? </small>		'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> As I have commented elsewhere: hats serve one of two purposes, either utility, or decoration. Which one do you want here? </small>

			'''Mindstalk''' <small> If you gave into the idea of having widespread weak brain scanners or manipulators -- or even just paranoia about same -- hats could have the utility of a tinfoil lining (really: Faraday cage-ish), with aesthetic coverup. Even without that, a hat might be another place to store personal computing and communication. Antenna, earbud, eyepiece... </small>

LordDraqo: /* Pteryx on Replicated Society */

2009-02-27T19:12:18Z

Pteryx on Replicated Society

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	''I agree that invoking "unbelievium" fuels just shifts things around rather than eliminating the issues. I'm taking the direction of, for example, ''Transhuman Space'', where high prosperity is possible through advanced but conventional means. However, this is a good start of the theme: Pleasant but dull core worlds, less pleasant but more interesting frontier, and starships with limited but portable resources.''		''I agree that invoking "unbelievium" fuels just shifts things around rather than eliminating the issues. I'm taking the direction of, for example, ''Transhuman Space'', where high prosperity is possible through advanced but conventional means. However, this is a good start of the theme: Pleasant but dull core worlds, less pleasant but more interesting frontier, and starships with limited but portable resources.''

			'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> While "I need a job," is a great motivation to get people to do things that they would rather not, "This is my vocation," makes for a much better motivation for characters, IMHO. </small>

	=== LordDraqo on energy ===		=== LordDraqo on energy ===

LordDraqo: /* Hats */

2009-02-27T19:09:53Z

Hats

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	'''Gon:''' <small>"When he lost his hat right after beaming down security ensign Smith knew it would be one of those away missions. If only he had stayed in bed this morning..."</small>		'''Gon:''' <small>"When he lost his hat right after beaming down security ensign Smith knew it would be one of those away missions. If only he had stayed in bed this morning..."</small>

			'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> As I have commented elsewhere: hats serve one of two purposes, either utility, or decoration. Which one do you want here? </small>

LordDraqo: /* A Letter From Prague on economy */

2009-02-27T19:08:15Z

A Letter From Prague on economy

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	'''Commentary from Pilgrim:'''<small>This might be getting away from the core concept, but have you considered agalmics? Its the guts of Manfred Macx's business in ''Accelerando'' and the basic idea is that Manfred is a super creative and synthetist. His fee for his work are the products and services of those he helps, resulting in all but unlimited air travel, some fiendish computer hardware, etc., etc.</small>		'''Commentary from Pilgrim:'''<small>This might be getting away from the core concept, but have you considered agalmics? Its the guts of Manfred Macx's business in ''Accelerando'' and the basic idea is that Manfred is a super creative and synthetist. His fee for his work are the products and services of those he helps, resulting in all but unlimited air travel, some fiendish computer hardware, etc., etc.</small>

			'''Commentary from LordDraqo''' <small> I've had the discussion with friends that once we are truly invested in The Information Age, information will become THE Resource that people exchange. And my friends say, "Yep, then you will pay money for information," and I said, "No. You will exchange information." Of course, that can be in the form of templates for your various replication-factories. </small>

	== Lifestyle and Fashion ==		== Lifestyle and Fashion ==