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Future Imperfect: Generally averted, due to the historical greater continuity of civilization (âIt has been 7,921 years since the last interregnum.â), general better record-keeping (thanks to the Repository of All Knowledge, et. al., and a religious climate that favors the burning of book-burners, and so forth), and, of course,
ChengĂĄl Rock
âThe Venerable and Veritable Autocrator of ChengĂĄl Rock, may his reign last forever, will be accepting petitions from all within the Rock during the first shift for the megapulse following the Rockâs apoapsis, as custom dictates. Please note that immediately following shift-end, all vacuum-qualified citizens of the Rock are
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Fictional Color: Proliferate, since it is the nature of exotic species in general that not all of them will use the same chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum for seeing with. Most obviously, if you have typical eldrae eyeballs, before red in your spectrum comes calescent gallé, which we can only
worldbuilding
So, in things to think about, letâs talk about intellectual integrity. Or, more specifically, letâs talk about a citation Iâm taking from Paean to SMAC (Sid Meierâs Alpha Centauri)âs discussion of the Intellectual Integrity technology, and specifically this: That this is tied to a technology
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Flying Books:Â Not usually books, no, but flying paper â which works best when folded into small origami models of birds and aircraft â yes. Itâs an impractical yet fun device intended principally for the sending of romantic missives.
governance
âAnother of these accidental creations is the governance of the Thanedom of Darazik, a minor azikeldrae city-state in southern AltĂ©nĂĂ€. Its story begins when the initial charter of the thanedom was drafted, in which the overthane was appointed to his office âin perpetuityâ rather than the more conventional âas willedâ
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Force-Field Door: Not generally used, since sensible engineers and architects by and large put doors there for a reason, and prefer it when the doors do not vanish as soon as the power goes out. Even less used as airlocks or spacetight doors, since itâs even more embarrassing when
Systemic Integrated Technologies
SYSTEMIC INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES TICKET-TRACKING: CASE 921632 From: Supervisor of Police, Behibehin Rock Mail Subject:Â HELP US NOW YOUR SYSTEM LOCKED EVERYONE UP AND WE CANT FIX IT WHAT THE â Subject:Â Assent-Panopticon Ubiquitous Law Enforcement Instrumentality (all components) Version: 3.4.0.49120 Issue: Stupidity (was: System imprisoned entire population in
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Fantastic Time Management: Averted. The preferred solution to âyou donât have enough timeâ is not to make more time, itâs to make more you. Which is much easier, it turns out.
meta
Tired, but somewhat refreshed for the New Year; apologetic, for the unannounced and mostly unplanned December quasi-hiatus; busy, due to a new contract at the day-job, or day-business rather, which may affect volume somewhat, but it should still certainly be better than said December quasi-hiatus. I think that about sums
humor
âWhy is the Empireâs software all so reliable? âBecause itâs designed by contract!â âŠhey, itâs hilarious if youâre a future space geek. Trust me on that.
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Fantastic Ship Prefix: Several. The Empire alone uses CS (âCoronalsâ Shipâ) for Imperial Navy vessels, CSS (âCoronalsâ Service Shipâ) for governance vessels that arenât part of the Imperial Navy, CMS (âCoronalsâ Merchant Shipâ) for commercial vessels, IS (plain old âImperial Shipâ) for private vessels other than commercial⊠âŠand thatâ