Ring Dynamics
âI do not believe it is possible for us to reduce our transit fee costs, except possibly by further optimized routing. âNotably, Ring Dynamics offers a single fee structure to all users â military, commercial, and private â of the stargate network, based on mass and distance traveled, and offers no concessions
trope-a-day
Academician Sesca Galith stepped up behind the podium, and tapped it gently to begin. The audience quieted rapidly as she held up a wickedly-pointed poniard, of oddly-textured metal, with lights gleaming white and amber in its hilt, whose image was repeated on the displayed behind her. âPresenting, gentlesophs, the latest
meta
How would one, given the current situation on Terra, move humanity towards becoming something more Imperial, and in doing so, not cause massive amounts of death and destruction? âŠif I had an answer to that one, Iâd be Chairman of the Vanguard Party, not an âumble SF author. (Honestly,
trope-a-day
Endless Daylight: A property of more than a few worlds in the Empire. Some, like Eurymir, because theyâre tide-locked, and the noon pole always points at the sun. A similar situation applies to the hexterranes of CoricĂĄl AilĂ©k, which are oriented such that âupâ is always sunward, and the
azayfi
(First posted on a Google+ SF Nanofic community for a competition.) The green army stretched into the distance, three feet tall. âYou see the problem?â âYou wanta greenjack-fab, you gotta. By them, works, innit?â âAnd you donât see any flaws here?â âWorks. More âan, not part of the deal.
trope-a-day
Dyson Sphere: The Empire has two, although neither by that name, the concept *there* having been devised by Cirys Minaxianos. One, a Cirys bubble, is at EsilmĂșr (Imperial Core); a thin layer of light-sail material surrounds the star, held up by photon and solar wind pressure in much the same
Imperial State Security
The official history of Imperial State Security records that Istar Sargas [Alphas I Amanyrâs left-hand man, and founder of the ISS] was assassinated in 742, and control of the Directorates moved to the Imperial Security Executive, at the time a hand-picked body of his division heads. Unofficial history and
trope-a-day
Drugs Are Good: The Empireâs culture has no problem with hedonic, et. al., drugs. You have, after all, the right to do anything you want to yourself, and really, theyâre no worse than any other form of entertainment. Especially since you buy them from legitimate businessmen, not âlegitimate
Places To Go
Silicate Sanctuary Worlds: The renegade digisapiences of the Silicate Tree have two âsanctuary worldsâ for biosapiences who flee into their space and are, or have been, of utility to them. These worlds are named Zero One (Galith Waste), a barely eusylithic habitable world and One Zero (Csell Buffer), a eutalentic
trope-a-day
Drop Pod: The Piton-class drop pod and Fist-class triple drop pods, specifically, the former of which drops a single heavy legionary from orbit to ground, and the latter of which drops three light legionaries likewise. A modified Fist is also used to drop equipment packages. (Unlike many variants on this
Eldraeic Transcend
Kicking this one uphill from a comment to an actual post, since it may clarify matters for any other readers, too, with questions in this area: Okay. Let me try this again. All minds, as defined in the âverse, are Minskian societies of mind, masses of independently running agents on
meta
Todayâs this-very-much-belongs-in-my-universe, courtesy of Borderlands 2 and a New-U station: âIf any idiot ever tells you that life would be meaningless without death, Hyperion recommends killing them.â