Intro to CT: Top 10

[rancke]

"Any science that is distinguishible from magic is insufficiently advanced."


Hans

(I can't remember who came up with this collorary to Clarke's Law, unfortunately).

 

[rancke]

"Any science that is distinguishible from magic is insufficiently advanced."


Hans

(I can't remember who came up with this collorary to Clarke's Law, unfortunately).

 

[clementk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_law lists the corollaries. Looks like Benford.

I didn't even remember there are two more. I like them.

Casey

 

[clementk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_law lists the corollaries. Looks like Benford.

I didn't even remember there are two more. I like them.

Casey

 

[T. Foster]

Originally posted by Ran Targas:
^ Guess your right but IMHO, Alien always seemed to appeal more to the Traveller ideal than Aliens because it was less about combat and more about the mystery and characters (ordinary merchant joes trying to get home after a long time away).

Clearly both are Traveller movies -- Alien uses Books 1-3 only, while Aliens adds Book 4: Mercenary

And of course don't forget "The Chamax Plague" (part 1 of Double Adventure 5), which bears a more than passing resemblance to Alien (whereas part 2, "Horde," seems more derived from Carl Stephenson's story "Leiningen vs. the Ants"...).

 

[T. Foster]

Originally posted by Ran Targas:
^ Guess your right but IMHO, Alien always seemed to appeal more to the Traveller ideal than Aliens because it was less about combat and more about the mystery and characters (ordinary merchant joes trying to get home after a long time away).

Clearly both are Traveller movies -- Alien uses Books 1-3 only, while Aliens adds Book 4: Mercenary

And of course don't forget "The Chamax Plague" (part 1 of Double Adventure 5), which bears a more than passing resemblance to Alien (whereas part 2, "Horde," seems more derived from Carl Stephenson's story "Leiningen vs. the Ants"...).

 

[aramis]

The one that screamed traveller to me was Pitch Black...

 

[aramis]

The one that screamed traveller to me was Pitch Black...

 

[Vargas]

Number 1 reason: Chicks dig it.

 

[Vargas]

Number 1 reason: Chicks dig it.

 

[RobertFisher]

FWIW, here's a draft of what I'll be using when the time comes.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Originally posted by Vargas:
Number 1 reason: Chicks dig it.

Excellent reason. But it might put off the chicks in the group.

 

[RobertFisher]

FWIW, here's a draft of what I'll be using when the time comes.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Originally posted by Vargas:
Number 1 reason: Chicks dig it.

Excellent reason. But it might put off the chicks in the group.

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Did you mean "Anachronic" or anachronistic on your draft?

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Did you mean "Anachronic" or anachronistic on your draft?

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Or, are you just trying to get people to look up words in the online dictionaries?

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Or, are you just trying to get people to look up words in the online dictionaries?

 

[aramis]

Somewhere it was pointed out that, while there is no prime directive, you only trade stuff within 4 TL's of local if they aren't TL 8+... no making wizards by using gauss guns and holoprojectors.

ISTR it was in Grand Census or WBH.

 

[aramis]

Somewhere it was pointed out that, while there is no prime directive, you only trade stuff within 4 TL's of local if they aren't TL 8+... no making wizards by using gauss guns and holoprojectors.

ISTR it was in Grand Census or WBH.

 

[RobertFisher]

Originally posted by Fritz88:
Or, are you just trying to get people to look up words in the online dictionaries?

I figured the displacement in time was the important bit & saw no need to bring "anachronists" into the picture. Just me playing amateur linguist. When the dictionary backed me up & said it really was a word, I went with it.

 

[RobertFisher]

Originally posted by Fritz88:
Or, are you just trying to get people to look up words in the online dictionaries?

I figured the displacement in time was the important bit & saw no need to bring "anachronists" into the picture. Just me playing amateur linguist. When the dictionary backed me up & said it really was a word, I went with it.