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Quote on charisma. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #5
I agree. I was merely pointing out that Octavianus was, indeed, inflexible.
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Paradox of Technology and Jobs. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #22
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

Anyway, I really don't see how keeping humans working is supposed to be a good thing -- if work were enjoyable enough for most people to do it voluntarily, they wouldn't get paid for it.
Tedious manual or mental labor can be automatized. Professions requiring a conscious pallium, at the other hand, can impossibly be automated.

[ Tuesday, May 24, 2005 07:09: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Quote on charisma. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #3
quote:
Originally written by Andrew Miller:

I think that's a poor sentiment. Charisma is an enabler, but it's what's at the core of a person that determines how the tool is used. Emperor Augustus was an incredible leader, for example.
True, but he was certainly not flexible.

"You will obey me!" he shouted when the senators argued about his decision to banish his daughter.
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Paradox of Technology and Jobs. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #2
I, also, do not see how this could sound disturbing.

[ Monday, May 23, 2005 06:39: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Drakefyre, Mariann, Jeff, Linda.. you're all dead. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #62
Mystery Man, you can have my ancient, former account as compensation if you wish. The member number of my old account is 2350, and the status is "Guru".

I've sent the password via a Private Message.

[ Thursday, May 19, 2005 01:55: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Drakefyre, Mariann, Jeff, Linda.. you're all dead. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #25
quote:
Originally written by Begging For Mercy Makes Me Angry:

Mind, what I meant was that all some noobs are always asking for them.
Yes. Of course, Mystery Man was an incompetent and ignorant member, having only many years of experience.

[ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 09:15: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Drakefyre, Mariann, Jeff, Linda.. you're all dead. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #18
I was merely facetiously playing with your words.

quote:
Originally written by Begging For Mercy Makes Me Angry:

Because it would not be cool if everyone had one.
Mystery Man is worth having a complimentary custom title, in my opinion.

[ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 07:46: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Drakefyre, Mariann, Jeff, Linda.. you're all dead. in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #16
quote:
Originally written by Oceanus Delphinus:

Sorry for loss MM, you should be given any title that is not apprentice.
Such as "Canned", you're alluding?

My condolences, Mystery Man. I strongly agree that you should receive a positive custom title, especially now.

[ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 07:34: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Your Name's First Google Image Result... in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #39
quote:
Originally written by Wise Man is a:

Searching 'Wise Man' and 'Wiseman' returned a bunch of old guys and a middle aged woman somewhere in the page.

Searching my real name returned a bunch of Chinese nerds that bear no resemblance to me because of the striking lack of beards.

I was not aware that you have multiple beards.

[ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 07:27: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Hello Everybody! in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #9
Please remove this post.

[ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 05:34: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Your Name's First Google Image Result... in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #15
I am your worst nightmare.

[ Tuesday, May 17, 2005 06:07: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Accident! Eagle, in pain! in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #24
quote:
Originally written by Skribbane now? Ask me how.:

i read your story on your website. so useless
I read this post on this website; So useless.
Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00
The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #27
quote:
Originally posted by AQUILA:
How could you make such a stupid and obvious mistake?
Pardon me, but how could you ask such an obvious and purposeless question? The answer, of course, is idiocy. Does this answer satisfy you?

[ Monday, May 16, 2005 00:05: Message edited by: Mind ]
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The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #22
quote:
In 1989, scientists were asked to estimate the price of a manned Mars mission. They had 90 days to do so, and their report was called the 90-day report.
They proposed and enormous spacecraft, that was supposed to be build in orbit, that should send a group of astronauts in orbit around Mars to let them land on Mars, and when they come back into the craft, it brings them back to earth.
This spacecraft was supposed to run on liquid hydrogen ( H2 ) and liquid oxygen ( O2 ). All supplies were supposed to be brought from earth.

Their result: catastrophic $400 billion.

I don't see how $400 billion is such a high price. George W Bush wastes $386 billion yearly to maintain his army, if those ciphers aren't already out of date.

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Originally written by Duke of Toast:

Terraforming mars is a long way off.
Well, in my story, the terraformation of Mars took approximately 20 years.

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Originally written by Duke of Toast:

The most lucrative project right now, would be to get an asteroid mining concern going.
And Mars is close to the asteroid belt.

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Originally written by Duke of Toast:

Seriously one asteroid has 30 times the amount of metal than has been mined in all of human history.
That depends on the size and the contents of the asteroid.

quote:
Originally written by Duke of Toast:

The third project would be to build solar power satellites. A long way off, but possible in the next century.
Mercury receives ten times more sun light than Earth. It also contains a gargantuan amount of metal. The colonisation of this planet could be interesting.

quote:
Originally written by Eagle:

First step - Character

Come up with a character or more first. Decide what personality they will have. Decide what weakness and strengths they have. Give them some personal matters, for example: A boy who hit peoples when he laugh or a girl who pass out when being embarrased.

It's not necessary to imagine the main characters properties before writing the story.

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Originally written by Eagle:

In your story you have decided to have the strive of immortality as a theme.
The word "immortality" is only mentioned in the prologue, in fact.

My story is currently 7 A4-pages long, but, unfortunately, it is written in Dutch, because I can't always impeccably express my thoughts in English.

Interesting. If Mars was terraformed - and the ice in the Martian soil would be melt - it would look like this.

Presumably, the giant mountain which you see on the south of the equador is the volcano Olympus Mons, which is 26 kilometers high. That is about 15 kilometers higher than the Mount Everest.

As you can guess, the main character in my story awakes on Mars.

[ Monday, May 16, 2005 09:47: Message edited by: Mind ]
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The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #16
I've found a very interesting site concerning the terraformation of Mars.
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Woah Crazy!! in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #32
Of course you do, although you rarely remember.

Supposedly, you rarely recall your dreams when awaking because they are unstimulating.

Your dreams are unexciting because you have no fear or passion, I believe.
Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00
Woah Crazy!! in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #2
quote:
Originally written by Kingy:

Is this kind of thing normal or is this crazy like my mates keep telling me? I'm sure writing a poem in your sleep isnt supposed to happen, is it?
Why not? Although this sounds paradox, the pallium is far more active when asleep.
Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00
What was your first post? in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #24
quote:
Originally written by St. Kateus:

I also didn't have a beard when I started posting. Still don't, as a matter of fact. That might be because I'm a girl, though. :P
Then you might consider changing your moniker to "St. Katea".

Digging in my memory, I can't remember what my first post was about, fortunately.

[ Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:05: Message edited by: Mind ]
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The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #13
quote:
Originally written by andrew miller:

Usually, though, suspended animation is used in liturature more as a vehicle for exploring the future in whatever utopian/dystopian form it takes. What's your agenda?
My view on the future is not unusually pessimistic or optimistic, but I'm certain the progress of science will rapidly accelerate, and I strongly believe that genetical manipulation will play an extremely significant part in our lives in future.
Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00
The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #11
quote:
Originally written by Student of Trinity:

Larry Niven had a whole series of books set in a world where there were a fair number of such revivees. They had essentially no legal rights, and I think they ended up as slaves of the state in order to repay their medical bills, or something like that. Everyone called them 'corpsicles'.
That sounds implausible to me: I cannot imagine that the social welfare would degenerate so significantly in future. It will, in my insight, probably evolve positively.

[ Monday, May 09, 2005 07:22: Message edited by: Mind ]
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The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #9
quote:
Originally written by cfgauss:

quote:
When will the medical science be sufficient enough to revive someone who asphyxiated? Also, how quickly is the average life expectancy increasing?

Shortly after death the lack of blood to your brain causes connections in it to start to break down, causing severe (well, you *are* dead at this point...) brain damage. So even if you could "revive" someone, after too much longer than a few minutes there wouldn't be much left to revive. That's part of the reason we can have people who are "alive," but braindead, and will never really "wake up."

Are you certain this also occurs to the brains of bodies which are preserved in -273,15 degrees Celsius?
Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00
The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #7
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

And if he did reawaken, it would most likely be into a world in which everyone he knew was long dead.
When will the medical science be sufficient enough to revive someone who asphyxiated? Also, how quickly is the average life expectancy increasing?

In the story I am writing, the daughter of the main character is still alive when he is reanimated. Then, she is approximately 105 years old, which is exceptional today, but probably less unlikely in future.

quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

What motivated him to be suspended -- simply a desire to prolong his life, or perhaps to see the future?
To see the future, mainly.

quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

How did he get the money -- was he rich before his death, or did he have to sell everything he owned to afford suspension?
He was wealthy enough to afford the suspension without selling all his possessions.

quote:
Originally written by An Upright stranger:

Is this a story set before his body is suspended and about the conflicts in reaching such a decision? Or maybe it is about his reawakening in a new world and the creation of a new life?
The latter.

quote:
Originally written by Mab:

Nothing grants that, just because there's a claimed method to completely preserve some Tom's body, anyone in the future will have any interest in reviving him.
The bodies could be used for students to practise.

quote:
Originally written by Mab:

Is there anyone making sure all works fine, or is all the procedure mechanical?
There is no-one required to do that.

Thank you for your comments and suggestions.

[ Monday, May 09, 2005 05:58: Message edited by: Mind ]
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The Reanimation in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #0
"Ever since the birth of civilization, humanity is fascinated by the secret of immortality. Chin, the first emperor of China, unintentionally poisoned himself by ingesting toxic chemicals, who his alchemists thought to have the ability to grant one eternal life. Death, who he attempted to avoid so desperately, soon repelled the life from the body of this haughty despot."

"Today, some are still trying to avoid death. Bodies are sometimes stored in extremely low temperatures, to be reanimated in future, when the medical science is sufficient enough.
Certain chemical liquides prevent the formation of larger ice crystals, so that the body cells aren't damaged to severely. In this matter, they might, one day, be reborn in what is called the far future today…"

This is the prologue of a story I am writing, and I need inspiration. Please help.

[ Monday, May 09, 2005 05:20: Message edited by: Mind ]
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Kelandon and *i, you have PMs in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #21
The Almighty Doer of Stuff, Sprung Spring and imho, please read the PM I sent you.
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Kelandon and *i, you have PMs in General
Shock Trooper
Member # 4214
Profile #18
My mother language is Dutch.

[ Friday, April 29, 2005 05:23: Message edited by: Silent ]
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