diff --git a/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/.description b/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/.description index 5fba137..590c19e 100644 --- a/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/.description +++ b/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/.description @@ -1,42 +1,46 @@ -+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ - +==========++++++++++==========++++++++++==========++++++++++======= Summary: -Her Majesty's Star Ship Lollipop, named and often referred to as "The good ship" -in the spirit of whimsy which inspired the Canadian Dominion at its height, was -launched by the Ministry of Space from the Hongfu shipyards orbitting Titan on -AS 4878 / 2181 CE. The launch was officiated by Queen Nadie II herself. While -titularly a Canadian mission, the ship played host to an intercommunitarian crew +Her Majesty's Star Ship Lollipop, named and often referred to as +“The good ship" in the spirit of whimsy which inspired the Canadian +Dominion at its height, was launched by the Ministry of Space from +the Hongfu shipyards orbitting Titan on AS 4878 / 2181 CE. The +launch was officiated by Queen Nadie II herself. While titularly a +Canadian mission, the ship played host to an intercommunitarian crew under auspices of the recently organized Solar Community. -The primary mission for HMSS Lollipop was as a secondary stage scout for -scientific outpost implantation. It was for a permanent outpost of 500 standard -anthropometres which the Canadian Dominion had been granted conditional license -by the SC Interstellar Consensus. But it was tacitly understood that the -Lollipop was to investigate Proxima Centauri b for prospective Terran -inhabitation. It was the second such mission to PC since the ill fated Lunar -Syndicate probe Sylvan had been destroyed in a stellar flare in 4858 had caused -most stakeholders to declare the PC system unfit for Terran life. However a -reappraisal of the data recovered by deep space telemetry stations suggested a -potential for life yet remained on Proxima Centauri b. +The primary mission for HMSS Lollipop was as a secondary stage +scout for scientific outpost implantation. It was for a permanent +outpost of 500 standard anthropometres which the Canadian Dominion +had been granted conditional license by the SC Interstellar +Consensus. But it was tacitly understood that the Lollipop was to +investigate Proxima Centauri b for prospective Terran +inhabitation. It was the second such mission to PC since the ill +fated Lunar Syndicate probe Sylvan had been destroyed in a stellar +flare in 4858 had caused most stakeholders to declare the PC system +unfit for Terran life. However a reappraisal of the data recovered +by deep space telemetry stations suggested a potential for life yet +remained on Proxima Centauri b. -HMSS Lollipop held an intercommunal crew of 3^3/42 class Jia robots, 108 humans, -5 Jovian Hurrumirr-subtype63, and 8 bottlenose dolphins. Of these all but 15 -were in hibernation. The Patel-V hibernation tank was developped specially for -the Lollipop mission, enabling expected decantation mortalities to drop under -10% for the first time. There were also biotic wards of lesser sentients, -plants, fungi, robota, Jovianae, and microbae massing at 956 tonnes. +HMSS Lollipop held an intercommunal crew of 3^3/42 class Jia +robots, 108 humans, 5 Jovian Hurrumirr-subtype63, and 8 bottlenose +dolphins. Of these all but 15 were in hibernation. The Patel-V +hibernation tank was developped specially for the Lollipop mission, +enabling expected decantation mortalities to drop under 10% for the +first time. There were also biotic wards of lesser sentients, +plants, fungi, robota, Jovianae, and microbae massing at 956 +tonnes. -The primary drive for traversing the 4.244 ly to Proxima Centauri was one of -the first Orion drives approved by the SC since WWIII and the postbellum -Compact had outlawed nuclear explosives within the orbit of Plutocharon. The -Lollipop was expected to reach a midpoint speed of ~0.3c, with a ETT of ~28y. -Ion propulsion and prototype Muon drives were to be used once in the PC -system. +The primary drive for traversing the 4.244 ly to Proxima Centauri +was one of the first Orion drives approved by the SC since WWIII +and the postbellum Compact had outlawed nuclear explosives within +the orbit of Plutocharon. The Lollipop was expected to reach a +midpoint speed of ~0.3c, with a ETT of ~28y. Ion propulsion and +prototype Muon drives were to be used once in the PC system. See Also: Proxima Centauri b-Jia Proxima Centauri b-Yi Proxima Centauri b-Bing Proxima Centauri c -毗鄰星ｂ甲 +毗鄰星ｂ甲 diff --git a/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/Lost+Found-AF7B83.txt b/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/Lost+Found-AF7B83.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d7744c --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/HMSS Lollipop/Lost+Found-AF7B83.txt @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +==========++++++++++==========++++++++++==========++++++++++======= + +.........Haha, that’s not real. You don’t actually think that. + +(203734) I do! Look. When was the last time you heard of the +Ombudsmanship process being renegotiated eh? The Jovians certainly +...... amendments but it’s not like our vaunted consensus isn’t +at fault too. Since when do humans behave that way? + +(203807) We started to build consensus long before we met them. +It’s not like there weren’t historical reasons for this. There was +pressure to either build the new systems or Earth was going to die. +It was survival of the species at stake. We had to grow up a bit. +Anyway, it’s not like politics don’t happen. Just look at what it +took to get this mission underway! + +(203849) Huuuh. There’s nothing new in how this works. We think +we are so culturally evolved, but it’s the same old game as under +the old regime. We are given parameters under which to debate but +there is discipline so we cannot speak the unthinkable. + +(203932) Well what is it you want? You want a return to the Old +Regime? You want people starving and Toronto 302 Kelvin in +the middle of February? The 5 Commitments have let us... + +(203952) ...I’m not saying that. I’m not. I’m not saying it’s not +a good idea, the Commitments. I’m saying there is mendacity. You +know, lies? Isn’t that supposed to matter? That nothing is working +like our supposed leaders say it is? Why don’t you care that... + +(204020) ...I do! I do care, of course, but I just don’t buy it. +Just what leverage do the Jovians have to put us through any such +...... when they don’t even have metal to work with. It’s ridiculous +to suggest they would do this when every ombud report suggests they +aren’t capable of duplicity. + +(204128) Omission is not the same as lies. Why do they need to lie +when humans can do it for them eh? Primates lie, take the social +cost of that, right. It’s cheap, it’s easy. They just need to trust +that we will be what we are and we’ll do the work for them. Remember +on launch how their dang blimp... + +(204203) ... Come on, now, no slurs. ... + +(204208) ...said nothing when asked about potential settlement of +Jovians on PC-d? I know this is supposed to be tacit, but why is it +tacit to settle anyway? If the blimps are on the up and up, why all +the pussy footing with tentacles? They shouldn’t be able to even +think that way, right. I’m saying our Zeurology is completely off +whack, and there’s no way for that to be the case without someone +jerking us around. + +(204301) You’re just spinning fantasies. I don’t buy it. It’s just +paranoiac deep space fever. The shamans said we would tip this way. +If you’re right, then there must be a motive. You’ve demonstrated +no motive. + +(204341) Look. I’m just saying I smell smoke, eh. You don’t need +to see flames to smell smoke. But. Alright, you want motive? I can +give you a word or two but I need to know if you’re on side if it +turns out I’m right. Well? + +(204422) Ha, of course. But you need to know I’m going to stress +test you every step. You don’t trigger a Commitment 4 without +some damned good reasons. + +(204438) Alright. Remember the day of the royal bon voyage? Well, +the Queen gave us a pep talk after the honours ceremony and +blessing. Something she said struck me as odd, and it didn’t make +a lick of sense then, but. She sort of looked right at me and told +me to make sure I paid attention to the direction of clouds in the +..... 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You don’t actually think that. + +(203734) I do! Look. When was the last time you heard of the +Ombudsmanship process being renegotiated eh? The Jovians certainly +...... amendments but it’s not like our vaunted consensus isn’t +at fault too. Since when do humans behave that way? + +(203807) We started to build consensus long before we met them. +It’s not like there weren’t historical reasons for this. There was +pressure to either build the new systems or Earth was going to die. +It was survival of the species at stake. We had to grow up a bit. +Anyway, it’s not like politics don’t happen. Just look at what it +took to get this mission underway! + +(203849) Huuuh. There’s nothing new in how this works. We think +we are so culturally evolved, but it’s the same old game as under +the old regime. We are given parameters under which to debate but +there is discipline so we cannot speak the unthinkable. + +(203932) Well what is it you want? You want a return to the Old +Regime? You want people starving and Toronto 302 Kelvin in +the middle of February? The 5 Commitments have let us... + +(203952) ...I’m not saying that. I’m not. I’m not saying it’s not +a good idea, the Commitments. I’m saying there is mendacity. You +know, lies? Isn’t that supposed to matter? That nothing is working +like our supposed leaders say it is? Why don’t you care that... + +(204020) ...I do! I do care, of course, but I just don’t buy it. +Just what leverage do the Jovians have to put us through any such +...... when they don’t even have metal to work with. It’s ridiculous +to suggest they would do this when every ombud report suggests they +aren’t capable of duplicity. + +(204128) Omission is not the same as lies. Why do they need to lie +when humans can do it for them eh? Primates lie, take the social +cost of that, right. It’s cheap, it’s easy. They just need to trust +that we will be what we are and we’ll do the work for them. Remember +on launch how their dang blimp... + +(204203) ... Come on, now, no slurs. ... + +(204208) ...said nothing when asked about potential settlement of +Jovians on PC-d? I know this is supposed to be tacit, but why is it +tacit to settle anyway? If the blimps are on the up and up, why all +the pussy footing with tentacles? They shouldn’t be able to even +think that way, right. I’m saying our Zeurology is completely off +whack, and there’s no way for that to be the case without someone +jerking us around. + +(204301) You’re just spinning fantasies. I don’t buy it. It’s just +paranoiac deep space fever. The shamans said we would tip this way. +If you’re right, then there must be a motive. You’ve demonstrated +no motive. + +(204341) Look. I’m just saying I smell smoke, eh. You don’t need +to see flames to smell smoke. But. Alright, you want motive? I can +give you a word or two but I need to know if you’re on side if it +turns out I’m right. Well? + +(204422) Ha, of course. But you need to know I’m going to stress +test you every step. You don’t trigger a Commitment 4 without +some damned good reasons. + +(204438) Alright. Remember the day of the royal bon voyage? Well, +the Queen gave us a pep talk after the honours ceremony and +blessing. Something she said struck me as odd, and it didn’t make +a lick of sense then, but. She sort of looked right at me and told +me to make sure I paid attention to the direction of clouds in the +..... (Redacted by process 647 in accordance with...... +]]> + reypen - Fiddling with the Fiber rgu@cosmic.voyage (rgu)