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Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Pegasus V on August 21, 2002, 01:18:48 am
I was just reading several articles on New Scientist (//www.newscientist.com) and while I was reading one (http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/tech/article.jsp?id=23122500&sub=Computing) article, it somehow made me think of the following.

Perhaps in the FreeSpace universe, the actual universe is just one living creature or even cell of a larger being or machine. Life is a virus that the Shivans (the 'white-blood-cells' of the universe) are trying to destroy. Just a thought.

But there are some really good articles on the site. Such as:-edit- Added two top articles.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Kamikaze on August 21, 2002, 01:28:36 am
very intersting site, I like the robot humour article :D
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Pegasus V on August 21, 2002, 01:29:56 am
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Originally posted by Kamikaze
...I like the robot humour article :D


Hehe. I laughed. :D

-edit-
I forgot to add the two most important ones to the list earlier:
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Pegasus V on August 21, 2002, 03:13:32 am
Some more:Personally, I think the closest thing that we will see to space war in our lifetimes will all be underwater - think SeaQuest.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Kellan on August 21, 2002, 03:25:57 am
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Originally posted by Pegasus V
Personally, I think the closest thing that we will see to space war in our lifetimes will all be underwater - think SeaQuest.


SeaQuest DSV?!?![/b]

Yay! :D :) :p

I guess we could have high-atmosphere combat, and nuclear weapon interception and the like. It depends how many space-based military satellites you think the US and Russia have, or do not have.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: SlipStream on August 21, 2002, 03:38:01 am
This is all very interesting. Infact its gonna get beter with time.
This is just the begining.
Title: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Nico on August 21, 2002, 04:25:34 am
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Originally posted by Pegasus V

Perhaps in the FreeSpace universe, the actual universe is just one living creature or even cell of a larger being or machine. Life is a virus that the Shivans (the 'white-blood-cells' of the universe) are trying to destroy. Just a thought.
 


we all thought that one day or another, but this idea has been so overused in scifi I hope that's not what :v: were thinking about...
Title: Re: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Pegasus V on August 21, 2002, 04:42:15 am
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Originally posted by venom2506


we all thought that one day or another, but this idea has been so overused in scifi I hope that's not what :v: were thinking about...


D'oh. I thought my idea was unique. :(
Title: Re: Re: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Nico on August 21, 2002, 04:49:35 am
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Originally posted by Pegasus V


D'oh. I thought my idea was unique. :(


sorry :D
I don't have exemples right now, but there's a lot of books and animes that uses that idea. Oh, yeah, for exemple, Top o Nerae.
Title: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Shrike on August 21, 2002, 05:04:07 am
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Originally posted by Pegasus V
Nuclear powered spacecraft get NASA budget boost  (http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/tech/article.jsp?id=99991880&sub=Aviation%20and%20Aerospace)
Finally.  Nuclear-thermal rockets are the way to go.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Zeronet on August 21, 2002, 06:13:06 am
The shielding for tanks, has already been successfully tested by the MoD, they put it on a APC and it took multiple hits with a RPG, and then they drove it off. I made a thread about it.
Title: Re: Re: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Kellan on August 21, 2002, 04:56:46 pm
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Originally posted by Pegasus V
D'oh. I thought my idea was unique. :(


There are no unique ideas. All your thoughts have been thought before by other people, irritatingly.

Yes, even those thoughts. :blah:
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Levyathan on August 21, 2002, 05:03:00 pm
I could bet no one ever thought about cutting off the leg of a monkey named Geronimo to throw it at a giant purple panda. But I could be wrong.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Kellan on August 21, 2002, 05:16:29 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan
I could bet no one ever thought about cutting off the leg of a monkey named Geronimo to throw it at a giant purple panda. But I could be wrong.


You've never met my friends, have you? :)

But think about it: over the course of history, untold billions of people must have lived. There are only so many thoughts, just as there are only so many names. And unlike names, you can have as many (or as few :p) thoughts as you want.
Title: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: CP5670 on August 21, 2002, 11:30:42 pm
Well, there are almost definitely an infinite number of possible thoughts, so there will always be un-thought thoughts left in any finite period of time. :D

Anyway, some interesting articles there.
Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shivan Origins & New Scientist
Post by: Pegasus V on August 22, 2002, 12:56:36 am
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Originally posted by Kellan
...Yes, even those thoughts...


:nervous: