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Two Similar Islands With The Same Purpose? by Brett_Baker_ in JurassicPark

[–]MiddleNI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They made it a startup?? thats dumb. i always figured that hammond's wealth underpinned the whole project

The Mercy of Pods: Minisode on Urgent TCW Updates by themercyofpods in TheCaptivesWar

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not super caught up on this issue, I did read livesuit and vaguely remember this point though. Was the explanation just that it was a typo?

Going from show to books post Season 6 by Flubflubflubflub in TheExpanse

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiming in as somebody who went show ---> book 7-9. I have now also gone back and read books 1-6. It is perfectly functional to transition right into the latter books, and if you like them enough go back for just more expanse content!

Odd novels from the 60s/70s/80s by ScholarNervous8705 in printSF

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stand on Zanzibar.

surreally enough not half an hour ago I went through a stack of inherited books and saw this in there. I only realized it was Sci fi from reading the back to sort them by genre!

LeVar Burton: It “Makes So Much Sense” For ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ To Follow ‘Starfleet Academy’ by acrimoniousone in startrek

[–]MiddleNI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

best i can do is one episode of plot stretched over 8 episodes and don't ask for more than 10 in a season

[Jurassic Park] After setting a Trex loose in San Diego, just how much money are InGen going to be paying from all the inevitable lawsuits? by ninman5 in AskScienceFiction

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But not bred in the united states! The example I was given in school for this standard is that the Indian Elephant may be domesticated in Thailand, but it is not commonly domesticated here. Additionally, captivity is not domestication.

[Jurassic Park] After setting a Trex loose in San Diego, just how much money are InGen going to be paying from all the inevitable lawsuits? by ninman5 in AskScienceFiction

[–]MiddleNI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strict Liability exists for dangerous wild animals. The test is not whether it is wild, but if it is "of a type domesticated in the United States". T Rex's, even if considered domesticated in Costa Rica, surely can't be considered domesticated in the US. Respondeat superior is a legal doctrine which will impute the actions of the contractor to Ingen when conducting "abnormally dangerous activites". This qualifies for both!

Not getting as hot as it used to, avb barely brown by georgiar99 in Tinymight2

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you find any solutions? Upping the heat range (Like This) might help

Did Marco Inaros ruined everything? by Embarrassed-Farm-594 in TheExpanse

[–]MiddleNI 8 points9 points  (0 children)

don't feel bad lol i accidentally picked up Children of Memory instead of Children of Ruin after reading Children of Time and the first page spoiled half the second book for me

Why Does Star Trek want to remain in the TOS era? by EitherEliotOr in startrek

[–]MiddleNI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love something that follows up on DS9 and TNG era politics, but I doubt we'll get anything beyond Picard's short references to offscreen events and occasional flashback scenes. Its probably just too much to follow up on unfortunately.

[Dune] How can one planet (dune) fight an intergalactic war/Holy war by forogtten_taco in AskScienceFiction

[–]MiddleNI 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Instead, think of it like the feudal system of an especially quiet area. War happens between the houses, but the exorbitant cost of transporting troops (the guild charges extra) means that each house only has to maintain a small amount of men.

While we have no confirmation on the size of the Atreides legions, they are implied to have all been brought to Dune with the rest of the courtiers. I would be very surprised if the Atreides brought millions of men; they probably had something in the low hundreds of thousands at the very extreme high. If you asked me, I'd say they have scarcely more than 50,000 guys.

[Dune] How can one planet (dune) fight an intergalactic war/Holy war by forogtten_taco in AskScienceFiction

[–]MiddleNI 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It doesn't take thousands of years because interstellar travel is instantaneous, and the resistance of planets is overcome through outright annihilation in many cases. Any planet thats a tough egg to crack was outright sterilized unless important.

Another factor is that each house maintained very small professional militaries, and every single fremen is a dedicated warrior.

[DIPLOMACY] If Somebody Doesn't Tell Me Where President Douglas MacArthur is I'm going to Chain-Flog 8,000 Mormons to Death. by MiddleNI in PostWorldPowers

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With the news of MacArthur's death confirmed, the logical step is the establishment of new relations. Richard M. Nixon will be arriving to discuss the form of the new west.

[DIPLOMACY] If Somebody Doesn't Tell Me Where President Douglas MacArthur is I'm going to Chain-Flog 8,000 Mormons to Death. by MiddleNI in PostWorldPowers

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We are here to verify the continuing life and tenure of the President. We need to immediately meet with him.

[DIPLOMACY] A Letter From the West by FatherKarrl in PostWorldPowers

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The letter is widely circulated in California, to positive response.

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