Re: [TML] Discussion Topic: Ansible Models (non 3I) Jeff Zeitlin 05 Oct 2019 00:23 UTC
On Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:14:44 -0700, "shadow at shadowgard.com (via tml list)" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote: >In the OTU, neither is a big problem. In variant TUs with lots of >alien starfaring civilizations, it gets a lot weireder until you have >Vinge's "net of a million lies" from "A Fire Upon the Deep". among >other lines you *need* stuff like his "Language-path" header as >messages get translated and re-translated along the way. And your mention of AFUtD reminds me that he did some excellent world-building, and I'd love to see Traveller-ized versions of the Tines ('group' mind, but not telepathic) and Skroderiders (no _natural_ short-term memory). At the very least. ®Traveller is a registered trademark of Far Future Enterprises, 1977-2018. Use of the trademark in this notice and in the referenced materials is not intended to infringe or devalue the trademark. -- Jeff Zeitlin, Editor Freelance Traveller The Electronic Fan-Supported Traveller® Resource xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com http://www.freelancetraveller.com Freelance Traveller extends its thanks to the following enterprises for hosting services: onCloud/CyberWeb Enterprises (http://www.oncloud.io) The Traveller Downport (http://www.downport.com)