Recent content by actionman

Lies, nothing but lies...

They went before they left the house.

Good post, excellent contribution.

Well, Brunei is still technically an absolute monarchy, but that doesn't matter for the discussion. In my super-simpflied Simple Jacktionman opinion, the absolute monarchs disappeared because: 1. Their governance was generally incompetent and irresponsible to the point where so many people...

I wonder. What difference is there between an absolute monarch and a dictator with absolute power who passes it to his son? A dictator with absolute power has certainly occurred in a post Age of Enlightenment world. What does it matter what the dictator calls himself? All government comes...

Cool, let's not bother each other over this triviality.

That is a highly uncharitable assessment of my intent in posting that video.

Seriously though, imagine unscrupulous player characters landing on low tech planets and stealing people's trash to break down into the elements they need for repairs or whatever they're doing. Ship machine shops might carry mining gear just to cut up rocks so the matter transmutation gear can...

The ultimate recycling technology. Strip the protons from people's trash and reassemble needed elements.

I think when @Sigtrygg and I discussed it, I was of the opinion that depots built both some ships of the line and prototypes, while Sigtrygg was of the opinion that depots only built prototypes and ships of the line were built at commercial shipyards outside depot systems.

It says generally only military and contractors. "Generally only military and contractors" and "only military and contractors" are not the same. Generally only military and contractors means mostly or not all or there are exceptions, like people's families. Is the 200 million population of a...

Therefore nothing she says can have merit.

But your reference states "without the express consent of the Imperial Navy" which is not the same as "closed to non-Naval traffic". The IN can give express consent to 1000 ships a week if it wants (probably vetted crews and ships of a trusted megacorporation). And, I did not assume free...

but that's an assumption youre making.