| From: | mneideng@****.caltech.edu (Mark L. Neidengard) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Ping! |
| Date: | Mon, 15 Jan 1996 11:28:55 -0800 (PST) |
>
> What's all this nonsense then?? Ah, what terrible times are these, when
> a bunch of knaves can say Ni! in an innocent listserver with impunity.
> *Shakes head*
Not all that innocent, if its recent misbehavior is any indication. =)
> How many Anime fans are here? -
>
> Me! Me,Me! (Shirow for ever!) :)
Look at my homepage sometime if there is any doubt. =)
> The Nuke plot -
>
> I have no problem at all with anything going on here, but maybe, just maybe,
> people are over-reacting to it (I mean, the corps, etc...)
*ahem* That's actually one of the more touchy issues. As I contended in one
of my long-winded posts, I view the other corps as under-reacting. But,
since I'm not the only one here and since certain plot events happened before
I signed on, I'm prepared to go with it to the extent that Maxim will
receive its comeuppance soon.
> What I mean is, it's 2057, right? A-bombs have been around since the year
> of dot. They are positively _stone age_ Sure, they can cause a lot of damage,
> but I'm sure no one would bat an eyelid if I suddenly came up with a corp
> that was in the forefront of genetic engineering, right? And yet, with just
> one strain of 'umble bacteria you could do a lot more damage than with 20
> A-bombs.
Not quite. Genetic engineering can be used for a lot of different purposes,
for creating plagues as well as creating bioroids and God-knows what else.
But remember that no corp would want to seriously research a plague except to
find a cure. Above all else, the coprs want to make money, which requires a
stable population base that is capable of paying for its products. The
LAST thing any corp wants is to precipitate large-scale loss of life. Atomic
weapons are _only_ good for this latter purpose, and therefore the corps would
want the minimum number of nukes around possible. Once the Eight have reached
their ascendency, any other corp trying to develop nukes would be seen as
wanting to _use_ those nukes, which is impermissible in the extreme.
> IMHO, at least....
>
> As for the wraith hunt finale... wow. Weren't they doing that as a public
> service, kinda 'hooding'?? They definitely didn't give much of a damn about
> civilian casualties... (Reminded me of 'The Dirty Pair' - 'It wasn't OUR
> fault!')
Well, it started out as public service, yes. The problem was that the Wraith
broke free and started causing casualties, and then the other Free Spirit
showed up to kill the wraith for its own reasons, and _it_ didn't care a fig
about collateral damage. =) I don't want to see any more nasties of this
magnitude again, but if they appear, they're the proper province for the
military, not for the "Shadowfolk".
--
/!\/!ark /!\!eidengard, CS Major, VLSI. http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mneideng
"Fairy of sleep, controller of illusions" Operator/Jack-of-all-Trades, CACR
"Control the person for my own purpose." "Don't mess with the Dark
Elves!"
-Pirotess, _Record_of_Lodoss_War_ Shadowrunner and Anime Addict
