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Kody
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If life's standing still and your soul's confused
Jun 2003
time: 14:36
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I'll let Geomodder argue with you. I'm going to have a nap while Chaunk gets the password.
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GeoModder
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The most erratic Overlord!
Jan 2004
time: 06:36
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Chaunk: Getting a password of Barinthus won't be easy, I haven't seen him posting in 'Poly in about 5 days now. A PBEM I'm participating with him has stalled by this. Your best shot is Jamski.
And about this eclipsing thing: Firstly, Enigma, B can simply NEVER cross between A and Chiron, since Chiron is orbiting closer around A then B (the latter is technically not correct, but never mind for now). Secondly, even at it's closest distance between Chiron and B, B is never more then a bright dot in the sky. You can't look at it, but it ain't big either at that distance.
Thirdly, Venus took 4-5 hours to transit the sun on the latter attitudes of the sun, something about 70-80° south. Over the equador it would take Venus at least twice that time. Venus also moves a lot faster around the sun at a distance of about 110 million km then B would perspective to A at a distance of 750 million km.
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Enigma_Nova
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Then factor that all in, save for the transit time thing.
I'm measuring B's transit of A's disc, since Chiron orbits A.
Yes, B will be behind A, but it will still transit behind the disc.
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Enigma_Nova
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EDIT: Doublepost, Lag
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Kody
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If life's standing still and your soul's confused
Jun 2003
time: 14:36
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Well actually one thing that geomodder mentioned was that Alpha Centuari B would only be a bright dot. Which kindof suggested that if Alpha Centauri A was set B would be only the equalivant of a moon in brightness?
Also just because there's two suns doesn't mean that both can't set.
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Kody
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If life's standing still and your soul's confused
Jun 2003
time: 14:36
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Turn to Chaos Theory 2118
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Kody
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If life's standing still and your soul's confused
Jun 2003
time: 14:36
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There was a quiet knock on the door.
“Come in”
Xavier walked in and looked around.
“Am I disturbing you?”
“No not really”, I replied. “I was only trying to track the bureaucracy drones. It’s getting too difficult tracking the movement of people now, so for the next three bases we won’t have the exact demographics we need to know when to insert drone control”.
“You can always nervestaple a rioting base like you did with Spartan Command”
I glared at him. “That was Santiago’s call, I only suggested it”, I said quietly. “I’m not sure if I could go through with it again.”
“I’ll do it then”, Xavier offered cheerfully.
I got frustrated for a moment before realising it was badly made offer of help.
“Anyway I don’t think we can risk losing the trade income if we nervestaple another base”, I explained.
There was a long pause, and I listened to the grandfather clock ticking in the corner. Xavier looked uncomfortable and it was obviously he wanted to tell me something, because he kept breathing in like he was going to speak before letting the breath out awkwardly.
“There’s something that Santiago forgot to tell you…”, Xavier paused again and I watched him fidgeting with his hostler.
“Kody I need you to deal with this person”, the strident overtones in the voice marked it unmistakeably as Santiago. It was the first time I had heard from her for months.
There was a crackle as the communicator switched frequencies.
“...YOU think that you can THREATEN MY FACTION and demand energy and technology simply by POINTING A GUN at my citizens. YOU are SADLY MISTAKEN...!”, the words poured out of the speaker. Great, I thought to myself. Santiago has met another faction.
“Who is this”, I asked politely into the speaker.
“Who the heck are you”, was the tense reply.
I looked up to Xavier for support, but he was gone.
Last edited by Kody on 19-06-2004 at 18:07
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Enigma_Nova
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My ISP's gone to ****, so (posting from a netcafe) expect turn delays.
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Kody
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If life's standing still and your soul's confused
Jun 2003
time: 14:36
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I think the reason I'm meeting people so fast is there's no pods to pop.
So I'm just heading straight into black rather than searching for pods.
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