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tobyr
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Princeton, NJ USA
Oct 1999
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Regarding Coug's first posting above:
"...you can't belive why they don't transform Sahara into Plains."
In the 1940's Willy Ley proposed something similar, in a book about ten proposed engineering miracles. The technique involves cutting through a rock wall somewhere along the Congo, allowing it to flood much of the jungle in the middle of Africa, and turn the Sahara into usable land.
At the time, little was known about predicting ecological consequences. Ley saw the flooding of some of the worst, insect-infested land in the world as a great value. But even if, as he thought, relatively few people would have to be relocated, he expected that the political implications of this engineering feat were such that it would never be feasible.
- toby
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toby robison
criticalpaths@mindspring.com
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EdN
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tampa,fl
Feb 2000
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When your wife asks about your retirement plans you tell her not to worry, You'll just set Luxury to 100% 1 turn before!
I have a life - I'm the queen of the English Empire!
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tobyr
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Princeton, NJ USA
Oct 1999
time: 05:12
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You assume that John Possidente's new child must be a spy.
- toby
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toby robison
criticalpaths@mindspring.com
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Emperor10
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You wonder why the Eiffel Tower hasn't helped the French's reputation...
You can't believe China was ever conquered...couldn't the Great Wall just force Khan's mongol horde to make peace?
Instead of going to the football game, you insist on going to the "collesium"
You believe Evolution is true, yet you build cathedrals anyways...
You are relieved to be traveling in Communist countries, citing that there's no corruption...
You wonder why Clinton doesn't just fortify troops in enemy territory to avoid Senate interference...
You are shocked that even with Leo's Workshop, Florence wasn't able to conquer the world.
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af.Ulm
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Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
time: 05:12
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You wonder why we don't just send out a couple of engineers and build roads all over the world so everyone can live rich and happy.
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af.Ulm
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Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
time: 05:12
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You always take the train because you know it's faster thain air.
Wonder how stupid dictators really are when they don't change to democracy to produce more trade.
Wonder why armies keep building tanks and other useless stuff, when everybody knows that howitzers are both better and cheaper.
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af.Ulm
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Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
time: 05:12
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When you recognize duplicates here from the original.
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...when you attack one of your closest friends when you're injured in order to "repair" yourself...
In fact, I never try to get my units repaired in allied cities, because it's not worth the turn you have to spend for
wow, my comment was larger than the actual contribution to the thread...
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Your wife makes eyes at you and you try and find an excuse to fit in a few more turns before going to bed.
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Founder of the People's Republic of Topics (PROT)
Convenor of the Threadjacking Appreciation Society (new members welcome)
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robsky
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Utrecht, los Nederlandos
Mar 2000
time: 05:12
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...when you plan to get more spare time to play civ by editing earth's rules.txt
...when you seriously wonder where earth's rules.txt is located
...when you wonder how to edit earth's rules.txt
...when you ponder the question who the comments in earth's rules.txt are written for
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29-02-2000 04:47
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