Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
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I can see the Loroi being able to make the amp with some sort of biological component. Something like an artificially grown brain (severely limited in scope and scale and not intelligent) that's hooked into computer augmentation units/power sources to direct it so it acts like the amplifier/battery. This would limits its ability, but allow the user to augment their own abilities without being overpowered. The older Soia artifacts can be much more powerful, like what the Tempest of legend and lore found and used. (I believe it was Tempest, yes?). Those older artifacts could be completely mechanical/computer made, but still beyond the ability of the Loroi to copy. All they would be able to do was make very inferior cheap knock-off copies that are still better than anything else they can make. Those copies could now be the mainstream amplifiers used. Decent manufacture and make, but very inferior to the Soia amplifiers.
I can also seeing the Loroi making sure that the Historians do -not- get access to the Soia amplifiers or technology. Specifically so the Historians can't use it against the Loroi.
I can also seeing the Loroi making sure that the Historians do -not- get access to the Soia amplifiers or technology. Specifically so the Historians can't use it against the Loroi.
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was going to say something similar but my post got bugger (something about this thread not existing :S)
What i said was:
It obivious that the Amp are akind to electrical transformator. But instead of copper wire coil around an iron core, it artery coil around an core brain
What i said was:
It obivious that the Amp are akind to electrical transformator. But instead of copper wire coil around an iron core, it artery coil around an core brain
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Do Loroi celebrate personal things like birthdays or namedays?
Are gifts common at such or other occations and what are the most popular gifts among Loroi (Don't tell me one of those tree climbing squid things?)?
Did the Loroi ever tried to find out where the they have originated?
Are gifts common at such or other occations and what are the most popular gifts among Loroi (Don't tell me one of those tree climbing squid things?)?
Did the Loroi ever tried to find out where the they have originated?
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Most warrior subcultures celebrate a naming day, which commemorates passage into adulthood and official recognition of the warrior's spoken name; since all the members of a child-band graduate on the same day, this is usually celebrated communally with other members of the same band. Each planet has its own unique calendar, so the frequency with which holidays are celebrated can vary; some subcultures may follow the home calendar, some follow the current local calender, and some may follow the official calendar.Suederwind wrote:Do Loroi celebrate personal things like birthdays or namedays? Are gifts common at such or other occations and what are the most popular gifts among Loroi (Don't tell me one of those tree climbing squid things?)?
Some subcultures do celebrate holidays with the exchange of gifts, and the nature of such gifts would vary greatly according to location and individuals. Among most warrior subcultures, most gifts would tend to be practical items (food, clothing, tools, weapons).
Yes, there has been much study in an attempt to answer this question, without much conclusive result. Transplanted Soia-liron organisms are found on many worlds in the Local Bubble, but extensive surveys have not found a world on which such organisms are native. It is generally believed that Soia came from outside the Local Bubble, but archaeological sites don't provide many clues as to where they came from. There have been very few Union expeditions outside the Local Bubble, for practical and geopolitical reasons (Umiak territory blocks passage up-arm, and Nissek territory blocks passage down-arm).Suederwind wrote:Did the Loroi ever tried to find out where the they have originated?
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I have two a bit strange questions.
First - does can group of loroi become a one, single holistic person?
*Something like in "Masters of Time"*
Second - supposing a situation - little loroi ship crash on Earth in present day. To await arrival of rescue ship (20 years, for example) they need to find a work In order to have a livelihood. What job in our society in general system of values of loroi will be 1. worthy 2. acceptable 3. non worthy 4. beyond the bounds of morality?
First - does can group of loroi become a one, single holistic person?
*Something like in "Masters of Time"*
Second - supposing a situation - little loroi ship crash on Earth in present day. To await arrival of rescue ship (20 years, for example) they need to find a work In order to have a livelihood. What job in our society in general system of values of loroi will be 1. worthy 2. acceptable 3. non worthy 4. beyond the bounds of morality?
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No. Close telepathic contact can be very intimate, almost equalling the sharing of thoughts. But it's not a mind-meld; the participants do not become a shared entity.Alexandr Koori wrote:I have two a bit strange questions.
First - does can group of loroi become a one, single holistic person?
*Something like in "Masters of Time"*
1. Military, Police, Emergency services, MedicineAlexandr Koori wrote:Second - supposing a situation - little loroi ship crash on Earth in present day. To await arrival of rescue ship (20 years, for example) they need to find a work In order to have a livelihood. What job in our society in general system of values of loroi will be 1. worthy 2. acceptable 3. non worthy 4. beyond the bounds of morality?
2. Government administration, transportation, industry, engineering, chemistry
3. Trade, Entertainment, Academia, Sanitation
4. Law, Journalism, Advertising, Evangelism, Pornography
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Why Academia (teaching?) on 3 and law on 4?
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My answers presume that the ship which crashed is military, and that the crew are all female warriors.
Lawyers are a necessary evil for a system in which the rule of law and protection of personal rights are the foundation of society, such as ours. The Loroi system, however, is a military oligarchy, with few enumerated personal rights, in which laws and regulations are, for the most part, subject to interpretation by those in positions of authority. Further, it is a telepathic society, in which the written wording of a rule is not especially relevant; the Loroi do not revere documents the way our system does. The concept of a profession whose job it is to dispute the rulings of the government, to subvert the intent of a statute based on details of wording, or to aid criminals in escaping punishment because of legal technicalities or improper procedures, would seem bewildering and immoral to those of the Loroi warrior class.
The Loroi warrior class would agree with the maxim "Those who cannot do, teach." They realize that education and training are necessary and important, in the same way as they realize that sanitation is necessary and important, yet still do not consider hauling garbage to be a worthy pursuit.Alexandr Koori wrote:Why Academia (teaching?) on 3 and law on 4?
Lawyers are a necessary evil for a system in which the rule of law and protection of personal rights are the foundation of society, such as ours. The Loroi system, however, is a military oligarchy, with few enumerated personal rights, in which laws and regulations are, for the most part, subject to interpretation by those in positions of authority. Further, it is a telepathic society, in which the written wording of a rule is not especially relevant; the Loroi do not revere documents the way our system does. The concept of a profession whose job it is to dispute the rulings of the government, to subvert the intent of a statute based on details of wording, or to aid criminals in escaping punishment because of legal technicalities or improper procedures, would seem bewildering and immoral to those of the Loroi warrior class.
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"Those who cannot do, teach." Sound strange... "If I teach you, I smarter (more experienced) than you" - it's more logical for me...
And why journalism? Journalist now - warrior of information war.
And why journalism? Journalist now - warrior of information war.
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The meaning of the maxim is that sometimes teachers have little or no direct experience or talent in the subjects they are teaching (as the most experienced or talented people in a certain job can usually be found actually doing that job). (I'm not saying that I agree with that maxim, just explaining what it means.)Alexandr Koori wrote:"Those who cannot do, teach." Sound strange... "If I teach you, I smarter (more experienced) than you" - it's more logical for me...
Journalists are a necessary evil in a free society in which transparency and freedom of speech are critical, and in which dissenting voices must be heard. Though there is a certain amount of inherent transparency in a telepathic culture which prizes honesty very highly, Loroi society is also military dictatorship in which dissenting voices are not appreciated and transparency is not considered an asset. The Loroi are also not a mass media culture; they don't watch 24-hour news channels as a form of entertainment.Alexandr Koori wrote:And why journalism? Journalist now - warrior of information war.
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In reference to the earlier discussion on the problematic nature of predicting the future of computer technology, here's a look at the home computer of 2004 (as predicted in 1954):
What I want to know is what that gigantic handwheel is for.
What I want to know is what that gigantic handwheel is for.
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The reset 'button'?Arioch wrote:What I want to know is what that gigantic handwheel is for.
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It the handle to the boiler's burner. That were you put the coalArioch wrote:What I want to know is what that gigantic handwheel is for.
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Stillstorm would not like it. She already considers verbal speech lying, Lawyers? Demons that must be purged from existence.Arioch wrote:My answers presume that the ship which crashed is military, and that the crew are all female warriors.
The Loroi warrior class would agree with the maxim "Those who cannot do, teach." They realize that education and training are necessary and important, in the same way as they realize that sanitation is necessary and important, yet still do not consider hauling garbage to be a worthy pursuit.Alexandr Koori wrote:Why Academia (teaching?) on 3 and law on 4?
Lawyers are a necessary evil for a system in which the rule of law and protection of personal rights are the foundation of society, such as ours. The Loroi system, however, is a military oligarchy, with few enumerated personal rights, in which laws and regulations are, for the most part, subject to interpretation by those in positions of authority. Further, it is a telepathic society, in which the written wording of a rule is not especially relevant; the Loroi do not revere documents the way our system does. The concept of a profession whose job it is to dispute the rulings of the government, to subvert the intent of a statute based on details of wording, or to aid criminals in escaping punishment because of legal technicalities or improper procedures, would seem bewildering and immoral to those of the Loroi warrior class.
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To be fair, one can easily get lost on a Wiki Walk.fredgiblet wrote:
If every cloud had a silver lining, there would be a lot more plane crashes.
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For steering the submarine, of course!Arioch wrote:In reference to the earlier discussion on the problematic nature of predicting the future of computer technology, here's a look at the home computer of 2004 (as predicted in 1954):
What I want to know is what that gigantic handwheel is for.
It's unfortunately a hoax.
Even so, I'm pretty sure no one from 1954 would have predicted smartphones. Or the insanity that is the Web.
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Mark Twain predicted dial-up Internet in 1898.Mr Bojangles wrote:For steering the submarine, of course!Arioch wrote:-snip-
It's unfortunately a hoax.
Even so, I'm pretty sure no one from 1954 would have predicted smartphones. Or the insanity that is the Web.
If every cloud had a silver lining, there would be a lot more plane crashes.