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I don't think it would have made much of a difference: metric is convenient because we settled on a base-10 numerical system. There's evidence of base-8 and base-12 being used earlier, and Romans used a non-positional system. Trade language uses base-8 (it's also bijective and little endian to make it even more alien to us), so it's not much easier.Razor One wrote:That look on her face is absolute gold.
Good thing Alex stuck to metric. If he'd started reciting imperial measurements I think her head would have exploded.
Remember that 365 days isn't exactly accurateMattStriker wrote:He may have just given away more than he wanted. Even if the Loroi only have the same exoplanet-hunting technology we do (and I figure they're quite a bit beyond that), he's probably just given them the exact position of Earth. Giving them the length of a day may have been safe-ish. The year is the problem.
She is enjoying her job way to much.fredgiblet wrote:
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Thanks for the correction.rewik wrote:Sidenote: there's an error on the Trade Language Numerals page, with decimal values 29-35 having wrong representations in Trade-8 (reversed digit order).
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That wouldn't be the head asplodey part, no. The fact that certain nations still use that system as their primary unit of measurement when there are better ones though? That's where her head asplode.icekatze wrote:hi hi
I was going to say... I don't think telling her about non-metric measurements would cause her head to explode. Judging by the look on her face, I'm guessing she'd be thrilled to hear all about those wacky, quaint, and backwards units of measurements that the humanities use.
Yeah, I was thinking of "More Input!" as well. Haven't watched it for years but there it was. Glad I'm not alone.
Is it just me, or did anyone else see this:
And think of this: <<Snip>>
That would make Alex one of two things; either a POW or a Quisling to the Loroi, depending on how he swung. In the former case, depending on how humane the Loroi feel during and after the war, he might be able to get away with permanent house arrest or wind up on the gruesome experiments slab. In the latter case, assuming he assists the Loroi subjugating Earth away from the Umiak, he could probably convince them not to horrifically bomb major population centers.
Having the Umiak reach the relay first would be a serious problem, but I would think that Alex could phrase it more along the lines of "being worried that the Umiak might find it," rather than "the Umiak would be brought there." When you think about it, it is really a rather bleak proposition for Alex, being abandoned like that. Imagine if the Terrans allied themselves with the Umiak.