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Re: [PLUG] OT: Sci Fi Background Advice Needed
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"Fantastic Planet." and de-ohming.
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--- On Sat, 10/10/09, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: Sci Fi Background Advice Needed
> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Cc: "esr@thyrsus.com" <esr@thyrsus.com>, "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 5:15 PM
> Poisoned food stocks, baited traps
> and Have-a-Heart traps. Bait
> selection would be good story fodder methinks.
>
>
>
> --
> Doug Stewart
>
> On Oct 10, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
>
> wrote:
>
> > Good ideas, but unfortunately, not in keeping with the
> background of
> > the
> > story. These aliens don't even consider humanity
> to be sentient.
> > They kind
> > of think of us like the cliche'd ranchers thought of
> wolves in the
> > old west.
> > We are a "pest" at best, and nothing more.
> >
> > If you were eradicating a particularly nasty
> infestation of field
> > mice, how
> > would you go about finding the physical weaknesses of
> those mice?
> >
> >
> > On the other hand, you could give the chief field
> mouse a Nobel
> > Peace Prize,
> > then.... <grin>
> >
> >
> > On Saturday October 10, 2009 3:23:24 pm Eric S.
> Raymond wrote:
> >> Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com>:
> >>> What about social engineering factors; i.e.,
> how can they make us
> >>> kill
> >>> ourselves and save themselves the
> cost/trouble?
> >>
> >> Very efficient suggestion. Your aliens could
> simply encourage the
> >> formation of the peculiar institutions known as
> "governments". These
> >> are far, *far* more lethal than any natural or
> engineered
> >> disasters. For extra fun, they'll get to listen to
> the victims sing
> >> about how wonderful the thieves and sociopaths
> murdering them in ton
> >> lots are, and watch them participate willingly in
> their own
> >> oppression!
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Casey Bralla
> > Chief Nerd in Residence
> > The NerdWorld Organisation
> >
> > http://www.NerdWorld.org
> >
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