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Nik · 6th August 2007, 01:19 PM

Um, I've made three more tries at the next section, but it is NOT working.

Tray full of pieces, but still no box-picture...

Sure, they can hack Einstein and flit across flat space at trans-light speeds, but Mr Newton rules inside a g-well's bell. Could I just hand-wave the strategic and tactical implications of Anomalous Phase Space math ?? Um, no-- Sixty AU in three days needs ~0.1 c, which takes a month to build or shed at ~ 1 g.

Gotta be a way...

'Hurry up and wait' ? 'A count-down is the same in any math' ?

D'uh, back to the note-pad and biro...

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Nik Speaker to Cats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 312	moRe: Soft Target Um, I've made three more tries at the next section, but it is NOT working. Tray full of pieces, but still no box-picture... Sure, they can hack Einstein and flit across flat space at trans-light speeds, but Mr Newton rules inside a g-well's bell. Could I just hand-wave the strategic and tactical implications of Anomalous Phase Space math ?? Um, no-- Sixty AU in three days needs ~0.1 c, which takes a month to build or shed at ~ 1 g. Gotta be a way... 'Hurry up and wait' ? 'A count-down is the same in any math' ? D'uh, back to the note-pad and biro...