David Eckard
@swordedge
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Joined: May 28, 2014
Last seen: Dec 11, 2019
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RE: Star Chart

Would be nice if it didn’t require Flash. HTML5 can handle it. Don't know anyone that can convert it.

10 years ago
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RE: New weapons in DARPA

And this is two years ago for what DARPA has for rail guns

10 years ago
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RE: Earth FTL Recon ships

They have 16 402′s (Falcons) left. I hope they will share with Josh and Loki. I think it is the first wave of 402's.

10 years ago
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RE: Boarding Pod

Strap every one in very well, then just ram the ship an instant after you use explosives to make a hole.

10 years ago
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RE: Fabricators

If the fabricators are like 3D printers, you can make food with them, but the question is why would you want to? You would have to have the food in a ...

10 years ago
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RE: Military Tactics

It occurs to me that missiles can be programmed to coast most of the way so adding your entire ships complement of them to a single wave would be easy...

10 years ago
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RE: Military Tactics

For example, now they can program a series of jumps to take place automatically. This has been used by the jump shuttles and the Falcon, but not yet b...

10 years ago
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RE: Aurora Herself

<div class="et_quote"> <div class="et_right_quote"> [...] you start to realize that when you consider everything that IS onboard it’s ...

10 years ago
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RE: Earth FTL Recon ships

I think that considering the current Jung capabilities anything but jump able recons is a waste of time. While they might be able to retrofit couple o...

10 years ago
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RE: Couple things

I have since my last post seen that there are some but not many characters in the Wiki. It should have at least a hundred. Lotsa work to spread aroun...

10 years ago
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RE: Fabricators

<div class="et_quote"> <div class="et_right_quote"> I have been thinking of the fabricators lately. The use is so open. You could even...

10 years ago
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RE: Couple things

<div class="et_quote"> <div class="et_right_quote"> Hi Ryk, Any chance you can add a summary of whats gone before to the start of each...

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

A permanent base can't flee WHEN not IF it gets discovered. An asteroid can easily do that.

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

<div class="et_quote"> <div class="et_right_quote"> You are assuming that the base can’t move or jump. Do not assume that. Many of us...

10 years ago
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RE: LOVE the books. Some nitpicks 🙂

A week or so ago I asked Mr Brown several questions, which he answered to satisfaction. I have since bought all, 11, of the books. Hope you made a few...

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

You are assuming that the base can't move or jump. Do not assume that. Many of us think that the original asteroid base in the Darvano system is goin...

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

Fragile? How thick are the walls of an asteroid base? I picture them thicker than Aurora is long. A lot to pound through. Might be better to land ...

10 years ago
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RE: How old is Nathan scott?

Thanks for that. Silly how that can help but it does. Error: Slow down; you move too fast?! kewl

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

No need to hollow out a previously hollowed out asteroid. Make it air tight, add a ship tunnel, etc. If I recall correctly, The Corinari have astero...

10 years ago
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RE: Ticker til the ticker for Ep 12.

Tech reporter David Pogue of Yahoo these days uses Dragon Naturally Speaking for the same reason, CTS.

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

Do remember that they already have a number of hollowed out asteroids. Just not in the Terran system or Takaran system

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

Make new hollow asteroid bases, move those around as needed. Lotsa work but there are billions of people on each planet.

10 years ago
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RE: What is in the Darvano System

It makes me wonder how long before the alliance starts a serious survey of just where all humanity went. Even with jump ships, that will take a while...

10 years ago
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RE: Kindle Unlimited????

I am a bit skeptical on the Kindle Unlimited. Bought the first 11 on kindle, don't see why I should stop

10 years ago
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RE: Ep 12 Release date

Less then a month, Yipee!

10 years ago
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RE: TV Series

The Dune movie was way too short for a book that size. Modern CGI would not have saved it

10 years ago
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RE: Couple things

Six months? More like six years. Space is BIG, REALLY REALLY big. Jung ships can go 20 lights. For them to get from earth to the Pentaurus Cluster...

10 years ago
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RE: Episode 11- discussion. Spoilers included in this thread.

Victory? Maybe. Earth got hammered. Many Terrans would not consider it a victory.

10 years ago
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RE: Technology Sugestions

Richard, there is a series of books where they do something similar. They drill a hole in an asteroid. They fill the hole with water from captured co...

10 years ago
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RE: concept art requests

I'd like to see the Eagle Terran fighters. Put all of the fighters to scale next to each other and the Aurora

10 years ago
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