Digest Number 490

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule,
discussion, adoption.
John Stuart Mill

I thought these lists were for discussion. Seems we have taken a step
backwards, wasting both your time and mine. -Particularly when you
notice that I was not promoting the idea, but merely expressing
surprise that it had not come up for discussion.

-oooo-

P.S. Tube Cars: Wasn't that one of G.K.O's favorites? -and they make
more sense on habitats where you don't have to excavate.

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Subject: [spacesettlers] Digest Number 490

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> There are 3 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. RE: That last mile
> From: "Combs, Mike"
> 2. Re: Digest Number 489
> From: "Bob Hardman"
> 3. Re: Digest Number 489
> From: "xenophile2002"
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:13:45 -0500
> From: "Combs, Mike"
> Subject: RE: That last mile
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> > From: Bob Hardman [mailto:Bsanctuary@...]
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> > I'm surprised that no one has suggested "slidewalks" already
> > in use at some air ports.
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> Yeah! Slidewalks! And tube-cars! And towers that look like flying
saucers
> at the top. And tights and capes with 8-inch high collars.
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> Now that I think of it, jet-packs never caught on due to their
extremely
> limited range. But in a habitat rotating for only 1/10th or 1/20th
of a G,
> they'd have the range needed to become practical.
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> Ahh... The vision is complete!
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> Regards,
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> Mike Combs
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:40:56 -0400
> From: "Bob Hardman"
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 489
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> Xeno,
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> I believe the thread title was "That Last Mile", usually located in
> areas not suited for either Autobahns OR "Nice Wide Ones".
>
> -oooo-
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> P.S. But if you want to pursue the idea, see Heinlein's "The Roads
> Must Roll"
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> > > I'm surprised that no one has suggested "slidewalks" already in
> use
> > > at some air ports.
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> Xeno
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> > Of course! Nice, wide ones, which is OK because you have all that
> > space you saved by not having autobahns.
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> > Xenophile (who *hopes* we can do better than cars and
intersections
> > and traffic jams and..............)
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 04:29:18 -0000
> From: "xenophile2002"
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 489
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> --- In spacesettlers, "Bob Hardman" wrote:
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> > Xeno,
> >
> > I believe the thread title was "That Last Mile", usually located
in
> > areas not suited for either Autobahns OR "Nice Wide Ones".
> >
> > -oooo-
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> er... um... ah... Yeah. I'm sorry, I seem to be missing the joke,
> or point, or... I need to get more sleep.
>
> The hentai part of my mind wonders if this might be some sexual
> innuendo, but then, the hentai part of my mind wonders that about
> everything. But if it is, I *still* don't get it. I need more
sleep.
>
> I locked my GF out the yesterday, and I wasn't even mad at her.
> Forgot which lock was which, and locked the one she can't open from
> outside, leaving the other ondone. Need more sleep. Yep. Need
more
> sleep.
>
> > P.S. But if you want to pursue the idea, see Heinlein's "The Roads
> > Must Roll"
>
> Xenophile (who can readily believe that Heinline has dealt with this
> sort of issue)
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