Hello, my name is Jack

by on June 4, 2016 at 12:01 am
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Many futurists speculated that we would bring bright, shiny, and spotless technological wonders into space with us. In many ways they were right. But they were oh so wrong in others. Almost all of our permanent space stations have parks with trees and lakes in them. Places where we can enjoy nature by walking under real leaves or go for a good swim. Fish grow up there until they end up on someone’s plate with tartar sauce, and waterborne plants help filter both the water and the air. We just can’t live long periods of time separated from the nature that birthed us, so we bring it with.

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Hello, my name is Betty

by on June 3, 2016 at 12:01 am
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Jane 3.0 was one of the most stable operating platforms of her day. She ran on most of the United States Army vehicles and bases, so she had to be. She was constantly under attack all over the world, and she needed to be robust enough to survive that. It is interesting to note that much of her programming was actually created by teams of Jane 2.0s, making her the first AI we know was at least partially created by a previous AI. The Jane 2.0s continued to serve in non-combat roles for years, but it was the Jane 3.0s that saw action throughout the next decade and beyond.

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on June 2, 2016 at 12:01 am
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The Snipers are an adversary squadron, and were ironically one of the most active Marine squadrons before The War began. They flew the very small Thunderbolt fighter/attack craft and had defeated nearly every fighter squadron in the American military in mock combats. They studied the tactics of every major power and could emulate them with impressive ease. And even though they were a non-deployable unit, they joined us during the assault on the Hyades. We needed everything we had to penetrate the cluster’s defenses, and the Snipers proved to be an impressive addition to our forces.

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Hello, my name is Jack

by on June 1, 2016 at 12:01 am
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We need water. Our home planet is three quarters water, and most of our great civilizations used it to travel. We need to drink it to stay alive, and we use it for fun and relaxation. Many of our most popular sports involve water, and teaching a child to swim is a simple part of growing up in many cultures. I grew up on the water and my hometown counted on the Boundary Waters between Canada and America for our livelihood. And when we went to space we brought water with us or found it out there and tamed it into reservoirs or tanks for our use. It’s not a shocker that we store a lot of that water in swimming pools so everybody can enjoy it.

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Hello, my name is Betty

by on May 31, 2016 at 12:01 am
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Once it became clear that the Jane 2.0 platform was unsuitable for long-term deployment, the United States Army authorized a replacement. As is often the case with software development, Jane 3.0 had been in development since before Jane 2.0 had been finalized. The programmers had seen all of the problems of the previous program in the field and taken great effort to avoid them in Jane 3.0. The final version of her code was in many ways a step backward. She was designed not to adapt as her older sister had been, but instead relied on preprogrammed tactics and strategies. She was not as powerful but exactly what the army needed at that time.

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