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Marathon "Maiden Voyage", UV Ceti & Cole Protocol. | ||
Posted By: Dispatcher | Date: 10/21/01 7:30 p.m. | |
In light of Hamish's hasty post (as he's headed out of town) about Halo's Cole Protocol and Marathon, I decided to post recent emails between us and what I had sent him most recently, to which he has not had time to reply. Just food for thought: Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 14:24:10 PDT [Show full headers]
Hi Hamish, I have been playing through Marathon 2 using Aleph One. I am currently
"We're Everywhere (Terminal 1: 1st message)
65124.134.12## 65124.134.12## Two hundred years ago, during the
Evidence of the Marathon's history files being altered is clear and
My visit to an online dictionary yields the following:
"Merriam-Webster OnLine
Main Entry: 2maiden
The latter usage directly fits and the meaning seems clear.
In order for the Marathon to have had a first or earliest voyage, it seems
Perhaps the manipulation of the Marathon's historical files included
Why would an AI as intelligent as Durandal mention "Marathon's Maiden
Dispatcher
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 08:55:52 PDT [Show full headers]
--snip--
I think most people's interpretation of "maiden" voyage is the very
Cheers
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:10:06 PDT [Show full headers]
--snip--
I was certain that you or someone else would "raise the Titanic", so to
On the other hand, it makes sense to say that the Titanic sank on its maiden
I'm certain that this premise (pertaining to the Marathon) is unlikely, yet
As you know, Tau Ceti is about 11.5 LY from Sol. There is a binary red
Luyten 726-8A UV Cet A 8.4 12.52 (var.) 15.5 M5.6Vc
I prefer to refer to them as UV Ceti A & B, or just UV Ceti. Off hand, I
http://www.geocities.com/a_thompson.geo/model/star17.html
A chart with relative colors is here:
http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/starcolor/
One may then suggest the possibility that the Marathon stopped to examine
Regards,
Dispatcher
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:45:48 PDT [Show full headers]
Hi again, Hamish.
I have wanted to discuss this next item before, but felt it a bit far
The Bungie "error" of Leela's lightspeed message to earth taking nearly a
This suggests that things are not as they seem, either at UV Ceti or with
What a yarn!
Dispatcher
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:33:24 PDT [Show full headers]
I'm on a roll, Hamish.
Here is some data you might enjoy about Tau and UV Ceti.
Tau Ceti:
http://www.stellar-database.com/Scripts/search_star.exe?Name=tau+ceti
Comfort Zone: 0.681 A.U.s
The comfort zone is just as it seems; the orbit which would make a world
UV Ceti
http://www.stellar-database.com/Scripts/search_star.exe?Name=uv+ceti
Component A:
Component B:
As you see, a "year" in earth time is just over 16 HOURS. Even an orbit
http://www.stellar-database.com/flare.html
It is not likely that life as we know it (past or present) would be found
Enjoy!
Dispatcher
PS-Some of the above links might need to be copied and pasted rather than hotlinked by clicking. Ceti years are based on worlds that would orbit in the comfort zone of each star. As for a plot: looks like room for the Cole Protocol in there somewhere. Have at it, everyone!
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Replies: |
Marathon "Maiden Voyage", UV Ceti & Cole Protocol. | Dispatcher | 10/21/01 7:30 p.m. | |
maidens | Narcogen | 10/21/01 8:45 p.m. | |
Re: maidens | VirtualWolf | 10/22/01 12:23 a.m. | |
Re: maidens | elethiomel | 10/23/01 4:09 a.m. | |
Sheep and lemmings. | Dispatcher | 10/23/01 6:30 a.m. | |
Re: Sheep and lemmings. | whocares | 10/23/01 7:49 a.m. | |
Re: Titanic's maiden voyage | Mazilurik | 10/27/01 4:38 p.m. | |
A functioning Marathon in storage. | Dispatcher | 10/27/01 5:31 p.m. | |
Halo and Bungie game link | M-Class | 10/28/01 4:26 p.m. | |
Perhaps... | Cannibal Harry | 10/23/01 10:18 a.m. | |
... its a dream. *Just kidding!* | Dispatcher | 10/23/01 9:46 p.m. | |
Stee-rike! | Dispatcher | 10/23/01 10:22 p.m. |
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