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Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?
Posted By: Exiled Zealot	Date: 12/12/05 11:35 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant? (Narcogen) : I think the very point in the novels is that the Covenant haven't mastered : anything, any more than my picking up a remote and operating my T.V. makes : me an electrical engineer. The Covenant use and assimilate technology : produced by the Forerunners, but they don't seem to actually grasp the : concepts behind them or are able to use them to the fullness of their : ability. : I think that's what is being suggested, yes. : Which engineers would those be? Here's a good description of them at the Halo library: http://library.psyjnir.net/?id=47 Now when they first appeared in Fall of Reach, one dismantled a car and put it back together at lightning speeds, according to the Spartans watching from the sewers. IMO, engineers are the first creatures to be encountered in the entire universe, that actually behave like computers. Contrary to popular belief, and computer cannot think or comprehend. A computer is not creative. It can only do the operation it's been programmed with minus the understanding of it's operation. The engineer's operation is a broad one; taking apart and building technology, but it's probably SO autonomic for them, they pay no heed to how they do it (or who they do it for, as they demonstrated in First Strike...one repaired John's armor). So, if these engineers aren't creative, than there should be no evolution in tech, which of course is true. That's one possibility anyway.

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Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Exiled Zealot	12/11/05 10:54 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Xaos	12/11/05 11:23 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Endbringer	12/11/05 11:45 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	mr_mcmurder	12/12/05 12:20 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Peptuck	12/12/05 12:25 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	vshields ash	12/12/05 12:42 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	Peptuck	12/12/05 1:36 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	vshields ash	12/12/05 7:26 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	skellobissis	12/12/05 11:42 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	Peptuck	12/12/05 12:55 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use....	Ragashingo	12/12/05 12:12 p.m.
Re: more ideas...	gspawn	12/12/05 12:45 p.m.
Re: more ideas...wowzers :0	vshields ash	12/12/05 1:36 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Narcogen	12/12/05 9:08 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Exiled Zealot	12/12/05 11:35 a.m.
Re: engineers as forerunner tech?	drummand	12/12/05 12:40 p.m.
Re: engineers as forerunner tech?	Peptuck	12/12/05 12:51 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Narcogen	12/12/05 10:14 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Ragashingo	12/12/05 12:14 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	UrsusArctos	12/12/05 9:40 a.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Peronthious	12/12/05 5:13 p.m.
Re: Maxwell equation use inferior in the Covenant?	Peronthious	12/16/05 7:18 p.m.