 | | Re: Alien and gravity —James Brown
| | | | (...) I'd always understood it (aside from the dramatic necessities of the plot line) as a logical extension of the colonial marine mentality of "be prepared". It may well be more economical in the long run to send a ship that can do 95% of what (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Dave Schuler
| | | | | (...) That's true, and a good point. For consistency's sake, I guess we could posit that the automated ships aren't sufficiently savvy to drop from orbit and land in hostile environments without some sort of ground-based guidance, but even this (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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