02-04-2022, 06:56:57 AM
Alright, great! Y'all submitted on time pretty much! That's a first.
So, anyway, here's what Ah think of yer things. Monaca first. Yer math problems are good. No treason, an' though the number of habitable planets in the galaxy is dubiously high, Ah think it's alright fer a little exaggeration. Good symbolism in yer literacy portion, pretty strong all things considered. Yer science portion, while technically true, other people also have FTL, so uhh... it's a good advertisin' for the untravelled Ah guess. We'll jus' move that there. A solid second place so far, Ah'd give ya points if ya hadn't been beat out already.
Asuka! Let's see yers. Ya... well, rebels are durable yet captured, great, Ah like that, good first problem an'... uhh... ya forgot Sendri's name. Oh sorry, "religious reasons" Yeah. Religion. Sure. Some religion told ya not to say Sendri's name, that religion seems awfully treasonous. An' Sendri's a they. Get it right, people've been shot fer less. Yer plagiarized story is alright. Aside from the lack of applicability to broad swathes. We have to educate shes and theys and other sorts too, an' not all of them can really be intimidated by that sort of thing. Intimidation IS good, but maybe not in every text. That's how ya get bordin'-prep school kids of the absurdly wealthy kind. Eugh.
Lanthanide makes a disgusted sound, as if she's personally experienced that and doesn't remember it fondly.
Anyway, uhh... plagiarize... Einstein. wait, ya want us ta steal a bunch of partially obsolete equations? Like, we had ta unify QM an' QCD an' GR ta get functional FTL travel. Well, that an' strip mine a few moons bare. Point is, it's an idea, but considerin' pretty much every spacefarin' civilization knows those equations, uhh... might be a bit silly ta try ta claim we invented them. Eh. Some old earth dictator claimed they invented meat an' lettuce an' ketchup' in a bun, so Ah guess we could, but we'll have ta keep that in internal propaganda.
Alright. Finally, CATS. Uhh... Yer math is good. It works out an' all. Nothin' treacherous there, Nothin' treasonous in the literature, though it's a bit... basic. We'll give that one ta the learners Ah guess... an' logistics seems good. Yeah, not exactly a science, but "we have good logistics" is a massive leg up over other dictatorships. Most don't have that. Very inefficient business. Ah can't exactly explain how we're doin' it mahself, Ah'd have ta ask someone in the economy department.
Lanthanide thinks for less than a second before delivering her verdict.
Surprisin' no one, hopefully, Mark February's amazin' effort easily wins. So much work, goin' the extra steps, keepin' out treason, it's great. Jus' great. Hell, Ah've submitted ya fer a medal. Anyway, in other Mark February news, he's yer new presidin' member, he has patriot points, an' he better be careful about who he nominates ta chair, because if the rebel leader becomes chair, we're ALL FUCKED.
IS THAT CLEAR? WE'RE ALL FUCKED IF THE REBEL LEADER BECOMES CHAIR.
So, anyway, here's what Ah think of yer things. Monaca first. Yer math problems are good. No treason, an' though the number of habitable planets in the galaxy is dubiously high, Ah think it's alright fer a little exaggeration. Good symbolism in yer literacy portion, pretty strong all things considered. Yer science portion, while technically true, other people also have FTL, so uhh... it's a good advertisin' for the untravelled Ah guess. We'll jus' move that there. A solid second place so far, Ah'd give ya points if ya hadn't been beat out already.
Asuka! Let's see yers. Ya... well, rebels are durable yet captured, great, Ah like that, good first problem an'... uhh... ya forgot Sendri's name. Oh sorry, "religious reasons" Yeah. Religion. Sure. Some religion told ya not to say Sendri's name, that religion seems awfully treasonous. An' Sendri's a they. Get it right, people've been shot fer less. Yer plagiarized story is alright. Aside from the lack of applicability to broad swathes. We have to educate shes and theys and other sorts too, an' not all of them can really be intimidated by that sort of thing. Intimidation IS good, but maybe not in every text. That's how ya get bordin'-prep school kids of the absurdly wealthy kind. Eugh.
Lanthanide makes a disgusted sound, as if she's personally experienced that and doesn't remember it fondly.
Anyway, uhh... plagiarize... Einstein. wait, ya want us ta steal a bunch of partially obsolete equations? Like, we had ta unify QM an' QCD an' GR ta get functional FTL travel. Well, that an' strip mine a few moons bare. Point is, it's an idea, but considerin' pretty much every spacefarin' civilization knows those equations, uhh... might be a bit silly ta try ta claim we invented them. Eh. Some old earth dictator claimed they invented meat an' lettuce an' ketchup' in a bun, so Ah guess we could, but we'll have ta keep that in internal propaganda.
Alright. Finally, CATS. Uhh... Yer math is good. It works out an' all. Nothin' treacherous there, Nothin' treasonous in the literature, though it's a bit... basic. We'll give that one ta the learners Ah guess... an' logistics seems good. Yeah, not exactly a science, but "we have good logistics" is a massive leg up over other dictatorships. Most don't have that. Very inefficient business. Ah can't exactly explain how we're doin' it mahself, Ah'd have ta ask someone in the economy department.
Lanthanide thinks for less than a second before delivering her verdict.
Surprisin' no one, hopefully, Mark February's amazin' effort easily wins. So much work, goin' the extra steps, keepin' out treason, it's great. Jus' great. Hell, Ah've submitted ya fer a medal. Anyway, in other Mark February news, he's yer new presidin' member, he has patriot points, an' he better be careful about who he nominates ta chair, because if the rebel leader becomes chair, we're ALL FUCKED.
IS THAT CLEAR? WE'RE ALL FUCKED IF THE REBEL LEADER BECOMES CHAIR.
I am the They who says it!