shreadvector
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TANSTAAFLSOMEBODY read Larry Niven’s Ringworld
TANSTAAFLSOMEBODY read Larry Niven’s Ringworld
If I read it right, there is a minimum length but no maximumWeaseling around the rules can work in both directions.
The length of the rope might be considered part of the rocket in its undeployed state making the rocket too long.
Heinlein liked that term too.TANSTAAFL
If I read it right, there is a minimum length but no maximum
Instead of debating the rules here, why not just ask Trip Barber, the NAR TARC manager, if what you're proposing would be permitted?
Instead of debating the rules here, why not just ask Trip Barber, the NAR TARC manager, if what you're proposing would be permitted?
Heinlein liked that term too.
For those not familiar with the acronym:
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
In some ways yes. In "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" and "Farnham's Freehold" he was definitely against unrestricted welfare benefits and definitely for limited government. In terms of "social norms" he was definitely and extremely liberal. Made for an interesting mix in his books.Heinlein must have been a Conservative !
Dave F.
In some ways yes. In "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" and "Farnham's Freehold" he was definitely against unrestricted welfare benefits and definitely for limited government. In terms of "social norms" he was definitely and extremely liberal. Made for an interesting mix in his books.
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