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Archive:Gulching

2009-01-13T17:06:02Z

71.139.27.200: edits

'''Gulching''' refers to the act of forming a localized, [[underground economy|underground economic]] and social community of freedom-minded individuals. The term comes from Galt's Gulch, the fictional village of economic outlaws in [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel, ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. In the novel, Galt's Gulch was hidden in the [[Rocky Mountains]] and protected by a holographic shield so perfect it was called "almost magical". Modern gulching typically occurs in remote areas, but can also take place in suburbs, urban areas, or even online. These underground communities are called "gulches," and the inhabitants and participants are called "gulchers." Exact statistics on gulching's prevalence are unavailable, as [[privacy]] is usually paramount to gulchers.

Gulchers trade and barter with each other outside of government regulation and tax systems. The intent is to create a greater degree of [[economic freedom|economic]] and personal freedom, while building a trust-based local trade network to provide goods and services that might become unavailable if the mainstream economy collapses. Self-sufficiency as a whole, in terms of food, energy, fiber, shelter, health care, and other production and services is considered valuable, even vital, to a free existence. Gulchers are also free to trade outside of the gulch, though a remote location might make this difficult.

A gulch differs from a [[Commune (intentional community)|commune]] in that it is uniquely freedom-focused, and so upholds [[individual rights|individual]] and [[property rights]] rather than operating by the rules of [[community property]]. Participants remain free to own [[property]], to earn and to keep their own wealth, and to live their days as they see fit, rather than by rules imposed by a common community. There may be some mutually accepted plan to share chores or self-defense duties, but in the main, gulchers tend to prefer minimal rules, believing that free individuals will always create better solutions to the questions facing them. Those who seek to participate in a gulch generally adhere to the [[Zero Aggression Principle]] and have no wish to harm or attack others who choose to live differently. They believe in [[self-defense]] if first aggressed upon by others.

Writer [[Taran Jordan]] describes a gulch as "a place where one stores needed supplies to last a certain length of time, until one has arranged to produce as many of those supplies as possible once that initial time runs out, [where] one has made contacts with other likeminded folks to band together in the interests of future production, trade, and the defense of the produce, its means of production, and its producers, [and where] one can enjoy the fruits of one’s labor, and life at the pace of nature, free from those who do not choose this way of life." [http://taranjordan.wordpress.com/2006/08/11/the-gulchers-thought-process]

''The Gulcher's Guide'', by [[Claire Wolfe]] and [[Mary Lou Seymour]], recommends locating gulches at least 100 miles from any major city, in the event that a catastrophe causes refugees to spill out of the city in search of food, loot, and refuge[http://web.archive.org/web/20070929000644/http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/location.html]. The choice of location involves tradeoffs that affect suitability for gulching. For instance, while the [[intermountain west]] is perceived as relatively friendly to the goals of gulchers, it also suffers from lack of water, harsh climates and poor agricultural conditions.

Since gulchers may need to sacrifice many conveniences associated with the above-ground economy, Wolfe considers the most crucial characteristic of a potential gulcher to be adaptability[http://web.archive.org/web/20070929000919/http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/recruit.html]. Gulchers typically eschew banks, preferring to barter or use gold and silver as currencies. Wolfe notes that gulchers may have to rely on anonymous advertisements to find customers and services, e.g.:
*"Chiropractor needed for individual in Coos County, New Hampshire."
*"Internist and full range of clinic services available to gold-paying customers in Pocatello, Idaho."

A variation on gulching, but done as a single individual with the specific goal of "Refus[al] to engage in any implementation of your personal creative ability which benefits the State[...]Tak[ing] your brains off the statist marketplace[...]Act[ing] so that only those who add to your life, not those who devour it, comprise your creativity marketplace[...]Reserv[ing] your achievements for yourself and those who will join you in the endeavor to build a sane and sensible world" is what David King termed "Shrugging"[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7695/CHAPTR13.HTM]. This term also originated from Ayn Rand's novel, ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''.

==See also==
*[[Agorism]]
*[[Back-to-the-land movement]]
*[[Economic secession]]
*[[Free State Project]]
*[[BioShock#Setting|Rapture (Fictional City)]]
*[[Retreat (survivalism)]]
*[[Survivalism]]

==References==
*Seymour, Mary Lou, and Wolfe, Claire: [http://web.archive.org/web/20070929000638/http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/intro.html The Gulcher's Guide].

[[Category:Libertarian terms]]
[[Category:Objectivist philosophy]]
[[Category:Alternative economy]]

Archive:CisLunarFreighter/Scripts and Case Studies/Radio Communications/STC/Sample radio dialogues/Dialogue 1

2007-06-12T20:54:43Z

71.139.254.162: typo on sierra

##STC

;Ship Voice:
:"Control, This Sierra Foxtrot request launch window"

;Control Voice:
: "Flight Sierra Foxtrot, hold on pad at this time"

;Ship Voice:
: "Sierra Foxtrot; Hold on Pad - Acknowledge"
: "Sierra Foxtrot; Holding"

;Control Voice:
: "Sierra Foxtrot you are clear now for launch, you have a ten minute window"

;Ship Voice:
: "Serria Foxtrot; Accept window"

;Control Voice:
: "Roger Sierra I am starting window timer and monitoriing status of local airspace for intruders"

;Ship Voice:
: "Sierra Foxtrot, Firing engines Standby"

;Control Voice:
: "Sierra Foxtrot please advise on final ten count"

;Ship Voice
: "Sierra Foxtrot , in 10 .."
: "9; 8;"

;Control Voice:
: "Sierra go for ignition"

;Ship Voice:
: "7; 6; 5; 4; 3; 2; 1;"
: "Serria Foxtrot; Igniton of main"

;Engine roars and rumbles in background, maybe use a visaul transition clip here of rocket takeoff from Control's video feed

;Ship voice:
:* "Serria Fxotrot - have liftoff"

;Control voice:
:"Sierra be advised local airspace is clear all the way to orbital control"

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot- Request Orbit entry"

:Control Voice:
; "Siera Foxtrot STC handing off to Orbital Control at this time

;Ship Voice:
;Sierra - Acknowledge Orbital Control - Have a good day
;Sieria Foxtrot - Control handover Orbital Control

;Orbital Control Voice:
:Sierra Foxtrot this is orbital control. We have you entering on a vector of x y z; interogative of status

;Ship Voice
:Serria Foxtrot - Confirm Vector x y z , advise Tower Control of departure from near ground space

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra this is Orbital Control. Say again your status.

;Ship Voice:
:"Orbital Control - Confrim vector X Y Z , Advise tower of Depature."

;Orbital Tower Voice:
:"Sierra this is Orbital Control. We confirm you have a clean entry into scheduled orbit on vector x, y, z.

;Ship Voice
:"Serria Foxtrot to Orbital Control - Confrim Vector X Y Z. Confim entry to orbit.

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot be advised we show you on track for scheduled orbit."

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot : Confirm Scheduled orbit - Advise on locals."

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot, be advised you are solo local traffic. Empty vacuum and thrusters clear."

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Confirm Scheduled orbit, will fire for orbit on your mark."

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot be advised we have an incoming meteor shower headed your way."

;Ship Voice:
: "Sierra Foxtrot; Confirm meteor shower. ETA?"
;<long pause>
;Ship Voice
:"Serria Foxtrot - Query meteor shower ETA ?"

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot, it is ice particles from old Gemini mision, arriving in your vicinity in 5 minutes."

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Not a problem. "Thanks!"
;pause
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Please Advise for Orbital Insertion Burn, Will fire for orbit on your mark."

;Orbital Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot you are clear for burn at your dicretion."

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Roger, Orbital Control. Preparing for burn now."

;Orbital Control:
:"Sierra Foxtrot you are nearing exit threshold be advised we are handing you to Solar Control Authority ... have a nice day sir!

;Ship Voice
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Accept threshold handover, switching frequencies now."

;pause

;Ship Voice
:"Serria Foxtrot - Good Morning Solar Control"

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot. Good morning. We have you on scope and on track for a final burn."

;Ship Voice:
:Sierra Foxtrot - Burn in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!

;Background roar of main engineers.
;2D scope view of asteroid style ship icon burning, transition from LEO to high cisLunar Space

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot : Good day Orbital Control, Good morning Solar Control - Successful burn firing"

;Background engine roar is still heard.

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Shutdown in 10 seconds. 9, 8, 7, 6,"

;Loud boom is heard in background

;Ship Voice:
:"5, 4, 3, 2, 1"

;Engine roar cuts out

;Solar Control Voice
:"Good Morning Sierra Foxtrot, looks like a standard day ahead no obstacle in your zone."

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Burn shutdown success - What was that bump?"

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Bad actuation, blown hydraulics?"

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot: Confirm clear run - Solar Control can you advise regarding boom heard during burn?" Checking local status..."

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot be advised we shown you diverging from filed obital course."

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Advise Correction"

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Advise run diagnostic, divergence is quite large."

;Ship Voice
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Boom in burn may have put Serria Foxtrot off course
:"Serria Foxtrort - Running Diagnostic"
:"Serria Foxtrot- <off mic> Drat!

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot can you advise whether your main engine assemby is firing and tracking correclty?"

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Exhaust fault has placed off course, can you provide escort to Corolis Alpha space station?"

;Solar Control Voice:
:"System Orbital Control calling Sierra Foxtrot can you read me... over."

;Ship Voice:
:Serria Foxtrot - Orbital Control - Can hear you. Exhaust Fault has placed Serria off course.. Please advise correctional burn.

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot have received your declared emergency and notifying the Space Patrol now."

;Ship Voice:
:"Solar Control I Acknowledge Receipt of in flight emergency status"

;Solar Control Voice
:"Sierra Foxtrot be advised that the Space Patrol Cruiser U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is in your area and on it way to rendezvous for escort"

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Be Advised emergency is NOT critical. Acknoweldge cruiser is in area.
Can you advise on correctional burn?"

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot what is the nature of your problem causing divergence from filed flight plan?"

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Exhaust fault during burn. We will attempt correction on auxillary engine if advised."

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Roger Sierra Foxtrot, we are loading local Grid Computing elements to get you a new orbital course and burn plan .... standby"

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Can you advise on cruiser ETA?

;Solar Control:
:"Sierra Foxtrot, We are sending new orbital plan now please synchronzie parabolic reciever to Ceres Base now."

;Ship Voice:
:Sierra Foxtrot - Acknowledged. Reciever adjustment complete.

;Foley Effects <sound of chimes on tape>

;Ship Voice
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Receiving carrier signal with new burn plan strong and clear."

;Solar Control Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot be advised that USS Jimmy Carter will achieve escort formatoin in 23 minutes."

;Ship Vioce:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Thank you - Acknoweldge ETA Of escort in 23 mins

;Ship Voice:
:"Sierra Foxtrot - Have received new orbital course plan. Will fire with auxillary on the mark."

;Ship Voice:
:Sierra Foxtrot - Awaitng confirmation clear for corection burn..."

;Solar Control:
:"Sierra Foxtrot you are advised that Combat Space Patrol fighters from USS Jimmy Carter are n escort formation and you are cleared for burns as designated in revised orbital course plan."

;Ship Voice:
:Sierra Foxtrot - Burn in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Ignition!
: Serria Foxtrot - Confirm acknowledge of fighter in formation
: Serria Foxtrot- Advise escort callsign..

;Ship Voice:
:"Serria Foxtrot - Burn shutdown in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
:Sierra Foxtrot - Burn Shutdown succesful."

[[Category:CisLunarFreighter]]

Instance dungeon

2006-01-12T23:48:06Z

71.139.41.191:

In ''[[MMORPG]]''s, an '''instance dungeon''' is a special area, typically a [[Dungeon (games)|dungeon]], that generates a new copy, or instance, for each group that enters the area. This ensures that there will never be competition ([[kill stealing]], [[spawn camping]]) over [[mob (computer gaming)|mobs]] within the instance and that [[player character]]s receive a minimum of [[lag]]. Instance dungeons may contain stronger than usual mobs and sought-after equipment.

Games that have been known to use instancing include ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[Anarchy Online]]'', ''[[City of Heroes]]'' and ''[[Guild Wars]]''. The latter uses instancing extensively to help make the product free of monthly fees.

''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' also use this for Dungeons, but do not or only partly generate it randomly.

The use of instancing is a hotly debated topic among the MMORPG industry. [[Brad McQuaid]] wrote an article on the topic that can be found here: [http://www.gamergod.com/article.php?article_id=2933 Brad McQuaid on Instancing].

''[[EVE Online]]'' uses no instancing (apart from socalled deadspace missions, which are instanced for the player) and only one game server. The highest number of players that have concurrently logged into EVE Online recently reached '''22,020''' on January 2nd, 2006 at 20:44. This is the current world record for highest number of players connected to a single game server without the use of instancing.

Currently ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has the largest player base. According to rough calculations servers become full at 2,400 players. After which a log-in queue is utilized, barring players from joining the server until others have left.

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[[Category:Computer and video game gameplay]]
[[Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games]]

Instance dungeon

2006-01-12T23:46:40Z

71.139.41.191:

In ''[[MMORPG]]''s, an '''instance dungeon''' is a special area, typically a [[Dungeon (games)|dungeon]], that generates a new copy, or instance, for each group that enters the area. This ensures that there will never be competition ([[kill stealing]], [[spawn camping]]) over [[mob (computer gaming)|mobs]] within the instance and that [[player character]]s receive a minimum of [[lag]]. Instance dungeons may contain stronger than usual mobs and sought-after equipment.

Games that have been known to use instancing include ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[Anarchy Online]]'', ''[[City of Heroes]]'' and ''[[Guild Wars]]''. The latter uses instancing extensively to help make the product free of monthly fees.

''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' also use this for Dungeons, but do not or only partly generate it randomly.

The use of instancing is a hotly debated topic among the MMORPG industry. ''[[Brad McQuaid]]'' wrote an article on the topic that can be found here: [http://www.gamergod.com/article.php?article_id=2933 Brad McQuaid on Instancing].

''[[EVE Online]]'' uses no instancing (apart from socalled deadspace missions, which are instanced for the player) and only one game server. The highest number of players that have concurrently logged into EVE Online recently reached '''22,020''' on January 2nd, 2006 at 20:44. This is the current world record for highest number of players connected to a single game server without the use of instancing.

Currently ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has the largest player base. According to rough calculations servers become full at 2,400 players. After which a log-in queue is utilized, barring players from joining the server until others have left.

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[[Category:Computer and video game gameplay]]
[[Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games]]