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    Image of cletar cletar
    01:14 PM

    In reply to The Wild Center Of Our Galaxy Could Support A Mega-Civilization
    As an archaeologist, I would like to point out that physicists might know a lot about accretion disks, but they know jackity-poo about how civilizations develop.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    06:00 AM

    In reply to The Wild Center Of Our Galaxy Could Support A Mega-Civilization
    Trantor in the Foundation novels is near the center of the galaxy.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/30/09

    In reply to The Wild Center Of Our Galaxy Could Support A Mega-Civilization
    No, because there's too much radiation. Did you people even LOOK at Beowulf Shaeffer's report? If it's too dangerous for a guy shielded by a General Products hull, it's too dangerous for a civilization.
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    11/30/09

    @cletar: If bacterias can live in nuclear waste I am gonna guess that life can evolve anywhere in any format.
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/30/09

    @cletar: Kudos for the Known Space reference.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/30/09

    @cletar: All Shaffer knew was that if you don't understand it, it's dangerous. A good first approximation but very homo sapien-centric.

    Besides, everybody knows the Heechee live there.
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