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    Image of Andrew Liptak Andrew Liptak
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    Babylon 5!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    Wow, that's a lot of space balls...
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    Someone forgot to include this little baby
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    01/30/09

    @Belabras:

    By which I mean this:
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    @Belabras: *wets pants*
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    Image of _MARVKO_ _MARVKO_
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    I like the World Ship because it looks like French bread, and I'm hungry.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/30/09

    @_MARVKO_: My thought was that it was the biggest submarine sammich ever. Nom.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    01/30/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: I would join you, if it were more croissant-like.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    where's the tree ship Yggdrasill or the sentient vessal know only as sovereign or the [insert other reference to science fiction media of some kind].
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    Image of Bookdiver Bookdiver
    01/30/09

    @tetracycloide:
    When you said tree ships I immediately thought of the Royal Tree's from Tenchi Muyo!, then the Biosphere from The Fountain. Bisological ships are popular aren't they?
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    01/31/09

    @Bookdiver: if there's ever an io9 post about exotic cross species dating and/or gene spliced animals i'll be sure to remind the author they forgot tenchi muyo and cabits.


    @SkonOfVulcan: hyperion

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    What's that big circular one that looks like a small moon with a crater in it? Is it some sort of giant station? I've never seen it before. Not ever. Not even once in a single place have I ever seen it.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Could it have been used in a War, perhaps? One that takes place in the Stars? Damn, messed up plurals.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    01/30/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: I think that's a moon.
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    01/30/09

    @Gann:


    It's a trap


    It's a trap!!!!

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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    01/30/09

    @Belabras: my taste buds are trying to repell flavor of that magnitude but damnit if they aren't trying.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    You know. As someone who is currently half-way through "Garden of Rama" I feel you are leaving out a big one.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    Aw, man, where's that crazy thing from Matter where the spiky ball people live?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/30/09

    @braak: Looked and looked and looked for an image of that. And for the braided space tubes for the water-going aliens. But nothing! These concept artists just aren't doing their duty to Banks.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    01/31/09

    @Annalee Newitz: The braided, water-filled space tubes actually are where the spiky ball-people live; they're just in charge of the gigantic shellworld with a living zeppelin in the center.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    the 'worldships'....thats the Liberator flying backwards!
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    I'll take Ring World, as long as we can get the matter transformation device working.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    @Belabras: *looks at stacks of misshapen RealDolls* I'll say.
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    01/30/09

    @crashedpc:

    Dude, you gotta clean out your garage more often.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    @Belabras: The matter transformation device can't make vacuum cleaners yet. *cracks another beer*
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    01/30/09

    @crashedpc: But who cares? We still got beer!
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    What, no Wall-E love?
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    Is the habitat from Silent Running in there?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/30/09

    @Hamslicer: Doh! I knew I was forgetting something. That should be in there for sure.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    In reply to The Megastructures Where You'll Live in Space
    I think I'll pass on the Death Star, thanks. Something about it being easily blown up makes me queasy. The world of Virga was awesome, though. I haven't read too many novels that involve making your own sun.
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    Image of s0crates82 s0crates82
    01/30/09

    @crashedpc: To be honest, blowing it up wasn't supposed to be easy, it was supposed to be awe-inspiringly difficult.


    The first one had a design flaw that it took a friggin jedi prodigy to exploit, and the second one fell because it's existence was revealed in an act of hubris by the emperor before the exterior hull was complete... and even then, it took a fleet to attack it - a fleet that only succeeded because the emperor's battle meditation was interrupted by his death at the hands of his protege.


    /SWnerd.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/30/09

    @s0crates82: ... go make your own sun!
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    01/30/09

    @crashedpc:
    "Tragedy struck today in Sector 9 as rebel terrorists blew up the Death Star, killing thousands. The Rebel Alliance, a fringe group of anti-Empire fanatics, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist act. Fortunately, Lord Vader escaped without harm. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims."
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    Image of cletar cletar
    01/30/09

    @Purple Dave: "Tragedy struck today as rebel terrorists destroyed the peaceful world of Alderaan. Mon Calamari separatists, led by fugitive warlord Akbar, are suspected. Imperial spokesman General Veers denied rebel claims that the destruction of Alderaan was caused by an Imperial Starfleet weapons test, calling such claims "preposterous. A space station the size of a moon? Absurd! Where is this giant destructive moon, then? Answer me that. The fact is, the rebels were completely routed from their rat-hole on Yavin, and are trying to cover for that humiliating defeat by inventing fairy stories of rogue moons bristling with turbolasers. Utter rubbish!"
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    01/30/09

    @cletar:
    Mine's actually a quote from one of the best sitcoms of all time.
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    Image of bluewyvern bluewyvern
    01/31/09

    @Purple Dave: More precisely, one of the best episodes of one of the best sitcoms of all time.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    01/31/09

    @bluewyvern:
    One of, but not the absolute best. My personal favorite is still Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show.


    "How do I explain this to you? Throwgali!!!"
    "Has anyone seen my soda?"
    "That...hurt."


    But Space is definitely in the top three.

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