yingjanshi, on , said:

Out of universe, but interesting fact: D. Gently's Dectective and Information Agency is taken from a rather good book by Douglas Adams (yes that Douglas Adams).

Hey very awesome of you to jump in to the sourcebooks for that obscure lore! TY

*looks Sarna.net and shakes his head* Bah. This information is woefully incomplete. Sooooo.... *rummages through some old and frayed-looking sourcebooks*



From House Davion: The Federated Suns



Note that the information here is accurate only until 3025.



INTERCONNECTEDNESS UNLIMITED

New Avalon Stock & Commodities Symbol: IntUnl

Home Office Location: Granite Falls, Rosamond

President/CEO: Elric Von Steffelbus IV, Count of Islington

Founding Date: Unknown

Division Name: Triple-F (Federated Fast Food) Restaurants

Division Head: Josephine Degrassus, Countess of Smithdon

Chief Service: Fast Food

Division Name: D. Gently's Dectective and Information Agency

Division Head: Dirk Gently IX

Chief Service: Obtaining Information for Divorces

Division Name: Holy Order Press

Division Head: Father James Dreysdon

Chief Service: Philosophy and Religious Books

Division Name: Golden Star Entertainments

Division Head: Mitch Grearson

Chief Service: Holo-Films

Division Name: Golden Star Hotels and Casinos

Division Head: Thomasina Grearson

Chief Service: Gambling Casinos

[NOTE: There are thirteen other divisions within Interconnected Unlimited]

* * *

Thanks for the info Ghost! I figured IU was some form of galactic dating network like Match.com.

Ghost, on , said:

I stand corrected. But to your point, I believe the clans became the proverbial 'they' in your strategic analysis of the technology.

Not essential, LF batteries allow you to make a second jump right after another, so it makes you faster on the interstellar scale. If you build your warships with them, other nations that don't can be strategically (and tactically) outmaneuvered.



Note, LF batteries can also be built onto standard jumpships, allowing them to distribute dropships to the end system in half the time.



While LF batteries are expensive, the economic and strategic benefits outweigh that cost.



Basically, if "theiy" build them, you have to also, or you'll be left in the dust.

The rediscovery of the Lithium-Fusion battery was essential in the inner sphere being able to build warships from what i read. Which became a big focus just after the initial clan invasion. By 3056 DCMS had a bunch built and a bunch in construction.

2Ghost

Hmm, yeah, today's news began shinig with new colors after your comment. Verena Bannson may be linked to Trellis Elerctronics and Xiaver Bannson somehow, I guess.



So that could lead either to losttech from Trellis Electronics stealed by FedCom or to advanced stars-treveling tech "immigration" to CapCon. Maybe both

Now this is interesting news. Count Elric Von Steffelbus V is the notoriously reclusive CEO of Interconnectedness Unlimited. While the name is a bit unusual, wait until you hear about what the company does: advanced Kearny-Fuchida Drive technology. The company has been making huge advances in research since the year 3000, when they tested an experimental "Super-Jump Drive" that, when combined with the additional power provided by the rediscovered Lithium-Fusion Battery, promises to revolutionize space travel by extending the distance that can be jumped.



Verena Bannson is rather more difficult to pin down. Drawing conclusions from what I can find, she runs Bannson Mercantile, a new trading company that seems to be doing rather well at the moment.

A Fedder and a Cappy? This can't end well.

IxxxI, on , said:

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What that *** is about? Should we feel urge to kill both after such news or not? Give us more clarity who is "bad" in this situation!

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Scandal!