Talk:CoDominium
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Pournelle's 'The Prince is not the same as The Prince of the link, by Machiavelli, although the latter certainly inspired the former....
If I recall correctly, the War World series of books is also a part of the CoDominium series. In the gripping hand, one of the characters has a bodygaurd that is part sauron superman, which I believe comes from that series. I have never read the war world books, however. --Ignignot
Moved Motie Prime to the motie page, were it seemed more apporate.
Added CoDo seal. JetGoodson 07:32, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- Is there any way to make the CoDo seal any smaller? It seems rather large for the article. --Eldarone 22:38, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Mercenaries
Wrote this section up, but not sure if it shou,ld be included or not:
"==Mercenaries== Many newly independent colonies need a military, but can not develop one due to a lack of resources. With the Grand Senate cutting the fleet budget, there is a large amount of unemployed trained soldiers. As a result of these factors, former CD marine units reorganized into mercenary bands. Eventually, mercenaries become a necessary in colony warfare.
Although there are attempts to ban mercenaries, these are ignored. Eventually, the CoDominium creates the Laws of War which limits mercenary warfare and provides rules of conduct. Along with several mercenary groups, other planets begin to also produce mercenary units."
I think it needs a little more work. Plus, I don't really know were to place this. --Eldarone 17:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] He Fell into a Dark Hole Write up
Just found the Short stoy from Pournelle. Doing a writeup. --Eldarone 19:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Article too long?
I'm thinking that Warworld and perhaps Planets of the CoDominium might be made into separate articles. Noclevername 05:16, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
- Probably best to split the Warworld section on its own. The Planet section could proably stay though. --Eldarone 18:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] CD Era technology
Some editors have mentioned the lack of cell phones or Internet in the Second Empire era, and citied this as results of the CoDominium Technology policy. However, evidence from the book series show otherwise. The First Empire, which succeeded the CoDominium was far more advanced than even the Second Empire. This would suggest that even the CD corruption of databanks would that be not too serious.
Second, in MIGE, we don't see an internet or cell phones, mostly because the setting doesn't really call for an internet. We briefly visit human civilian settlements, so we don't see much of civilian life. Also, cell phones are not really needed, since telecommunications are integrated in the PDA-equse portable computers.
Thirdly, the Internet nor cell phones were not even developed to todays standards when the book series was written. --Eldarone 03:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
It would be a good excuse should Pournelle ever continue the series, as many of us hope. Still, you're right, it is conjecture. --Kalaong 01:42, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Besides, although I didn't say it blatantly, this may be why the Empire of Man has not reached a technological singularity. --Kalaong 17:16, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
- Other than the fact that singularities are not only impossible, throughout the CoDominium timeline the human race suffered 2 civilization destroying wars. The First Empire was clearly even more advanced than the CD. --Eldarone 13:19, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
