How The Kzin Can Win

On Jan 4, 12:18 pm, il... DeleteThis @rcn.com wrote:
> On Jan 4, 3:37 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru... DeleteThis @pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>
> > How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> > amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> > planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
>
> The very idea violates a whole bunch of kzinti philosophical/moral
> bases. Any true Hero would sooner die than allow such an abomination
> to occur. The fact that plenty of telepaths would jump at the
> opportunity only demonstrates (to "normal" kzinti) why it can not be
> allowed.

Besides, can you imagine helmet hair on a kzin? It's not pretty.


Eric Tolle
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On 2008-01-04, Tim Bruening <tsbrueni.RemoveThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!

Said kzinti telepath would pretty instantly break.

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Aaron Denney
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On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:37:11 -0800, Tim Bruening
<tsbrueni.RemoveThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

>How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
>amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
>planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!

I know Kzinti telepaths can read minds, but can they exert control
over others? You can amplify zero ability all you like, but you'll
still have zero ability.
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"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni DeleteThis @pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
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> How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!




It would control any _Kzinti_ within range as well - and the Heroes would
never tolerate that.

--

Mike Stone - Peterborough, England

I don't know why anyone should think I'm insular.

Why, I even know the French for dentures - Aperitif!
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In article <477DF037.1770E0BD.RemoveThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>, Tim Bruening wrote:
> How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
>
Firstly, the large majority of the Kzinti would consider such a
tactic to be an un-warriorly action.
Secondly, what a lot of power to give to a telepath. You'd
better be sure of your telepath's motives. So get another telepath to
check on him. Hmmm, chicken and egg problem.
Paul Chafe was careful in Destiny's Forge [SPOILER] to obscure
the reason for confidence in Patriarch's Telepath.

--
Aidan Karley,
Written at Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:12 GMT, but posted later.
"Please turn your monitors off when you leave the building. Not only
does it save power, but the flickering of the monitors annoys the
pterosaur."
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ilya2.DeleteThis@rcn.com wrote:

> On Jan 4, 3:37 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru....DeleteThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> > How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> > amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> > planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
>
> The very idea violates a whole bunch of kzinti philosophical/moral
> bases. Any true Hero would sooner die than allow such an abomination
> to occur. The fact that plenty of telepaths would jump at the
> opportunity only demonstrates (to "normal" kzinti) why it can not be
> allowed.

Okay, have a Kzinti telepath find a Slaver amplifier helmet and put it on
without asking permission from non-telepathic Kzinti.
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Mike Stone wrote:

> "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni.RemoveThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> news:477DF037.1770E0BD@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> > amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> > planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
>
> It would control any _Kzinti_ within range as well - and the Heroes would
> never tolerate that.

Once a Kzinti telepath put on the helmet, how would any Hero stop him?
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Tim Bruening wrote:
>
> ilya2.TakeThisOut@rcn.com wrote:
>
>> On Jan 4, 3:37 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru....TakeThisOut@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>>> How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
>>> amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
>>> planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
>> The very idea violates a whole bunch of kzinti philosophical/moral
>> bases. Any true Hero would sooner die than allow such an abomination
>> to occur. The fact that plenty of telepaths would jump at the
>> opportunity only demonstrates (to "normal" kzinti) why it can not be
>> allowed.
>
> Okay, have a Kzinti telepath find a Slaver amplifier helmet and put it on
> without asking permission from non-telepathic Kzinti.
>
Can Kzinti telepaths send? They seemed to only be receivers, to my
possibly faulty recall.

Cheers,
Gary B-)
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"Gary R. Schmidt" wrote:

> Tim Bruening wrote:
> >
> > ilya2 DeleteThis @rcn.com wrote:
> >
> >> On Jan 4, 3:37 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru... DeleteThis @pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> >>> How the Kzin can finally win: Have a kzin telepath put on a thought
> >>> amplifier helmet (like the ones used by the thrint to control entire
> >>> planets). Said kzinti telepath could then control the human race!
> >> The very idea violates a whole bunch of kzinti philosophical/moral
> >> bases. Any true Hero would sooner die than allow such an abomination
> >> to occur. The fact that plenty of telepaths would jump at the
> >> opportunity only demonstrates (to "normal" kzinti) why it can not be
> >> allowed.
> >
> > Okay, have a Kzinti telepath find a Slaver amplifier helmet and put it on
> > without asking permission from non-telepathic Kzinti.
> >
> Can Kzinti telepaths send? They seemed to only be receivers, to my
> possibly faulty recall.

An amplified Kzinti telepath receiver would be an immense intelligence asset,
maybe enough to enable the Kzin to win.
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