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Hanshan hanshan@hanshan.io 7 months ago
the army at the bottom of the gravity well is at a strategic disadvantage . consider the energy it takes to move material to the moon, whereas moon people can drop rocks on Earth at will. now consider national strategic planning for the 2nd half of the 21st century 🪨
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YODL yodl@nostr.land 7 months ago
Why am I slightly surprised that you've read this? Maybe it's the Japanese (?) name... High ground wrt gravity is another intriguing concept. Bener thought about it, ha! Reminds me of the bugs shooting rocks at earth in Starship Troopers (although I'm not sure the physics there made sense). Now that I think about it, moon can't just "drop rocks", but I guess you mean relatively speaking.
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Globe99 globe99@nostrcheck.me 7 months ago
Starship Troopers -- another Heinlein novel! Probably his most famous given the movie, albeit "Moon is a ..." and "Stranger in a Strange Land" are generally considered his best works AFAIK
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