Quote:I have no problem with the asteroid being turned into the system's largest greenhouse, but what does that do to the setting's financial situation? (We did decide to base the economy on biomass, after all - is there's enough plant life on Pallas to make the inhabitants independently wealthy? If there is, why hasn't anyone heard about them?)
The Wiki entry for Pallas has a lot more detail, for those who are interested.
Resolving this apparent glitch could be the basis of a story...
Edit: And I'll hold off on updating the master list for a day or two, to let you consider a response to my question. (And to let a few more entries accumulate, maybe.)-Rob Kelk
"Actually, my goal is to write neat stories. The money just makes it possible for me to write them faster and then buy neat toys."
Ryk E. Spoor, 7 November 2007
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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012