From: nuny@bid.nes   
      
   On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 7:29:14 PM UTC-7, 0something0 wrote:   
   > I meant a Banks Orbital only in the structure itself, not the people of   
   > culture in it.   
      
     Then you're back to Ringworld.   
      
   > This means I gotta figure out how a civilization can make hypermaterials   
   > and yet not acheive total automation and singularity.   
      
     You can have a priest/philosopher/engineer social class that delves into   
   ancient languages, hunts up old books and whatnot, and experiments in forges   
   blazing at odd hours of the day and night.   
      
   > Better look into Dune...   
      
     Why Dune?   
      
      
     Mark L. Fergerson   
      
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