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Further experiments have proven the assumption true. I have updated my previous post to reflect that. :p

Most civilizations consider garden gnomes a form of weaponized memes -- and therefore ban deployment. Research indicates that most species, when shown an appropriate type of ceramic frog, will descend into utter madness. Only creatures whose mind implements simulative input analysis, or...

If such a claim was presented, it was clearly Vorlon propaganda. :p After all, everyone knows that Shadows have no infant stage, and sustain themselves by accelerating bleed-through of energy between normal and hyperspace. That kind of stuff should be written in schoolbooks. Just like the...

If the Chrysalis device contained a sufficiently powerful computer, it could even exhibit a degree of universality. Imagine for example the following: :D <Delenn tries various ways of activating the Chrysalis device. It responds to nothing, until...> "I want to become Human." "Your use of my...

On the transformation issue... my preference is trying to think from the viewpoint of the creature who designed the triluminary... from the viewpoint of finding the simplest strategy for accomplishing it. 1) We must devise a system, to transform a humanoid between species. 2) Of primary...

I personally doubt if a human telepath could at all detect *them*. Instead it appeared that humanoid telepaths could mess with another humanoid fused into their technology. There must have been a fair number of telepaths on Babylon 5 (both humans and other species)... and Morden's "associates"...

I personally think... you are extending speculation too far. Even a person absolutely un-influenced by Shadows... could have easily formulated the same words. Especially on the background of Babylon 5: a station built after a war, currently sliding into a war. The fifth station in its series...

After obtaining the disk image for later restoration, I took a look with a fairly powerful magnifying glass. When looking from the transparent side... I noticed irregular clusters of tiny round dots. I have not yet determined if they are on the surface of the transparent side, or have somehow...

Just to inform those who might desire information... on the longevity of DVD disks. Well... my B5 S2 D3 just expired. I have used it sparingly, and watched it about three times... but something introduced unrecoverable errors. Only my laptop's ultra-slow DVD reader can currently read it... and...

Certainly the Shadows were a nasty bunch... and fairly distanced from any principle of preserving life. When asking their questions, and fulfilling received wishes... they probably knew consequences with notable precision. They probably also took initiative, without anyone requesting... in...

But as someone called Vir Cotto said... not everything is easy to recognize... or possible to evaluate into a conclusive answer.

Without hair, they could indeed be expected to have... some additional mechanisms to protect against cold. But additional surface would still increase the strain (which such a mechanism would have to cope with).

In cold weather, evolution is unlikely to result in big ears. I hereby challenge people to name species of Arctic or Antarctic animals... which have big and exposed ears. To get started, I shall name the first one... which is hare. I also stress that hares are *not* truly Arctic, but...

Which is why I must argue with GKarsEye, who in this topic, seems to focus on Minbari idiocy... ...to great injustice for other idiots, patiently waiting in a long queue. They have earned their share.

You don't need to tell me that. I know they are fucked up. Unfortunately, every civilization in Babylon 5 is fucked up. In all likeliness, they are neither more nor less fucked-up than Brakiri, Humans, Centauri, Narn or Drazi. They simply have different ways of being fucked up. While Minbari...

Which doesn't make me less qualified on the issue. Could even make me more qualified. Anyway... sex raises risk of transmitting disease, or experiencing unwanted pregnancy (and pregnancy itself is a horribly inconvenient/inefficient process). Should sometime in future, possibility open for...

I personally think a species capable of abandoning sex... should be capable of choosing which abilities its keeps or drops. Thus, surely the best features could be kept... while the annoying ones dropped without second thought. For example: if a simple conversation with someone you like...

Unfortunately, they are not alone in said condition. People with an overbloated sense of honor... are not liable to disclose the *real* reasons behind their choices. Do you really think the Council believed in Humans having Minbari souls? I don't think so. What they did believe... was probably...

Pardon for slipping off topic. In concise form, I wanted to say: "Minbari may suck... but most species of air-breathing humanoid can be predicted to suck. It's not a surprise that Minbari match this prediction. After all, nearly everyone does."

So, what did that see? An alien ship being careful, making a gesture of distrust and hostility. Definitely *not* a ship to provoke. Instead, perhaps a ship to take distance from. In case of a party of unknown intent, having weapons ready to fire... is not stupid. Approaching too close, where...