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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
@SteveBellovin @KarlSchroeder @hendric @isaackuo @sudnadja @nyrath @FredKiesche (We expect ships to carry reaction mass. Why not have them also carry feedstock and a printer, so that the core military tech you need is a big reactor, bigger radiators to dump waste heat, and a design library full of weapons and countermeasures?
(The term "energetic merchant cruiser" comes up: it's officially unarmed, stands up to customs inspector scrutiny, but you do *not* want to fuck with it …)