05-29-2016, 07:33 AM
...hack.initiated...connecting.to.Spyglass.Network...decryption.in.progress...
...Interruptor.Maxwell.Tarn.recognized...encoding.transmission...
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Greetings once again, Mr. Shik.
I suppose I must find something admirable in your persistence. After all, as a young man I, too, once had lofty dreams that could not be swayed by the naysaying of my teachers. In my case, they led to a decade of miserable work in Ageira's corporate sweatshop, which taught me a valuable lesson about the consequences of naivete.
Before I go much further with this topic, I must confess that I am not a physicist. I am a neurobiologist and cybernetics specialist who has consumed a great deal of secondary knowledge over his career, which leaves me with enough professional knowledge to discuss the topic but perhaps less proficient than you expect. Thus I can say that, with the deepest respect to the ancient works of Mr. Alcubierre and his star-drive, I do not believe that we can reliably produce such an effect in the lab without significant effort. That does not mean that it is impossible - there are few things which are truly so - but I am reluctant to invest my own time in what appears to be a fool's errand.
The idea is a tempting one, certainly, especially when it comes to organizations like the Lane Hackers which operate with a great degree of secrecy. Speed is certainly of the essence to us and, though we are more than capable of activating Ageira Trade Lane networks on our own, we do certainly prefer to avoid such well-trod paths. However, the benefit of the Trade Lane design is, as I have been told, the stability of the field. By utilizing stationary emitters the field of altered space-time can be more easily controlled and held at reasonable levels of power, which would pose major problems for a mobile unit. Much of the research that our experts once did at Ageira centered around the principles of a stationary projector, and it is the path of least resistance for a number of other important reasons.
However, if you are intent on pursuing this course of action then we are certainly the best source from whom to procure black market Trade Lane Parts. However the difficulty inherent in extracting working units from a locked White Box and the sensitive nature of Trade Lane technology requires us to be highly cautious of whom we allow to experiment with such devices. It is only the most highly trained Lane Hacker technicians who are allowed to work on repatriated technology, and the schematics we have painstakingly recovered from Ageira over the years are some of the most highly privileged pieces of information we possess. This means that it would require the approval of the Professorship to truly put our intellectual assets behind your project.
So, while it is certainly possible for us to acquire Trade Lane Parts, your proposal on reverse engineering the technology is one that requires a great deal of discussion before a verdict can be reached. I will bring the matter up to my colleagues, as it seems that you cannot be dissuaded, but I cannot promise anything at this stage. In the meantime, I suggest refining your proposal with some preliminary research as well as examining some of the wormhole travel projects being developed to see if their solutions better fit your needs.
Regards,
Maxwell Tarn
...encryption.in.progress...disconnecting.from.network...hack.terminated...
...Interruptor.Maxwell.Tarn.recognized...encoding.transmission...
...uploading.data...
Greetings once again, Mr. Shik.
I suppose I must find something admirable in your persistence. After all, as a young man I, too, once had lofty dreams that could not be swayed by the naysaying of my teachers. In my case, they led to a decade of miserable work in Ageira's corporate sweatshop, which taught me a valuable lesson about the consequences of naivete.
Before I go much further with this topic, I must confess that I am not a physicist. I am a neurobiologist and cybernetics specialist who has consumed a great deal of secondary knowledge over his career, which leaves me with enough professional knowledge to discuss the topic but perhaps less proficient than you expect. Thus I can say that, with the deepest respect to the ancient works of Mr. Alcubierre and his star-drive, I do not believe that we can reliably produce such an effect in the lab without significant effort. That does not mean that it is impossible - there are few things which are truly so - but I am reluctant to invest my own time in what appears to be a fool's errand.
The idea is a tempting one, certainly, especially when it comes to organizations like the Lane Hackers which operate with a great degree of secrecy. Speed is certainly of the essence to us and, though we are more than capable of activating Ageira Trade Lane networks on our own, we do certainly prefer to avoid such well-trod paths. However, the benefit of the Trade Lane design is, as I have been told, the stability of the field. By utilizing stationary emitters the field of altered space-time can be more easily controlled and held at reasonable levels of power, which would pose major problems for a mobile unit. Much of the research that our experts once did at Ageira centered around the principles of a stationary projector, and it is the path of least resistance for a number of other important reasons.
However, if you are intent on pursuing this course of action then we are certainly the best source from whom to procure black market Trade Lane Parts. However the difficulty inherent in extracting working units from a locked White Box and the sensitive nature of Trade Lane technology requires us to be highly cautious of whom we allow to experiment with such devices. It is only the most highly trained Lane Hacker technicians who are allowed to work on repatriated technology, and the schematics we have painstakingly recovered from Ageira over the years are some of the most highly privileged pieces of information we possess. This means that it would require the approval of the Professorship to truly put our intellectual assets behind your project.
So, while it is certainly possible for us to acquire Trade Lane Parts, your proposal on reverse engineering the technology is one that requires a great deal of discussion before a verdict can be reached. I will bring the matter up to my colleagues, as it seems that you cannot be dissuaded, but I cannot promise anything at this stage. In the meantime, I suggest refining your proposal with some preliminary research as well as examining some of the wormhole travel projects being developed to see if their solutions better fit your needs.
Regards,
Maxwell Tarn