Query: Common Terminology of 2039
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Alcap1 Industries - This is the house that Al built. Alcap1 industries is the leading business in the Seven Colonies. Alcap1 is a legitimate business, in the habit of buying up smaller companies to conduct "Bizness" while keeping a squeeky clean public image.
Autoform - An autoform is a robotic shell which houses a human (or other mammalian brain). Nikola Tesla was the first to be successfully implanted into an autoform. Well almost successfully (see below).
Automaton - A programmed robot, without feelings, programmed to do it's part. (They look like the robots in Metropolis)
Autom-AIton - These are Automatons that have attained consciousness, expanding beyond their programmed being.
"Beyonders" - (Beings from Beyond the Black) H.P. Lovecraft wasn't just writing, he was seeing through time and space, it drove him mad, but he had to get the information out to the people. Unfortunately as we stepped farther into the solar system we began to encounter more of the horrors from beyond our darkest nightmares. There are things man was not meant to see, but now he's seen them, and he's developing the ways to fight back...
Beyonder Cults - Humans who wish to attain a sliver of the power the Beyonders hold. They do horrible things for the Beyonders and with the Beyonders all in the name of power.
The Big Crash It wasn't the stock market that crashed, it was the asteroid Apophis. It swung past Earth in 2016, so close it was visible from the ground, this prompted the populous to begin the Exodus, more commonly known as the Amscray. When Apophis hit, it hit in the Pacific Ocean, thousand foot tidal waves crashed into the shores across the planet, destroying all the infrastructure that existed. Not everyone perished on the planet, but those that survived were left to fend for themselves. Now a generation has passed...
Biznezz - Corrupt or illegal business practices, usually involving illegal alcohol sales, drugs, or any other vices.
Blues, Bug-eyes, Bugsy - A race of blue-grey skinned aliens, they average 6 feet in height and weigh in around 130 lbs. They have bulbous eyes, and above average intellect. They are fond of fedoras and pinstripes.
Brick - A brick is the slang term for a cryogenically frozen person, Bricks are the only ones who can safely travel through a MaX Gate. During the "Amscray" the rich and powerful were able to escape the planet on ships. The poor weren't so lucky, though Tesla's cryogenics program helped, people were bricked, and then waited to be taken off planet and thawed. Of course millions of those bricks are still in storage, millions are lost on Earth.
Computron - These are the computers of 2039. While they can network with other computers, the amount of data they can store is minimal, typically, a personal Computron can hold personal info and the info needed to run it, but little else.
Cap-Guns, Pop-Guns or Ray Guns - One of Tesla's energy storage devices called an Ultra Capacitor, was modified to power miniature laser bullets. The capacitor sits inside the round with a focusing gemstone at the tip. At least a dozen refractive lenses within the gun itself, the capacitor activates a mini laser which builds power through the mirrors, larger capacitors generate more power. The weapons look just like the guns of yore, and are even designated similarly. A .45 pistol is a .45 Mega Joule weapon, instead of caliber. The rounds chamber like old style guns. And the Tommy Gun is still a favorite able to fire a full drum of .45MJs in seconds.
The Church Once aliens were discovered, and after the first "Beyonders" were actualized, the religions of the book unified, well came to a truce is a better word for it. While there are still many factions, they don't fight so much anymore, well they do actually, they put on their armor of God and fight the Beyonders in the name of God. All other religions are tolerated except the Beyonder Cults.
Flying Cars Tesla's ZeGs were eventually used to power grav runners, which allow a car to levitate and fly, without the need for lift. The top speed and acceleration are matters of mass and power. Atypical Sedan will have a top speed of around 80mph, which a Roadster might have a top of 120mph.
Galactic Federal Government During the Exodus, The government was able to gain some power again from the Corporations and Gangs. Just this little bit of power was expanded upon, and during the last 2 decades, once Earth was no longer mankind's home,
Grav Runners or Gee-Ars or Jars - These amazing devices allow cars the power of flight which some scientists speculate is via a flipping grav wave, but no one has figured it out yet. Yet again, one of Tesla's devices which works, so no one really cares why it works, it just does.
Greys - A shorter alien race similar to the Blues. They are psychically gifted, and not trusted by most humans.
Gumshoes or Dicks - Private agents, originally detectives, now these operatives are more mercenary than detective, though you'll still find some that pull that trade exclusively.
Interstellar Patent Office - The Interstellar Patent Office or Ip-O, is where you need to go to file a patent. With so many of Tesla's creations being beyond explanation of how it works, patents can't be granted on them. So when a team figures out what an item does, it has to race to the Ip-O, because once the Patent is granted, royalties can be attained on the items derived from that technology. Everything sold using Tesla-Tech is has a T-Tax on it, a 1 Gent tax that is held by the Ip-O until a patent is granted. Needless to say the Ip-O doesn't usually want to grant patents, and sometimes more money is spent on lawyers to get the patent than is in the fund.
Money Money is exchanged in Galactic Dollars and Galactic Cents (Gals and Gents).
New Prohibition - With the new Galactic Federal government in place, one of the new laws enacted was an attempt to control the fringes of the galaxy. This new prohibition fuels a new war between the Feds and Runners.
Nikola Tesla - The brilliant inventor. Resides in the body of an Autoform, where his brain has been housed for the last 80 years. Tesla constantly invents, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, his autoform sustains him. He lost the speech center of the brain during the operation, so when he invents, it's up to the teams of inventor assistants to attempt to figure out what Tesla created. In this alterna-verse Tesla was able to convince his backers that there was plenty of money to be made from the sale of power collectors.
Populations - Lunar Colony 300 million, Mars Colony, 250 million, Venus houses anywhere from 50 million to 200 million depending on the time of year. Titan, Io, Europa around 25 million each (Primarily around their single city center.)
Rockets - Popularized during the early thirties in the Flash Gordon serials, interplanetary transport ships which do not travel via MaX Gates are still affectionately known as 'rockets' though they do not use rocket fuel, instead relying on Tesla's ZeGs. A Larger Cargo Rocket is known as a Davy, as in Crocket.
Satelo - Satellite communications, these little satellites were put up by the Russians during the Space Race. Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. The entire Earth celebrated the Russian teams accomplishment. Though the American Team would be the first to set foot on the moon. Satelo communication is used throughout the solar system, typically broadcasting Dexter M. Rey, the most popular Satelo star, hosting Planet to Planet, bringing the most up to date news in the Universe, nothing too strange to report.
The Seven Colonies - As man expanded into the solar system spurred by Tesla's inventions, with Matter Transmission (MaX) Gates, and unlimited power provided by the Zee-Gee Generators, mankind first made it to the Moon, then to Mars, using the advances gained on the Moon, terraforming Mars was quick and and soon, a dozen colonial towns were popping up; Pyramids have become the symbol of the Mars colonies, as the amount of stone available for construction makes building them simple with vibralifts and laserdrills. Venus is the system HQ of Alcap1 Industries, Las Venus grew up around the towering casinos and speeks owned by some of the most powerful humans living today. Jupiter and Saturn host the 3 newest colonies on Io, Europa and Titan, a favorite destination for tourists as the gas giants make for stunning planet rises. The last colony started out as the penal colony known as New Alcatraz, floating in the middle of the Asteroid belt, hardened convicts broke big iron into little iron. Now known as The Rock, the mineral resources have drawn all sorts of traders and miners to the area. The Rock is a rough way to live for rough people.
Speek(s) - A drinking establishment, derived from the phrase 'speak-easy' in reference to giving passwords into the illegal 'gin joints' of the Prohibition Era. Now under the New Prohibition, the old is new again, and on six of the seven colonies, rum runners provide alcohol, drugs and other vices to the Speeks. The Feds are trying to shut down these new speeks, but they tend to open up faster than they can be closed down.
War of the Worlds - When H.G. Wells made his historic transmission, many thought it was some sort of hoax, days later when the aliens lie dying from Earth's germs, no one doubted it any longer. It was the catalyst to end warfare among the Earthlings, it put the nail in the coffin of racism, and sexism, suddenly a new age was dawning. When we reached Mars, we realized, they hadn't come from Mars, but from farther away.
Wrist Phones - Wrist phones have been around since around 2013, but are really getting into heavy use now, as they aren't as unwieldy as they were. The current technology has allowed the phones to act as trancievers, though they currently don't have much storage space.
ZeG, Ziggee or Zee-Gee - This is Tesla's main break-through that allowed the entire Earth to unite and rise. The Zero Generator. No one but Tesla knows exactly how it works, but it does, it's easily mass-produced and the oil companies went down fast after it was introduced, the smart ones began to manufacture ZeGs and stayed in business.
Zeps - Large Airships used primarily for cargo transport, using ZeGs to power them, they can maintain speeds of up to 350mph and carry several tons of cargo. Larger ZeGs can be seen on planets with lesser gravity.
Zippers - These are one or two man aircraft using light alloys to reduce their weight in order to attain high speed,
Welcome to the Satelo Network, your query has returned with the following information:
Alcap1 Industries - This is the house that Al built. Alcap1 industries is the leading business in the Seven Colonies. Alcap1 is a legitimate business, in the habit of buying up smaller companies to conduct "Bizness" while keeping a squeeky clean public image.
Autoform - An autoform is a robotic shell which houses a human (or other mammalian brain). Nikola Tesla was the first to be successfully implanted into an autoform. Well almost successfully (see below).
Automaton - A programmed robot, without feelings, programmed to do it's part. (They look like the robots in Metropolis)
Autom-AIton - These are Automatons that have attained consciousness, expanding beyond their programmed being.
"Beyonders" - (Beings from Beyond the Black) H.P. Lovecraft wasn't just writing, he was seeing through time and space, it drove him mad, but he had to get the information out to the people. Unfortunately as we stepped farther into the solar system we began to encounter more of the horrors from beyond our darkest nightmares. There are things man was not meant to see, but now he's seen them, and he's developing the ways to fight back...
Beyonder Cults - Humans who wish to attain a sliver of the power the Beyonders hold. They do horrible things for the Beyonders and with the Beyonders all in the name of power.
The Big Crash It wasn't the stock market that crashed, it was the asteroid Apophis. It swung past Earth in 2016, so close it was visible from the ground, this prompted the populous to begin the Exodus, more commonly known as the Amscray. When Apophis hit, it hit in the Pacific Ocean, thousand foot tidal waves crashed into the shores across the planet, destroying all the infrastructure that existed. Not everyone perished on the planet, but those that survived were left to fend for themselves. Now a generation has passed...
Biznezz - Corrupt or illegal business practices, usually involving illegal alcohol sales, drugs, or any other vices.
Blues, Bug-eyes, Bugsy - A race of blue-grey skinned aliens, they average 6 feet in height and weigh in around 130 lbs. They have bulbous eyes, and above average intellect. They are fond of fedoras and pinstripes.
Brick - A brick is the slang term for a cryogenically frozen person, Bricks are the only ones who can safely travel through a MaX Gate. During the "Amscray" the rich and powerful were able to escape the planet on ships. The poor weren't so lucky, though Tesla's cryogenics program helped, people were bricked, and then waited to be taken off planet and thawed. Of course millions of those bricks are still in storage, millions are lost on Earth.
Computron - These are the computers of 2039. While they can network with other computers, the amount of data they can store is minimal, typically, a personal Computron can hold personal info and the info needed to run it, but little else.
Cap-Guns, Pop-Guns or Ray Guns - One of Tesla's energy storage devices called an Ultra Capacitor, was modified to power miniature laser bullets. The capacitor sits inside the round with a focusing gemstone at the tip. At least a dozen refractive lenses within the gun itself, the capacitor activates a mini laser which builds power through the mirrors, larger capacitors generate more power. The weapons look just like the guns of yore, and are even designated similarly. A .45 pistol is a .45 Mega Joule weapon, instead of caliber. The rounds chamber like old style guns. And the Tommy Gun is still a favorite able to fire a full drum of .45MJs in seconds.
The Church Once aliens were discovered, and after the first "Beyonders" were actualized, the religions of the book unified, well came to a truce is a better word for it. While there are still many factions, they don't fight so much anymore, well they do actually, they put on their armor of God and fight the Beyonders in the name of God. All other religions are tolerated except the Beyonder Cults.
Flying Cars Tesla's ZeGs were eventually used to power grav runners, which allow a car to levitate and fly, without the need for lift. The top speed and acceleration are matters of mass and power. Atypical Sedan will have a top speed of around 80mph, which a Roadster might have a top of 120mph.
Galactic Federal Government During the Exodus, The government was able to gain some power again from the Corporations and Gangs. Just this little bit of power was expanded upon, and during the last 2 decades, once Earth was no longer mankind's home,
Grav Runners or Gee-Ars or Jars - These amazing devices allow cars the power of flight which some scientists speculate is via a flipping grav wave, but no one has figured it out yet. Yet again, one of Tesla's devices which works, so no one really cares why it works, it just does.
Greys - A shorter alien race similar to the Blues. They are psychically gifted, and not trusted by most humans.
Gumshoes or Dicks - Private agents, originally detectives, now these operatives are more mercenary than detective, though you'll still find some that pull that trade exclusively.
Interstellar Patent Office - The Interstellar Patent Office or Ip-O, is where you need to go to file a patent. With so many of Tesla's creations being beyond explanation of how it works, patents can't be granted on them. So when a team figures out what an item does, it has to race to the Ip-O, because once the Patent is granted, royalties can be attained on the items derived from that technology. Everything sold using Tesla-Tech is has a T-Tax on it, a 1 Gent tax that is held by the Ip-O until a patent is granted. Needless to say the Ip-O doesn't usually want to grant patents, and sometimes more money is spent on lawyers to get the patent than is in the fund.
Money Money is exchanged in Galactic Dollars and Galactic Cents (Gals and Gents).
New Prohibition - With the new Galactic Federal government in place, one of the new laws enacted was an attempt to control the fringes of the galaxy. This new prohibition fuels a new war between the Feds and Runners.
Nikola Tesla - The brilliant inventor. Resides in the body of an Autoform, where his brain has been housed for the last 80 years. Tesla constantly invents, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, his autoform sustains him. He lost the speech center of the brain during the operation, so when he invents, it's up to the teams of inventor assistants to attempt to figure out what Tesla created. In this alterna-verse Tesla was able to convince his backers that there was plenty of money to be made from the sale of power collectors.
Populations - Lunar Colony 300 million, Mars Colony, 250 million, Venus houses anywhere from 50 million to 200 million depending on the time of year. Titan, Io, Europa around 25 million each (Primarily around their single city center.)
Rockets - Popularized during the early thirties in the Flash Gordon serials, interplanetary transport ships which do not travel via MaX Gates are still affectionately known as 'rockets' though they do not use rocket fuel, instead relying on Tesla's ZeGs. A Larger Cargo Rocket is known as a Davy, as in Crocket.
Satelo - Satellite communications, these little satellites were put up by the Russians during the Space Race. Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. The entire Earth celebrated the Russian teams accomplishment. Though the American Team would be the first to set foot on the moon. Satelo communication is used throughout the solar system, typically broadcasting Dexter M. Rey, the most popular Satelo star, hosting Planet to Planet, bringing the most up to date news in the Universe, nothing too strange to report.
The Seven Colonies - As man expanded into the solar system spurred by Tesla's inventions, with Matter Transmission (MaX) Gates, and unlimited power provided by the Zee-Gee Generators, mankind first made it to the Moon, then to Mars, using the advances gained on the Moon, terraforming Mars was quick and and soon, a dozen colonial towns were popping up; Pyramids have become the symbol of the Mars colonies, as the amount of stone available for construction makes building them simple with vibralifts and laserdrills. Venus is the system HQ of Alcap1 Industries, Las Venus grew up around the towering casinos and speeks owned by some of the most powerful humans living today. Jupiter and Saturn host the 3 newest colonies on Io, Europa and Titan, a favorite destination for tourists as the gas giants make for stunning planet rises. The last colony started out as the penal colony known as New Alcatraz, floating in the middle of the Asteroid belt, hardened convicts broke big iron into little iron. Now known as The Rock, the mineral resources have drawn all sorts of traders and miners to the area. The Rock is a rough way to live for rough people.
Speek(s) - A drinking establishment, derived from the phrase 'speak-easy' in reference to giving passwords into the illegal 'gin joints' of the Prohibition Era. Now under the New Prohibition, the old is new again, and on six of the seven colonies, rum runners provide alcohol, drugs and other vices to the Speeks. The Feds are trying to shut down these new speeks, but they tend to open up faster than they can be closed down.
War of the Worlds - When H.G. Wells made his historic transmission, many thought it was some sort of hoax, days later when the aliens lie dying from Earth's germs, no one doubted it any longer. It was the catalyst to end warfare among the Earthlings, it put the nail in the coffin of racism, and sexism, suddenly a new age was dawning. When we reached Mars, we realized, they hadn't come from Mars, but from farther away.
Wrist Phones - Wrist phones have been around since around 2013, but are really getting into heavy use now, as they aren't as unwieldy as they were. The current technology has allowed the phones to act as trancievers, though they currently don't have much storage space.
ZeG, Ziggee or Zee-Gee - This is Tesla's main break-through that allowed the entire Earth to unite and rise. The Zero Generator. No one but Tesla knows exactly how it works, but it does, it's easily mass-produced and the oil companies went down fast after it was introduced, the smart ones began to manufacture ZeGs and stayed in business.
Zeps - Large Airships used primarily for cargo transport, using ZeGs to power them, they can maintain speeds of up to 350mph and carry several tons of cargo. Larger ZeGs can be seen on planets with lesser gravity.
Zippers - These are one or two man aircraft using light alloys to reduce their weight in order to attain high speed,
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