blackaeronaut Wrote:I got a better idea. Who votes that a coalition of SMOFS does a hostile takeover of the Discover Network channels? Then we'll get ourselves some real promotion of SCIENCE! (Can you imagine the Myth Busters with special guest, The Professor?)It comes down to the point how far Fenspace dares to interfere with Earth.
Some days ago we discussed building up a Fen-based "phone company". A series of waved satellites in geosynch. orbit that allow normal GSM phones to log in and can be used as a SMS to twitter/facebook/google+ gateway. Donation based, free communication for everyone (but only "phone to public").
A Fen based TV channel would be similar, the Fen could easily set up a series of transmitters in orbit, but some of the countries down on Earth would go crazy, especially ones like Iran or China.
The meta question is: can we do this without derailing the story towards a bad end?
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Maybe we should decide (from a Meta point of view) if the 2013 US presidential election was won by the Anti-Fen-hardliners or not. The fact that the TSAB still goes strong in 2014 suggests that the Hardliners won, which might make 2017 the date when the US finally begins to cool down.