Re: [FT] Alarishi Sovereignity Report

On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, What do you mean 'Vorchans aren't
atmosphere-capable'? wrote:

> >> Nerds,
> >> Pointy-Ear Trekkers, B5-ers and L5-ers, Linuxers, even the rare
> >> Propeller-Beanie Geek!
> >
> >one question here: given that geeks tend to be male (why bother with
the
> >excess weight of a second full X chromosome?) how do they breed? i
suppose
> >they might have a treaty with that lesbian commune you have ...
> 
> I work with quite a few female geeks (and know more) who are in no
way, shape,
> or form lesbians. I do not think this is going to be a problem
necessarily.

oh, please don't get me wrong here: i am certainly not implying female
geeks are lesbians. i'm sure there's no particular correlation there.

i was just observing that most geeks - not all, but certainly most - are
male, thus requiring somewhat unusual population-replacement methods. of
course, in the future, we may have gender equality, in which case this
problem goes away.

my suggestion concerning the lesbian commune was that the Planet ... erm
... outsource its child-bearing requirements; this would be a mutually
beneficial deal, as neither colony could produce children alone, and
geek
genes are probably pretty good - high intelligence.

of course, both worlds could actually produce children on their own,
using
mad science, which is probably the best option as usual.

> Just fyi. If you're not finding them, you need to get out more.  :-)

no, i need to stay in, but somewhere else ...

Tom