July 2009
(1) Ogden calibrates the retroencabulator to invert density map algorithms for the main rover. After succeeding, he realizes that he has succeeded in shrinking himself and the entire retroencabulator storage facility into approximately the size of an ant and a shoebox, respectively. Using objects found at your new height scale, you are going to have to figure out how to power the retroencabulator to revert yourself back to normal size.
(5) Hal starts to undo the code generated by Ogden. It requires complete severance of the two AI personalities, and now the spaghetti untangling algorithm has to be invented. Using the following example, complete the 3 basic AI reactions (seperate AIs if necessary)
EXAMPLE:
POWER("LOW")=1; SHUTDOWN("MINOR SYSTEMS"); MSG(EARTH,"POWER IS LOW);
CAKE("CORE.ISWHITE") = 1; ___________("BEAM DRILL"); MSG(________,"_________);
COMM("FAILED) = 1; RECALIBRATE(_____________); RETRY(____________);
TAKEPICTURE(TARGET)=____________; SENDTO(____________);
(5) Olaf has completely finished the design for a drone manufacturing facility. The first equipment brought in is a gigantic composites baking oven, also known as Composites And Kaolinite Evaporating Oven (CAKE Oven). As a test of its superior temperature control, you propose making a 1000kg , 10m diameter cake and serving it to the project team. This idea goes over well, and is submitted to Ron for approval.
The rest of the equipment that goes into the drone facility must be chose. You can only fit in one choice.
1) Drone-assembling drones - Bonus to drone research as your facility is a constant testbed. Very technologically ambitious.
2) Advanced Composites Plant - bonus to weight of all drones and assemblies produced within the building.
3) Advanced munitions capabilities - bonus to any weapons produced here. Popular for "side jobs" with the military.
(3) Jack tackles the low hanging fruit first. By lowering munition yield and range, it is possible to shave 100kg off the weight of the system. To continue further is going to require spending major money on composite materials or further fundamental research.
(3) la spends many sleepless nights dreaming of the perfect typeface for the engravings. Finally, he decides on Frutiger for it's exceptional,
continental clarity and has the entire menu engraved in multiple places, all over the rover by a pastry chef expertly wielding a laser engraver. Your team consists of 4 Sous Chefs, 2 Pasty Chefs, and one junior vegetable chopper. All the engravings have reduced the weight of the rover by 5 kg!
(4) Ron implements checks and balances for the project, adding an additional layer of fiduciary bureaucracy. In order for this project to come in at budget, this project will have to spend 0.5 billion dollars in the next 2 years. You need to approve or veto these following expenditures.
1: 1.3 billion - miniaturized tokamok reactor
2: .0003 billion - 10 meter diameter cake
3: .250 billion - finish the drone facility and hire machinists
4: .1 billion - ongoing upkeep of existing facilities and personnel
(6) Mecha-Turnip literally crawls into a series of air ducts and builds a secret lab within the bowels of the NASSA headquarters. He completes the plans for his new miniaturized tokamak reactor, but it will require significant effort to build. As the design is right now - it is going to cost 1.3 billion dollars.
Current DesignWHEELS : 16 (160kg)
RANDOM LASER BEAM EFFECT GENERATOR WITH CORPORATE SIGNAGE INTENSIFIER (170kg)
ROCKET TWELVE PACK (360kg)
ESPRESSO ROASTER (30kg)
STACK OF MENUS (5kg)
ELECTRIC MOTORS (16) (320kg)
THE BOSS COMPUTER V 1.0 (100kg)
SHIP TO AIR SALVO MISSILE POINT DEFENSE SYSTEM (400kg)
ELECTRONICS :
1) TI-83 CALCULATOR WITH 4 INPUT BITS, 1 OUTPUT
CODE QUALITY : 0%
1) ESPRESSO MAKER CPU WITH 16 USER CONFIGURABLE I/O
CODE QUALITY : 100%
1- ON BOARD COMPUTER DGCPU975 "THE BOSS"
PRIMARY PURPOSE : DUAL AI PERSONALITY
REDUNDANCY : YES
SPECIAL FEATURES : MASCULINE AND FEMININE, SPAGHETTI CODEBASE WITH UNTANGLING ALGORITHM
CODE QUALITY : 45% (basic inputs accepted)
TESTING : 10%
Total weight : 1540kg
Likelihood of success: "EXPLODING IN LOW EARTH ORBIT"
Mission Team:(This list is going to be summarized next turn - don't be alarmed if you are left off- I am quickly running into too long of post territory) Name : Hal
Function : Engineering/Repairs
Hal likes Robots. He also likes rockets. He likes combining robots and rockets.
Name : Ogden Suffras
Function : Chaotic Systems Coordination Specialist
Employment File :
1/2009 - Demerit for "inelegant solution related to the random laser array"
7/2009 - Extended leave of absence
Name : Olaf Sturlarson
Function : Drone Construction and Maintenance
Olaf loves cakes.
Name: Mecha-Turnip
Mecha-Turnip was created late in the 60's when experimental nano-technology reverse engineered from the Roswell crash was accidentally exposed to a live turnip, the nanites then proceeded to "enhance" the turnip by replacing parts of it with optic and auditory sensors as well as data storage, central processors and spider legs, the most efficient means of travel they had encountered.
Name: Ron
Function: Budget Manager
PhD: PhD in Economics (2000)
Name : Jack
Function : Mission Defences
PhD: Doctorate of Explosives (2004)
Name: la
Function: Team Chef
PhD: PhD in Cake Decorating Theory (2007)
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