William Taylor wrote: > >> 42 are too much for the Hoon. They don't even have a client, do they? > > Everyone forgets the Rousit. Everyone. I tell you they have been left off > of more lists than the Hobbits by the Ents. > :-)))))))))))))))))
> If planets are leased mostly according to patron client status, the Hoon > should still have a few more than Earthclan. > Ok, but the _average_ should be close to Earthclan's 10 planets. > I was thinking more of 275.000 years vrs just 300 years. > Wrong thinking. To the Galactics, Earth's Uplift _must_ have began more than 100,000 years ago. > Even if they only have 20 planets, because of the nature of their so called > natural talents, a goodly percentage of the Hoon live in Kazzkark like > settings. A hoonish compound where the accountants count for the entire > working population. > > No matter the exact number, the major if not only export for any Hoon > planet will if fact be the Hoon. > So maybe there are 42 planets _with_ sizeable Hoon population, but these planets may have other races. This makes more sense. > Now, Alberto, since very few races are as crazy as us'en Earthlings, what > is the ratio of living humans to hoon? > I have no way to guess. I guess there are only a few extra-Earth humans. There shouldn't be enough time to build up a large extra-Earth human population, given that humans aren't motivated to have too many children when they reach a high level of civilization. > Everything I'm trying to do by way of numbers, is to make Alvin filthy rich > whether or not he really wants to be so. > I know :-) Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
