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hab, habitatan artificially constructed environment, whether a dome on the surface of a planet or moon, an orbital or artificial biosphere, a sealed environment in an asteroid belt, a worldship in deep space, or anywhere else, that enables, allows and encourages conditions suitable for sentient life, especially for civilization and sophont beings. Habitats are the foundation of galactic civilization.
habitatany space (which includes food, water and shelter) suitable for the survival and reproduction of an organism.
hack, hacker, hacking, cracker,
crackinginfotech intrusion enthusiasts who try to penetrate the firewalls and icescreens of other datasystems. Most hackers are harmless or benign, although there are a few destructive ones.
Hadean Type
Planetoidal Class Metal
Dwarf. These worlds are very rare, simply because in typical pre-solar
nebulae accretion processes will create rock worlds with metal cores.
These worlds are typically only found about hot stars that have cleared
all other rocky lighter material before the accretion process has
completed.
hadronMatter particle consisting of quarks or antiquarks. Hadrons are divided into mesons, composed of a quark and an antiquark, and baryons, composed of three quarks or three antiquarks. Quarkonium can be viewed as a mega-hadron.
Haliki MovarionA baseline human artist of rare intellect and creativity, born on the Metasoft reserve planet Jafalgia in 7400.
Movarion was one of a minority of baseline humans who both enjoyed and understood Gyzantium Gyzaarno's epic Baseline Bob, and many characters and scenes from the saga can be found portrayed in his numerous virchsculptures. The eccentric artist's unconventional use (by baseline standards) of nanotech implants led to his contraction of neuroflux at the age of 37. While obviously treatable, a cure for this extremely narcoleptic (and eventually fatal) condition required a total neurological modification plus a complex array of permanent implants. Rather than become a mere cyborg, Movarion decided to "go all the way" and become a hypersapient posthuman, selling most of his property in the process. Whether or not his ascension succeeded is not entirely clear, although some have suggested that he became the enigmatic hypersapient artist known as the Quizical. half-lifeIn radioactive decay, the time for half the atoms in a sample to decay to a stable state (e.g. uranium into lead). Also in general, the time in any process during which the main variable changes by half its original value.
HalNet nym of an unidentified entity during the late information era and the interplanetary era, referring to the tragic ai character Hal in Stanly Kubrick's drama 2001.
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Halcyon(20 Leonis Minoris) Inner Sphere G2 star located some 48.58ly from Sol.
First colonized in the wave of expansion that followed the initial exodus from Sol system after the Nanoswarms. After a long initial phase of cultural independence, Halcyon civilization eventually declared for the early MPA and has been a solid member system ever since. more
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hallucinomemicAn idea that induces hallucinations ("Some things have to be believed to be seen")
halopertaining to the outer sphere or "halo" of a solar system or galaxy, not part of the main disc or system of planets, an object (like a globular cluster, oort body or haloist habitat) pursuing its own orbit that is highly eccentric relative to the plane of the elliptic
halo orbitCircular orbits around the unstable Lagrange points (L1, L2, and L3), where the plane of the orbit is perpendicular to the axis of two large objects. They are as stable as orbits around a true celestial body
haloist, haloerUsually isolationist or idiosyncratic clades or phyles who populate kuiper and oort bodies. Often fervently individualist, they have little to do with the main main civilization
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halophileAn organism requiring high concentrations of salt for growth or optimal metabolism. A type of extremophile
HalsokallanSolar Dominion system in the Perseus Arm, fallen to the Amalgamation in 6760.
hand laserA laser small enough to be carried and fired by an average hu nearbaseline, usually with one hand. Usually use piconanotech ultrahigh temperature superconductors, capacitors, and fuel cells. Can be dangerous if power source is detonated accidentally or by enemy fore, although most hand lasers have various picotech failsafes to prevent this. Watch out for lowtech (nano-only) autofab clones; these are widely available away from the main centers, and are sometimes just as likely to blow up as fire
HansinInner Sophic League Mercurian-Type planet populated by a few monk-vecs and a single ex-sunminer. The planet is famous for the orbital New Vulcan
Happy TongueCommon device used by those who can't afford good tasting food. It is a nanodose which coats the throat, palate, teeth and tongue to simulate the texture and flavor of a preferred food. It is usually available in week-long doses, but permanent implants are also available for an increased cost.
Haptic interface, HapticsIn non-DNI virtual reality systems, the physical actuators that provide the user with a sense of touch, including the sensing of pressure and temperature. Still used by some anti-cyborgization clades and phyles today
HarbingerFractal Dyson, Nuiarkady Sector, Zoeific Biopolity.
The Harbinger ArchailectThe god of Harbinger dyson. See The Seven Neogenist Lifegivers
Toposophic ascension in which a mind makes the transition from prehuman or human-equivalent intelligence to superintelligence over the course of days or hours. Usually achieved with godseed or SNARE type technology
hardwareWhen discussing infotech, the non-intelligent and non-digital part of a device; often specifically a macroscale and/or hylotech device. "Smart" hardware requires software programs to function (e.g. computerised devices). "Dumb" hardware lacks intelligent functioning - it is only found on lo tech and neo-primitive worlds.
hardwareMacrotech in general, especially large or impressive macrotech - e.g. a ship or a military vehicle - regardless of intelligence or toposophic rating
hardware Harmonic-ResonanceDouble planet in the Sophic League Middle Regions terraformed by Edenese superiors in 4805
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HaRoNaNeogenic centauroid species created by the Power Manteos in 2587 to be: 'Keepers of songs, tellers of tales, guardians of art and culture'.
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Harri HoFamous late interplanetary age cyborg hacker and member of the First Church of Gibson, some of eir exploits were romanticised by the early first federation proto-Cyberian Network community
Harri HoCybercosm in the MPA, part of the Cyberian Countzerogibson Band of Computronium Civilizations, Tonkin Dyson, Djed Sector.
HarrrohOne of the most respected species of sufants. Most live on the terraformed planets of Yhrraini and Jhairrn (Utopia Sphere). They are widely admired as philosophers, playwrights, and artists.
Haydrik HabitatIndependent Banks style orbital sharing a system with the Negentropist Alliance.
The governing mind fell briefly under the control of the Pozer's Pol Potbot who attempted to instigate a year zero. Two months later a legion of Immanentization Crusaders transited the local wormhole and promptly tore through the limited forces the Potbot had nanofabbed to enforce er rule, and reinstalled the habitat's mind. Hazard HopeLocated in the near outer volumes Scorpio sector - near the junction of Negentropist and MPA empires and the STC volume, Hazard Hope has been described as one of those unhappy border systems that everyone has a turn at claiming and ruling. Currently it is MPA, but has links and a wormhole to each of the three regions. There has been talk for some time of making it a Free Zone but each attempt is undermined by one or the other of the sephirotic proxy AIs.
