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Hobo sapiensTweaked and provolved space spiders Hobo sapiens that can produce buckytube from their spinnerettes
Developed from Tegenaria giganteum and agrestis species of Old Earth, they are semi-sophant but very obedient to their matriarch ISO the Hobo Superior Often employed in Bishop ring construction in that volume.
Recor HochentEmpath philosopher and religious engineer (6844-7101-8309-) from Heartland Mumris Band.
Hochent was a key member of the conreligion networks of Regernar, gathering the current threads into a long series of essays, concordances and polymedias (the Tanusiad). E was deeply involved in the development of mykultura philosophy during the relative isolation during the Version War, and became the movement.s spokesbeing to the rest of Communion and the ComEmp. After ascending, Hochent continued eir religious studies across the Wormhole Nexus, comparing long-range religious trends and eschatological models. In 6309 the Hochent persona underwent voluntary stasis in the Regernar Oort Vault; reactivation criteria are unknown.
HodIn Cyberhermeticism, the third from the bottom toposophic grade. In Neohermeticism the Archailect of the NoCoZo; or the NoCoZo as a whole.
Hohmann Transfer Orbit the most energy efficient way between planets or other bodies in fixed orbits (e.g. lagrange points); an elliptic orbit tangent to both orbits (start and finish).
The Earth (or Cis-Lunar)-Mars Hohmann Orbit takes only about 260 (terran) days one way. However, they are not suitable for cyclers, as one has to spend time on (or around) each planet, before the planets are in the right alignment again (which might be even ten thousand years) Hokmah, ChokmahOne of the ten sephirot. In Cyberhermeticism, the second highest toposophic grade. In Neohermeticism the Archailect of the Sophic League; or the Sophic League as a whole.
Hokon 21453Interstellar development NoCoZo businessbeing, based at Merrion.
During the Age of Expansion e aquired a number of red and brown dwarf systems cheaply and developed them through neuman based megascale engineering. They became known as Hokon's First Purchase, Hokon's Second Purchase, Hokon's Third Purchase, and so on. All but Hokon's Second Purchase have since been renamed. Hokon 21453 also established and hosted eir own virchmedia studioproduction, called The Hokon 21453 Show, which ran from 4517 to 4591, where e gave advice on planetary development and the optimal exploitation of loopholes in non-libertarian polities. In 4785 Hokon joined the Ganymede Collective of Entreprenureal Businessbeings
holismThe position that entities constitute systems that cannot be understood in terms of their components alone ("the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.") Holism is implied in emergence, and is central to many memeticities. it is the opposite to reductionism.
Holocene Epoch
On Old Earth the Holocene ("entirely recent") is the most recent but one epoch in geologic time, lasting from about 10,000 b.c.e. to the Great Expulsion. This brief span of time from the birth of agriculture until the end of human baseline
dominance on the species' home planet was the Golden Age according to most Anthropist sects. It was succeeded by the Gaiacene.
HologramAn interference pattern that is encoded by laser beams and read by means of low-power laser beams.
This interference pattern can reconstruct a three-dimensional image. An important property of a hologram is that the information is distributed throughout the hologram. So half a hologram retains the full picture, but at half the resolution. Biont memories have similar holistic properties.
holovisionmedia or information display device used for education and entertainment, as an alternative to both 2D on the one hand and DNI on the other. While crude versions were available as early as AT 67 (including compact portable models used with a head-mounted viewer for full-immersion audio/visual), full holovision had to await the development of sophisticated phased array optics in the early 3rd century, which give it the ability to project life-like three-dimensional images into the center of a room.
Grail, Holy Grail Any objective of a long and difficult quest. In Old Earth lore, the Grail refers to the plate used by Christ at the Last Supper. The Holy Grail subsequently became the object of knights' quests. The term has since been adapted to contexts completely unrelated or irrelevant to the original
Holiness UltraViolet Starburstminor archailect, among other things, e apparently supported the Zexxii in establishing their own sphere of influence in the old Miidam Posthuman Republic volume. The exact details are not clear to sentients of less than SI:3.
Holistic HealingUmbrella term for a vast diversity of biont healing techniques which disagree with the standard hi tech medical model, and seek to heal physical or mental disorders and promote wholeness and balance in the individual, without the use of advanced technology.
Examples include acupuncture, aura cleansing, natural bionano flushing, cell therapy, crystal healing, herbalism (both natural and neogenic), homeopathy, iridology, hyperplacebo affect, massage, meditation, organic touch, orgontic healing, polarity therapy, psychic healing, therapeutic touch, transapient iconic meditation, reflexology, shamanic healing, etc. Very popular in some naturalist, prim, low tech, and bioborg societies
Holothete/Oracleuses massive Bayesian/library implants and remains highly linked to as many datafeeds as possible, to provide the raw data needed to predict accurately. Is also, is able to more directly "commune" with higher toposphic beings.
homebot(archaic) An abbreviation of the term "household robot" or "home robot". (Interplanetary and First Federation era)
hominidHuman primates, as opposed to apes. They are similar to other advanced primates in terms of their genetic makeup and are distinguished culturally by their creation of technology, including art and language, as well as by certain physiological traits such as hairlessness, erect posture, and fine manipulation (precision grip).
Homo economicus Homo erectusEarly Pleistocene hominid who evolved in Africa about 1.6 million years ago and developed fire, clothing, language, and weapon use (see also acheulian technology). A direct ancestor leading to Homo sapiens. The species has been successfully lazurogened by hyperturing hobbyists a number of times
Homo habilisancestor of Homo erectus, Homo habilis lived in Africa during the latest Pliocene and early Pleistocene approximately 2 to 1.6 million years ago. E differed from previous hominids in larger brain size, omnivorous diet, and creation and use of rudimentary tools.
Homo neanderthalensisPleistocene hominid that evolved from Homo erectus about 100,000 years ago in Europe and the Middle East.
Homo plebusThe plebhum, or Common Nearbaseline
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Homo sapiensLarge-brained hominid species that emerged perhaps 400,000 years ago (Heidelberg Man, etc). Homo sapiens evolved from Homo erectus and eventually replaced Homo neanderthalensis to become the sole hominid species and subspecies. Includes thousands of subspecies, almost all of which date from post-Interplanetary period
Homo sapiens species groupA large and diverse group of hominid species that include Homo sapiens and many similar forms. See also Near-Baseline.
Homo sapiens sapiensMore commonly known as "baselines". Subspecies of Homo sapiens that evolved in Africa about 90,000 b.c.e. From 30,000 b.c.e. to 2000 c.e. was the only species and subspecies of hominid in the universe. Contemporary humans are all ultimately descended from this one subspecies.
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HomorphA transhuman or posthuman with a humanoid body
homorph, alienXenosophonts who deliberately adopt human (or general terragen hominid) form, morphology, or biochemistry
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Honor WarriorGeneric term among some clades for a sophont from a clade that emphasies honour, just retribution, and "righteous war" in its culture or meme-set.
Unlike a mercenary, who will fight for money and adventure, or a soldier, who belongs to a standing army, an honor warrior will fight to avenge an insult to eir own clade, or to a clade or polity to which tehy are sympathetically aligned. Many honour warriors are splices or rianths, although there are also nearbaseline, vec, and tweak honor warriors. While the concept goes back to simple clan feuds and tribal warfare of Old Earth, the original Honor Warriors in the modern context were the "Jaguar-Bear Tribe" of Rianths from the Jungle Blue Demopolities, although the much later Honor Wars Adventure had a larger impact of the memepool.
hook The part of a meme-complex that urges replication. The hook is often most effective when it is not an explicit statement, but a logical consequence of the meme's content. (See also bait, threat.)
Hopomanepopulous Deneb volume system, being exploited by the Hosoko Management Network instead.
Hopomane EmpireThe Hopomane empire was formed after the collapse of the Hosoko Hegemony. The local archailect found that the region would not be profitable enough to re-colonise, and convinced a number of local powers to form the Management Network instead.
hormonein carbon-based lifeforms, any of various internally secreted compounds, in terragen animals formed in the endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specific organs or tissues, control growth, and so on. Very important in various branches of biotech, bioengineering, and neogenics. Hormones for example are used to control many biomachines, such as muschines, secretion polyps, and others.
Hosoko Hegemonya minor empire in the Deneb volume that had developed following the Great Cygexba Sell-off. In 9254 a local perversity resulted in widespread riots and sabotage; in 9277 the major wormhole links were destroyed and it ceased to exist.
Hosoko Posthegemonic Management NetworkMegacorp-Polity that developed out of the Hopomane Empire. The Network rebuilt the links to the region and set itself up as the rulers. It is something between a megacorp and an empire, and thanks to its increasing profitability the owner worlds are reaping great benefits. The inhabitants of Hopomane are not as enthusiastic.
host A sentient or sophont who has been successfully infected by a meme. See also infection, membot, memeoid.
Hot Luminous Starsstars occupying the top left corner of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram.
Ho'th'hss'lhoPost-To'u'l scholar and politician.
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Ho'th'hss'lho UniversityLocated on Morogai (also called Ho'th'lhu'ooht), Ho'th'hss'lho University is an important nexus of post-To'u'l and posthuman education. It is based around the Power Ho'th'hss'lho.
The Great HousesAncient and powerful Aristocratic/plutocratic establishments and bloodlines going back thousands of years, each House is also a clade or race with its own rules and culture and religion, and its own guiding and overseeing AIs.
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House Digital Diamondnot a real "House" by sephirotic standards, more a clade with some vec ceremonial, but the Novamedia name stuck.
The result of a merger/fusion/hybridisation in 3847 AT between the TRHN picotech ai Digital Dreams #10010110110110110 and the early Post-Diamond Belt clade Diamond Light. House Digital Diamond was a hyperfast clade that has friendly relations with sephirotic artificials, but remained wary of bionts. The clade lasted for some 550 years before further cladisation and evolution in the period 4390-4461. It is widely believed that some of these offshoots hijacked several Metasoft Autowars during the Version War and used them to establish a unique civilization in the Perseus Rift, but the Version Tree has always denied the rumor.
hoverplateHoverplates are large nanomanufactured plates in which one side is coated with a dense fur of aerodynamic nanites, each equipped with a microscopic propeller. When activated they start up a ciliary motion that generates an upward or sideward thrust, enabling quite a large vehicle (an aircar or a VTOL aircraft) to hover within an atmosphere
Hov's'sa
Extinct aquatic alien race that evolved on Rho Bentharis, vanished 312 million years ago. They were conquered by the expansionist Tzekph race who in turned collapsed for unknown reasons
Overview of the Hov's'sa incident
Focus on the Hov's'sa home solar system, Rho Bentharis
Focus on the Hov's'sa homeworld and biology
Hovssian EpochLocal epoch in the on Rho Bentharis geological timescale, characterised by the presence of proto-Hov's'sean presophonts and then full Hov's'sa and Hov's'sa civilization. It is equivalent to the earlier late Carboniferous period, about 325 to 312 million years ago
HrruuaiihOne of the most successful sufants clade, they have established a competitive sapient culture based on Hhrraiirah and a number of colony worlds. Bioborgization is common.
