How To Survive the Alien Onslaught

POSTED BY: Cybersnark
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 15:51
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CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:33 PM

http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN0934498720070425?fe
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When the aliens finally invade Earth, you may wish you had listened to Travis Taylor and Bob Boan.

And if the invasion follows the plot of a typical Hollywood blockbuster, they might also be the guys called in at the last minute to save the day.

After all, they have written "An Introduction to Planetary Defense," a primer on how humanity can defend itself if little green men wielding death rays show up at our cosmic doorstep.

This sounds like a great companion piece to "World War Z."

Plus, y'know, as a SF writer, who learned everything I know about interstellar strategy and tactics from the Rebel Alliance, there's a bit of professional interest.

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Taylor and Boan started thinking about how to respond to an aggressive extraterrestrial attack during a 2001 discussion about defending against terrorist attacks.

"One thing that popped into my mind was that the only way Americans would be in an asymmetric war on the other side would be if we were attacked by aliens. Everyone chuckled, but then after a minute the comments started setting in," Taylor said.

"Then we really got to talking about it and we thought, well, you know, we really might need this contingency plan anyway," Taylor said.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:37 PM

Do not resist your new alien masters! They are merely here to ~~make me Most High Supreme Overlord of the Earth~~ bring about a better world full of peace and understanding. Welcome them with open arms!

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CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:51 PM

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
They are merely here to ~~make me Most High Supreme Overlord of the Earth~~

And force Fox to bring back Firefly.

"I rather like these aliens, yeesss." --Megatron

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.