LAST EDITED ON Jun-05-11 AT 02:06 PM (EDT)
 
>Sometimes the things that give me trouble are my own inventions,
>though. The Zeta Cygni Dyson sphere, for instance, is cool and
>distinctive, and (though it's a standard sci-fi trope) not directly
>referential to anything, but as a practical proposition it's given me
>a lot of headaches over the years, and I'd probably have been better
>off if I hadn't done it.

I would think with almost all the surface area of a Dyson Sphere available to collect solar energy that Zeta Cygni would be able to make a metric petabuttload of antimatter by some esoteric sci-fi process (conversion, massive particle colliders, or whatever else). That would make the capture of Zeta C by the Federation during the civil war vitally important to make sure they have a steady supply of fuel for warp capable ships while denying it to opposing forces.

And while Samuel J. Guthrie may be the dilithium baron, he is a piker compared to Gryph, Zoner, and Lord F. the antimatter kings. Would explain why some people really hate the "immortal frauds".

...or am I just way off?

Michael C. Fortner
"Rule 37: There is no such thing as "overkill".
There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload".