Civilizations rise and fall, but all technical civilizations know the greatest secrets now. They know which social mechanisms normally work, and whic… - Vernor Vinge

The old truths still hold: without a sustaining civilization, no isolated collection of ships and humans can rebuild the core of technology.

Hexapodia as the key insight...
I haven’t had a chance to see the famous video from Straumli Realm, except as an evocation. (My only gateway onto the Net is very expensive.) Is it true that humans have six legs?

Principal Alcalde was into a long speech, about the fast-changing world and the need for Fairmont to revolutionize itself from semester to semester. At the same time they must never forget the central role of modern education, which was to teach the kids how to learn, how to pose questions, how to be adaptable—all without losing their moral compass.