Woah! Prokhor Zakharov older than some CFCers

[Perfection]

http://www.firaxis.com/smac/zakharov.cfm

DOB: 09-16-1994

Some of the kids on CFC are younger than Prokhor Zakharov.

What does that mean, people?

What does that mean?

 

[Cheetah]

Didn't the most successful civilization win in 2000 AD according to Civ1?

It's obviously some kind of problem in the space-time continuum.

Or you can go and look for a smart, 16-year old Russian boy living either here:

here:

or here (Arctic research station located near the mouth of the Kolyma River at 69°30′N 161°30′E):

Oh, and find out what the Kolymar Defense Force is up to...

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

http://www.firaxis.com/smac/zakharov.cfm

DOB: 09-16-1994

Some of the kids on CFC are younger than Prokhor Zakharov.

What does that mean, people?

What does that mean?

It means that "Prokhor" is not a real Russian name, but made-up, like the rest of the character.

 

[Bill3000]

It means that "Prokhor" is not a real Russian name, but made-up, like the rest of the character.

what.

 

[GamezRule]

Cool.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

It means that in less than 50 years (or when was the spaceship supposed to start?) the story of SMAC will look really dated.

 

[Ajidica]

As if sci-fi isn't already dated? According to Niven we were supposed to have a one world government by now and have tested our first interstellar drive.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

As if sci-fi isn't already dated? According to Niven we were supposed to have a one world government by now and have tested our first interstellar drive.

Not every SF franchise.
You mean the government formed through an USA/USSR alliance ? This was written almost 40 years ago. SMAC isn't dated yet.

 

[Ajidica]

That sounds more like Pournelles CoDominium, the USA/USSR alliance.

The best part of dated sci-fi are the books that tried to be 'realistic' with their timelines. Case Point: Ben Bova's Colony. Takes place in 2008 where civilization collapses. Whoops.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

That sounds more like Pournelles CoDominium, the USA/USSR alliance.

I was thinking The Mote in God's Eye which is co-written by Pournelle and Niven and uses the same universe (if you mean known space, I only read the ringworld trilogy and don't know much about the timeline), but I guess many SF scenarios predicted a world government in the distant future of the year 2000.

The best part of dated sci-fi are the books that tried to be 'realistic' with their timelines. Case Point: Ben Bova's Colony. Takes place in 2008 where civilization collapses. Whoops.

Yeah, it's quite amusing to see timelines with the USSR still around but without mobile phones or the iternet. Civlization is kind of collapsing right now though. It started with the financial crisis in 2008 and continued with the decline of the civilization franchise this year.

 

[Bill3000]

I've always felt that the 2050 date was way too early anyway.

 

[Kozmos]

Well given a few key advances and global cooperation via UN I reckon we could build the Unity by 2050.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

what.

And if you have any other instances of that name more recent than the Middle Ages, I await an example. Until then, I stand by my statement that Prokhor is not a (contemporary) Russian name.

 

[Bill3000]

And if you have any other instances of that name more recent than the Middle Ages, I await an example. Until then, I stand by my statement that Prokhor is not a (contemporary) Russian name.

Here you go

 

[Lone Wolf]

Until then, I stand by my statement that Prokhor is not a (contemporary) Russian name.

It's still used, though rarely.

 

[Bill3000]

I see many people on facebook with it as a surname as well

and at least two with it as a first name

 

[Lone Wolf]

Prokhor as a surname is weird. Prokhorov sounds completely normal.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

I stand corrected. Prokhor is an outrageously rare Russian name.

 

[The Yankee]

I still can't believe people born after 1990 can vote.


(waits for someone to say the same thing about those born after 1970)


Nothing like old games to make you feel...old.

 

[Babbler]

And if you have any other instances of that name more recent than the Middle Ages, I await an example. Until then, I stand by my statement that Prokhor is not a (contemporary) Russian name.

Well, Dr. Z's parents had a taste for ancient names.