On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Knapp <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Jeffrey Schwartz
> <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Timothy Collinson
>> <xxxxxx@port.ac.uk> wrote:
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>> > Well, I did think of that at one point, but you may have missed the
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>> > point of this luxury yacht for a Count (costing if I recall 3/4 billion
>> > Credits or something) where no expense is spared.  So it's not really an
>> > option in this case.  But good thought.
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>> > On the other hand, the tight space is where all his *servants* have to
>> > squeeze in - so why should the Count care!  Also gives the
>> > servants something to do - no room for the automated equipment!
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>> Deckplan the servant staterooms as "Occupancy: 12"
>> They're normal sized, but instead of beds have two sets triple-tier
>> hammocks that are hot-bunked.
>> Well, sort of hot bunked: you unhook yours,and fold it around your
>> bundle of personal belongings and then hook it to the wall when you
>> get up in the morning.  Personal item allowance is a 25cm x 25cm by
>> 25cm box, padded on the outside to use as a pillow in your hammock.
>> No spare uniforms - the clothing issue is super-gortex-ish, you take
>> it in the shower with you before going on duty, and it takes 30
>> seconds to dry.
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>> The rest of the servant stateroom space goes to the hot tub, etc.
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> Forget the hammocks, just give them sleeping bags hung on the walls and from
> the celling and then turn off the gravity in the crews quarters. :-)
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Thought about that, but the zero-g makes movement during shift change awkward.

Oh, here's a variation on that:
Put the grav plates on the walls. All of them.
Now you have 4x the floor space for the sleeping bags!