Sophont - a nod to Poul Anderson

[Pavane]

I'm playing a self aware robot race using Individualistic Name List 2. I notice that most of my names begin with a "S.". For example, S. Estu Emerov. I assume that the abbreviation is short for Sophont, a machine intelligence with reasoning capability at least as good as a human being. I haven't figured out the reference for the "B." abbreviations. Every name has an abbreviation of some kind, but I think there are just the two in this Name List.

 

[Exasperation]

B. Ender Odrigez is a reference to Bender from Futurama.

 

[malakhglitch]

There are a LOT of nods to speculative fiction and speculative fiction writers within Stellaris. Just one of its charms.

 

[MadCow94]

Robots in Asimov's works were differentiated by being named "R. <name>". The most famous of which is R. Daneel Olivaw.

 

[Exasperation]

Robots in Asimov's works were differentiated by being named "R. <name>". The most famous of which is R. Daneel Olivaw.

From the name list being discussed it is possible to get "S. Danil Oliva".

 

[HFY]

I'm playing a self aware robot race using Individualistic Name List 2. I notice that most of my names begin with a "S.". For example, S. Estu Emerov. I assume that the abbreviation is short for Sophont, a machine intelligence with reasoning capability at least as good as a human being. I haven't figured out the reference for the "B." abbreviations. Every name has an abbreviation of some kind, but I think there are just the two in this Name List.

S. is for "Synth" and B. is for "Biological" maybe?

 

[Gilbert95]

B. Ender Odrigez is a reference to Bender from Futurama.

Rolled this once as my starting leader. So naturally my empire was going to need hookers and blackjack

 

[Exasperation]

Rolled this once as my starting leader. So naturally my empire was going to need hookers and blackjack

If there was ever a sign that you should adopt the pleasure seekers civic...