How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Mike reasoned so: What is "war"? One book defined war as use of force to achieve political results. And "force" is action of one body on another applied by means of energy.
In war this is done by "weapons"—Luna had none. (8.2-3)
And weapons are, you guessed it, technology. Since we chiseled our first flint spear, people have been killing each other with technology. While that technology has certainly developed into more complex forms, the principles are still the same.
Quote #5
Conditioning a single residence should not go through a master computer! In Davis Tunnels we handled home and farm with idiot controls, feedbacks for each cubic with alarms so that somebody could climb out of bed and control by hand until trouble could be found. (9.83)
This is just good advice right here. If everything runs on the same system, and that system fails, then everything fails. In our tech savvy age, this is definitely something to keep in mind.
Quote #6
All communication Earthside channeled through Mike. But those brain boys had enough electronic equipment to stock a warehouse; once they decided to, it took them only hours to breadboard a rig that could reach Terra. (14.77)
Another great lesson: Don't underestimate scientists, ever. Also notice how the people who give the Loonies the most trouble during the initial stages of their revolution are those with a mastery of technology…