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As always, a quick reminder that this show and our opinions are in no way associated with the advertisements you just heard. We are an independent program, and, as long as I\u2019m in charge, we\u2019ll always remain so.\n\nBefore the break we were discussing the UEE\u2019s monopoly on jump data transfers and what that means for our privacy. Now, our comm-specialist Arlo brought up an interesting point. Arlo, would you mind repeating what you said to me during the break?\n\nArlo Theodore: Well, you were pointing out that the UEE reads everything sent by spectrum. Which, yeah, is pretty much a no-brainer, since they\u2019re the ones that regulate all inter-systems communications.\n\nNothing scares our government more than the idea of a true and free dissemination of information. Sorry for interrupting, Arlo, go on.\n\nArlo Theodore: Well that\u2019s the thing, since everyone knows that the spectrum is watched, I was saying that when you want to keep something really private you have to use a courier like FTL or something.\n\nAnd there it is. You got a big secret, you send it by courier. A more and more common practice. But here is a scary thought for all of you to consider. Think about our government\u2019s past. Think about the wealth and resources at their disposal. Think about to what lengths they would go to protect that. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little na\u00efve to hope that courier transfers are any more secure than comms?\n\nAll right, I\u2019ve been keeping our next guest waiting for long enough. If you\u2019ve been anywhere near a NewsOrg these last few days you have undoubtedly heard the High-Secretary bragging about the supposed completion of \u201cPhase 10.\u201d Joining us to shed some light on what exactly Phase 10 means for the Synthworld construction project is Ed, a private contractor who has been working on Project Archangel for the past seven years. It is worth mentioning that \u2018Ed\u2019 is not Ed\u2019s real name. We here at Plain Truth want to honor Ed\u2019s brave decision to speak out by doing everything in our power to protect his employment and his anonymity.\n\nEd, can\u2019t tell you enough how much I appreciate you being here today.\n\nEd (distorted voice): Thanks, Parker.\n\nAccording to the official release, the completion of Phase 10 means, and I\u2019m reading here, \u201cthat the atmospheric generators have been properly primed to begin the next step forward in the bold development of the first truly synthetic world,\u201d and then it goes on listing a bunch of congratulations and backslaps. Real informative stuff. If you could enlighten us, Ed, what is Phase 10 really?\n\nEd: I have no idea. Me and the guys were really scratching our heads when we started seeing the news come in over the feed. I\u2019ve worked on the thing for seven years and the first I ever heard of Phase 10 was this week.\n\nWhat phase is the project in, then?\n\nEd: As far as I know, we don\u2019t use phases to track progress. Maybe they do higher up or something. Those atmospheric generators are real enough though, but they\u2019ve been in place since before I started and I doubt they\u2019re going to be switched on anytime soon.\n\nAnd why is that?\n\nEd: In the simplest terms, we don\u2019t have the gravity for it yet. We start pumping out gas now and you might as well be dumping it directly into space.\n\nNow, I ask this next question because I can proudly say that our audience is almost completely composed of skeptics: what makes you qualified to give such an assessment?\n\nEd: I mean, don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m just a guy on the ground. I\u2019m sure there are a lot of brains on Archangel who\u2019d probably disagree with my point of view, but I do have a degree in planetary engineering and to date I\u2019ve been a part of four completed terraforming projects.\n\nDon\u2019t sell yourself short, Ed. Your perspective is exactly the sort of thing that the UEE needs to be listening to. It really seems that the only thing Project Archangel has been able to produce in its seventy years of existence is government waste and lies.\n\nEd: Well, that\u2019s really why I\u2019m here. I was so excited to be hired on to Archangel. When I was a kid, I used to sit locked in my room for hours playing with the official Synthworld construction set. It\u2019s probably why I got into this line of work. My first day there, I couldn\u2019t stop grinning. Terraforming is one thing, but to be able to really build a planet, that\u2019s a dream come true. Of course, sadly, the reality of what\u2019s going on there is anything but.\n\nAnd that\u2019s exactly what the Plain Truth is for, to provide a dose of reality. The question of course is why bother with this Phase 10 ruse in the first place, and the answer is the same as always, money. The budgetary hearings are beginning next month, and it seems like the Senate may be ready to place this whole boondongle on the chopping block. This Phase 10 nonsense is nothing more than a desperate attempt to keep credits flowing into Chronos, where High-Secretary Sharrad can spend it without any oversight. We need the Senate to finally act in the Empire\u2019s best interest and end this nightmare once and for all.\n\nEd: No! That\u2019s not what I\u2019m saying at all. Synthworld needs to be saved.\n\nWhat?\n\nEd: If we finish this it would be the greatest thing Humanity has ever accomplished. We\u2019re building a new world. Isn\u2019t that worth the risks?\n\nHaven\u2019t we moved beyond risk assessment? We\u2019ve seen time and time again exactly what completing this world will cost us. Ed, weren\u2019t you moments ago pointing out that officials are lying to cover up how off-track the project is?\n\nEd: The lies and cover-ups are the problems. Not the project. A lot of the issues happening with the Synthworld are because people are too worried about the project being axed. Mistakes are hidden. Failures are swept under the rug. If people really knew what\u2019s going on \u2014\n\nNothing\u2019s going on! That\u2019s the issue!\n\nEd: If people really knew what\u2019s going on, if we were able to put everything out in the open, then maybe the project could finally get the resources it needs to be finished. The only way to get everyone working together on this is to show them truth.\n\nDamn it, Ed, I\u2019m not sure if I want to shake some sense into you or shake your hand. Either way, let\u2019s take another break, and see if I can sort out which one I\u2019m going to do. All of you make sure to stick around for some unexpected debate on the future of Project Archangel. Stay vigilant. The Plain Truth will return.\n\nTRANSMISSION BREAK","de_DE":"\u00dcBERTRAGUNG STARTEN\nWillkommen zur\u00fcck, ich bin Parker Terrell und das ist die klare Wahrheit. Wie immer, eine kurze Erinnerung daran, dass diese Show und unsere Meinungen in keiner Weise mit den Anzeigen verbunden sind, die Sie gerade geh\u00f6rt haben. Wir sind ein unabh\u00e4ngiges Programm, und solange ich das Sagen habe, werden wir das immer bleiben.\n\nVor der Pause diskutierten wir \u00fcber das Monopol der UEE auf Sprungdaten\u00fcbertragungen und was das f\u00fcr unsere Privatsph\u00e4re bedeutet. Nun, unser Kommunikationsspezialist Arlo hat einen interessanten Punkt angesprochen. Arlo, w\u00fcrde es dir etwas ausmachen, das zu wiederholen, was du mir in der Pause gesagt hast?\n\nArlo Theodore: Nun, Sie haben darauf hingewiesen, dass die UEE alles liest, was per Spektrum gesendet wird. Was, ja, so ziemlich ein Kinderspiel ist, da sie diejenigen sind, die die gesamte Kommunikation zwischen den Systemen regeln.\n\nNichts macht unserer Regierung mehr Angst als die Idee einer echten und freien Verbreitung von Informationen. Entschuldigung f\u00fcr die Unterbrechung, Arlo, mach weiter.\n\nArlo Theodore: Nun, das ist die Sache, da jeder wei\u00df, dass das Spektrum \u00fcberwacht wird, habe ich gesagt, dass man, wenn man etwas wirklich Privates behalten will, einen Kurier wie FTL oder so benutzen muss.\n\nUnd da ist es. Wenn du ein gro\u00dfes Geheimnis hast, schickst du es per Kurier. Eine immer h\u00e4ufiger vorkommende Praxis. Aber hier ist ein be\u00e4ngstigender Gedanke, den ihr alle in Betracht ziehen solltet. Denken Sie an die Vergangenheit unserer Regierung. Denke an den Reichtum und die Ressourcen, die ihnen zur Verf\u00fcgung stehen. \u00dcberlegen Sie, wie weit sie gehen w\u00fcrden, um das zu sch\u00fctzen. Erscheint es nicht ein wenig naiv zu hoffen, dass Kurierfahrten sicherer sind als Kommunikation?\n\nAlles klar, ich habe unseren n\u00e4chsten Gast lange genug warten lassen. Wenn Sie in den letzten Tagen in der N\u00e4he einer NewsOrg waren, haben Sie zweifellos geh\u00f6rt, wie der Hohe Sekret\u00e4r mit dem angeblichen Abschluss der \"Phase 10\" prahlt. Ed, ein privater Bauunternehmer, der seit sieben Jahren am Projekt Archangel arbeitet, gibt zusammen mit uns Aufschluss dar\u00fcber, was genau Phase 10 f\u00fcr das Bauprojekt Synthworld bedeutet. Es ist erw\u00e4hnenswert, dass \"Ed\" nicht der richtige Name von Ed ist. Wir hier bei Plain Truth wollen Ed's mutige Entscheidung, das Wort zu ergreifen, ehren, indem wir alles in unserer Macht Stehende tun, um seine Besch\u00e4ftigung und seine Anonymit\u00e4t zu sch\u00fctzen.\n\nEd, ich kann dir nicht genug sagen, wie sehr ich es sch\u00e4tze, dass du heute hier bist.\n\nEd (verzerrte Stimme): Danke, Parker.\n\nLaut der offiziellen Pressemitteilung bedeutet der Abschluss der Phase 10, und ich lese hier, \"dass die Atmosph\u00e4rengeneratoren richtig vorbereitet wurden, um den n\u00e4chsten Schritt in der mutigen Entwicklung der ersten wirklich synthetischen Welt zu beginnen\", und dann wird sie eine Reihe von Gl\u00fcckw\u00fcnschen und R\u00fcckschl\u00e4gen auflisten. Wirklich informatives Zeug. Wenn du uns aufkl\u00e4ren k\u00f6nntest, Ed, was ist Phase 10 wirklich?\n\nEd: Ich habe keine Ahnung. Ich und die Jungs kratzten uns wirklich am Kopf, als wir anfingen, die Nachrichten \u00fcber den Feed zu sehen. Ich arbeite seit sieben Jahren an der Sache und das erste, was ich von Phase 10 geh\u00f6rt habe, war diese Woche.\n\nIn welcher Phase befindet sich das Projekt dann?\n\nEd: Soweit ich wei\u00df, verwenden wir keine Phasen, um den Fortschritt zu verfolgen. Vielleicht sind sie h\u00f6her oder so. Diese atmosph\u00e4rischen Generatoren sind zwar real genug, aber sie waren schon vor meinem Start an Ort und ich bezweifle, dass sie bald eingeschaltet werden.\n\nUnd warum ist das so?\n\nEd: Im einfachsten Fall haben wir noch nicht die Schwerkraft daf\u00fcr. Wir fangen jetzt an, Gas herauszupumpen, und Sie k\u00f6nnen es genauso gut direkt in den Weltraum ablassen.\n\nNun stelle ich diese n\u00e4chste Frage, weil ich mit Stolz sagen kann, dass unser Publikum fast ausschlie\u00dflich aus Skeptikern besteht: Was macht Sie qualifiziert, eine solche Bewertung abzugeben?\n\nEd: Ich meine, versteh mich nicht falsch, ich bin nur ein Kerl auf dem Boden. Ich bin sicher, dass es auf Archangel viele K\u00f6pfe gibt, die mit meiner Sichtweise wahrscheinlich nicht einverstanden w\u00e4ren, aber ich habe einen Abschluss in Planetentechnik und war bisher Teil von vier abgeschlossenen Terraforming-Projekten.\n\nVerkauf dich nicht unter Wert, Ed. Ihre Perspektive ist genau die Art von Sache, die die UEE h\u00f6ren muss. Es scheint wirklich, dass das einzige, was das Projekt Erzengel in seinen siebzig Jahren seines Bestehens produzieren konnte, Regierungsabf\u00e4lle und L\u00fcgen sind.\n\nEd: Nun, das ist wirklich der Grund, warum ich hier bin. Ich war so aufgeregt, dass ich als Erzengel eingestellt wurde. Als ich ein Kind war, sa\u00df ich stundenlang verschlossen in meinem Zimmer und spielte mit dem offiziellen Synthworld-Baukasten. Wahrscheinlich bin ich deshalb in diese Branche eingestiegen. An meinem ersten Tag dort konnte ich nicht aufh\u00f6ren zu grinsen. Terraforming ist eine Sache, aber um wirklich einen Planeten bauen zu k\u00f6nnen, ist das ein Traum, der wahr wird. Nat\u00fcrlich ist die Realit\u00e4t dessen, was dort vor sich geht, leider alles andere als das.\n\nUnd genau daf\u00fcr ist die Einfache Wahrheit da, um eine Dosis Realit\u00e4t zu liefern. Die Frage ist nat\u00fcrlich, warum man sich \u00fcberhaupt mit dieser List der Phase 10 besch\u00e4ftigt, und die Antwort ist die gleiche wie immer, Geld. Die Haushaltsanh\u00f6rungen beginnen n\u00e4chsten Monat, und es scheint, dass der Senat bereit sein k\u00f6nnte, diesen ganzen Boondongle auf den Hackblock zu legen. Dieser Unsinn der Phase 10 ist nichts anderes als ein verzweifelter Versuch, die Credits in Chronos flie\u00dfen zu lassen, wo die Hohe Sekret\u00e4rin Sharrad sie ohne Aufsicht ausgeben kann. Wir brauchen den Senat, um endlich im besten Interesse des Imperiums zu handeln und diesen Alptraum ein f\u00fcr alle Mal zu beenden.\n\nEd: Nein! Das ist \u00fcberhaupt nicht das, was ich sage. Synthworld muss gespeichert werden.\n\nWas?\n\nEd: Wenn wir das beenden, w\u00e4re es das Gr\u00f6\u00dfte, was die Menschheit je erreicht hat. Wir bauen eine neue Welt auf. Ist das nicht das Risiko wert?\n\nSind wir nicht \u00fcber die Risikobewertung hinausgegangen? Wir haben immer wieder genau gesehen, was uns die Vollendung dieser Welt kosten wird. Ed, hast du nicht gerade darauf hingewiesen, dass Beamte l\u00fcgen, um zu verschleiern, wie abwegig das Projekt ist?\n\nEd: Die L\u00fcgen und Vertuschungen sind die Probleme. Nicht das Projekt. Viele der Probleme, die mit der Synthworld passieren, sind darauf zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren, dass die Leute zu besorgt sind, dass das Projekt eingestellt wird. Fehler werden versteckt. Ausf\u00e4lle werden unter den Teppich gekehrt. Wenn die Leute wirklich w\u00fcssten, was los ist, -\n\nNichts ist los! Das ist das Problem!\n\nEd: Wenn die Leute wirklich wussten, was los ist, wenn wir alles offen legen konnten, dann k\u00f6nnte das Projekt vielleicht endlich die Ressourcen bekommen, die es braucht, um fertig zu werden. Der einzige Weg, alle daran zu beteiligen, ist, ihnen die Wahrheit zu zeigen.\n\nVerdammt, Ed, ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ich dir etwas Verstand einfl\u00f6\u00dfen oder dir die Hand sch\u00fctteln will. So oder so, lasst uns noch eine Pause machen und sehen, ob ich herausfinden kann, welche ich machen werde. Alle von euch stellen sicher, dass ihr f\u00fcr eine unerwartete Debatte \u00fcber die Zukunft des Projekts Erzengel dabei seid. Bleib wachsam. Die reine Wahrheit wird zur\u00fcckkehren.\n\nGETRIEBEUNTERBRECHUNG","zh_CN":"START TRANSMISSION\nWelcome back, I\u2019m Parker Terrell and this is the Plain Truth. As always, a quick reminder that this show and our opinions are in no way associated with the advertisements you just heard. We are an independent program, and, as long as I\u2019m in charge, we\u2019ll always remain so.\n\nBefore the break we were discussing the UEE\u2019s monopoly on jump data transfers and what that means for our privacy. Now, our comm-specialist Arlo brought up an interesting point. Arlo, would you mind repeating what you said to me during the break?\n\nArlo Theodore: Well, you were pointing out that the UEE reads everything sent by spectrum. Which, yeah, is pretty much a no-brainer, since they\u2019re the ones that regulate all inter-systems communications.\n\nNothing scares our government more than the idea of a true and free dissemination of information. Sorry for interrupting, Arlo, go on.\n\nArlo Theodore: Well that\u2019s the thing, since everyone knows that the spectrum is watched, I was saying that when you want to keep something really private you have to use a courier like FTL or something.\n\nAnd there it is. You got a big secret, you send it by courier. A more and more common practice. But here is a scary thought for all of you to consider. Think about our government\u2019s past. Think about the wealth and resources at their disposal. Think about to what lengths they would go to protect that. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little na\u00efve to hope that courier transfers are any more secure than comms?\n\nAll right, I\u2019ve been keeping our next guest waiting for long enough. If you\u2019ve been anywhere near a NewsOrg these last few days you have undoubtedly heard the High-Secretary bragging about the supposed completion of \u201cPhase 10.\u201d Joining us to shed some light on what exactly Phase 10 means for the Synthworld construction project is Ed, a private contractor who has been working on Project Archangel for the past seven years. It is worth mentioning that \u2018Ed\u2019 is not Ed\u2019s real name. We here at Plain Truth want to honor Ed\u2019s brave decision to speak out by doing everything in our power to protect his employment and his anonymity.\n\nEd, can\u2019t tell you enough how much I appreciate you being here today.\n\nEd (distorted voice): Thanks, Parker.\n\nAccording to the official release, the completion of Phase 10 means, and I\u2019m reading here, \u201cthat the atmospheric generators have been properly primed to begin the next step forward in the bold development of the first truly synthetic world,\u201d and then it goes on listing a bunch of congratulations and backslaps. Real informative stuff. If you could enlighten us, Ed, what is Phase 10 really?\n\nEd: I have no idea. Me and the guys were really scratching our heads when we started seeing the news come in over the feed. I\u2019ve worked on the thing for seven years and the first I ever heard of Phase 10 was this week.\n\nWhat phase is the project in, then?\n\nEd: As far as I know, we don\u2019t use phases to track progress. Maybe they do higher up or something. Those atmospheric generators are real enough though, but they\u2019ve been in place since before I started and I doubt they\u2019re going to be switched on anytime soon.\n\nAnd why is that?\n\nEd: In the simplest terms, we don\u2019t have the gravity for it yet. We start pumping out gas now and you might as well be dumping it directly into space.\n\nNow, I ask this next question because I can proudly say that our audience is almost completely composed of skeptics: what makes you qualified to give such an assessment?\n\nEd: I mean, don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m just a guy on the ground. I\u2019m sure there are a lot of brains on Archangel who\u2019d probably disagree with my point of view, but I do have a degree in planetary engineering and to date I\u2019ve been a part of four completed terraforming projects.\n\nDon\u2019t sell yourself short, Ed. Your perspective is exactly the sort of thing that the UEE needs to be listening to. It really seems that the only thing Project Archangel has been able to produce in its seventy years of existence is government waste and lies.\n\nEd: Well, that\u2019s really why I\u2019m here. I was so excited to be hired on to Archangel. When I was a kid, I used to sit locked in my room for hours playing with the official Synthworld construction set. It\u2019s probably why I got into this line of work. My first day there, I couldn\u2019t stop grinning. Terraforming is one thing, but to be able to really build a planet, that\u2019s a dream come true. Of course, sadly, the reality of what\u2019s going on there is anything but.\n\nAnd that\u2019s exactly what the Plain Truth is for, to provide a dose of reality. The question of course is why bother with this Phase 10 ruse in the first place, and the answer is the same as always, money. The budgetary hearings are beginning next month, and it seems like the Senate may be ready to place this whole boondongle on the chopping block. This Phase 10 nonsense is nothing more than a desperate attempt to keep credits flowing into Chronos, where High-Secretary Sharrad can spend it without any oversight. We need the Senate to finally act in the Empire\u2019s best interest and end this nightmare once and for all.\n\nEd: No! That\u2019s not what I\u2019m saying at all. Synthworld needs to be saved.\n\nWhat?\n\nEd: If we finish this it would be the greatest thing Humanity has ever accomplished. We\u2019re building a new world. Isn\u2019t that worth the risks?\n\nHaven\u2019t we moved beyond risk assessment? We\u2019ve seen time and time again exactly what completing this world will cost us. Ed, weren\u2019t you moments ago pointing out that officials are lying to cover up how off-track the project is?\n\nEd: The lies and cover-ups are the problems. Not the project. A lot of the issues happening with the Synthworld are because people are too worried about the project being axed. Mistakes are hidden. Failures are swept under the rug. If people really knew what\u2019s going on \u2014\n\nNothing\u2019s going on! That\u2019s the issue!\n\nEd: If people really knew what\u2019s going on, if we were able to put everything out in the open, then maybe the project could finally get the resources it needs to be finished. The only way to get everyone working together on this is to show them truth.\n\nDamn it, Ed, I\u2019m not sure if I want to shake some sense into you or shake your hand. Either way, let\u2019s take another break, and see if I can sort out which one I\u2019m going to do. All of you make sure to stick around for some unexpected debate on the future of Project Archangel. Stay vigilant. The Plain Truth will return.\n\nTRANSMISSION BREAK"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":94,"created_at":"2014-07-09T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"11 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:46:34","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":14003,"next_id":14005}}