Greetings: Do we have a complete list of such Laws? ===== Fred Kiesche (FPK3) My books are water; those of great geniuses are wine. Everybody drinks water....
... I gave a lexicon about two weeks ago that defines some terms (handwavium, unobtainium, the neologism of "kips", Robinson's First and Second laws,...
+++++Make no distinction between science and technology. These kinds of clear definitions will only confuse your audience, and besides, everyone knows that...
To needlessly expand on my previous point, I fail to see why a film advertised by In a dark universe, all research must be targeted to producing something that...
... Yes, hack SF writers often use the "So, tell me, professor..." technique in order to drop huge indigestible infodumps into middle of their stories....
" Or, as the example Ben Bova uses: "As you know, Bob, we're both androids, and we have to recharge every four hours or we'll die." " Far be it from me to...
... Or have characters ruminate in internal monologues for 6 pages to get the appropriate setting info across...which, since the infodump occured in an...
... <erik.boielle@n...> ... film ... And simply to be argumentative (and to make something of a small point)... "In the endless dark night that is our universe...
I was re-reading THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE recently. In the scene where the MacArthur captures the alien light sail, it mentions using the laser batteries as side...
I have always been under the impression that a laser has no force at all. It is kind of like turning on a flashlight and using that as propulsion. It has...
... Actually, you would be suprised how much science fiction people in literature departments teach and have students read. I read Le Guin and Crichton's _The...
... That turns out not to be the case. Actually, if you were floating in free-fall in a space suit and you turned on a flashlight, you *could* use it as...
On Mon, Aug 2, 2004 at 3:02:48 PM, Bradford Holden < ... I once took a class called "Science fiction as political theory," followed by "fantasy literature as...
... IIRC, bottled water has no standards, or - the standards are no better than the typical city water you get at the tap (here in the 'States, anyway) - you...
now you dont even have to buy the water itself Nalgene bottles have snob appeal, and they are just for your water thanks FoX you ain't buyin the 'clean', ... ...
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