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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Science fiction is about science. Most people who read SF do so because they have an interest in how science works, and what wonders it can bring us. No they don't need a diagram of a nuclear reactor, but if the running of that reactor directly impacts on the story, they need to know something about how it works.
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Of course. The important thing is to know when to stop. The easiest way to bore a reader is to include every single detail.
To go back to how computers work (since that is what I know), if keeping a computer up and running is vital to the plot of a novel, there is still no need to go into excruciating detail about why decorating the case with fridge magnets is bad idea.
