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Old 09-17-2010, 12:36 PM   #106
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The nice thing about multiple universes is one can ignore those which one is not interested in (I don't touch the Marvel Zombie books for instance).
Marvel zombies? Wow... I have been away for awhile...
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Old 09-17-2010, 01:09 PM   #107
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Old 09-17-2010, 08:13 PM   #108
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But then there's Star Trek...
You mean...tachyons CAN'T be used to explain everything?
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Old 09-17-2010, 11:13 PM   #109
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String theory.

If you get Science Channel. Look for a show by Dr. Kaku. he is a theoretical physicist. The show is SF Science.

He has discussed light sabers, time machines, 'blaster's, etc.

He talks to sf fans at a convention, works on the idea, then does a show and tell on how it is possible or not possible with present day technology.
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Old 09-18-2010, 03:22 AM   #110
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String theory.
Unfortunately, I can't help picturing a cosmic cat. "Oooooh! String!" <pounce>
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:24 AM   #111
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a cat in 11 universes all at the same time ?
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:40 AM   #112
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a cat in 11 universes all at the same time ?
Isn't that a cat's normal behavior?
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:55 AM   #113
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String theory.

If you get Science Channel. Look for a show by Dr. Kaku. he is a theoretical physicist. The show is SF Science.

He has discussed light sabers, time machines, 'blaster's, etc.

He talks to sf fans at a convention, works on the idea, then does a show and tell on how it is possible or not possible with present day technology.
I just saw an episode of that show for the first time a few days ago. Very interesting.
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Old 09-18-2010, 10:20 AM   #115
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If you get Science Channel. Look for a show by Dr. Kaku. he is a theoretical physicist. The show is SF Science.

He has discussed light sabers, time machines, 'blaster's, etc.

He talks to sf fans at a convention, works on the idea, then does a show and tell on how it is possible or not possible with present day technology.
Maybe it's just me, but in the shows I see him in, Dr. Kaku usually comes off as a sci-fi/science shill. I think he's trying too hard to "bring science to the masses."

And I'm not saying it's just him, but the way the producers put together the shows he is on. Or it might be the pretentious black suits.

SF Rule: Wearing all-black always indicates either evil, or pretentiousness.
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Old 09-18-2010, 11:10 AM   #116
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Yeah, he seems a bit rushed. From what little I know about physics, most of those subjects simply cannot be discussed in an hour.

I do find it interesting though.
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i.e. I'll accept Dylithium crystals before I'll accept 'well, it just does'.
But we accept, 'it just does' everyday in our lives. The average person doesn't know how his/her TV works or even how their lawnmower works. They just get on with their lives.

I personally don't care how FTL works or if it is even possible. The author needs to explain such things if a major plot turn relys on it, but if it is merely a conveyance to get the characters to where the action is, I feel distracted by that sort of explanation.

Do we REALLY care how Grantville, W Virginia winds up up in medieval Germany?
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Do we REALLY care how Grantville, W Virginia winds up up in medieval Germany?
We'd care if Flint just dropped Grantville there, and didn't provide an explanation for how it happened. The explanation is brief and mostly hand waving, but it's enough to permit suspension of disbelief and get on with the story.
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I personally am waiting for amorphous dilithium.

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IMHO, doesn't matter what genre you are writing in, if I don't care about the characters and what is happening to them, I don't care about the book.

My favorite "horror" author, Stephen King (so classified though much of his stuff is not horror) makes me care so much about the characters that if one stubs a toe hard it wracks my sympathy bone. They feel like real people. There's another author writing in the same genre whose name I will not mention. I cared so little about his characters that I found I was inclined to cheer when the monster ate them. At that point I stopped reading his books.

All the bells and whistles and science in the world won't save a science fiction book for me, if the characters aren't real people - even the alien ones. Even the nasty ones - I have to be able to relate to them somehow, or I dump the book.

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