Category Archives: Science Fiction

Quote for the Day

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

ShareWe contrast the urban and the natural, but that’s a contemporary myth. We’re animals, after all; our cities are organic products, fully as “natural” (whatever that word really means) as a termite hill or a rabbit warren. But how much … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

ShareWriters may be solitary but they also tend to flock together: they like being solitary together. I knew a lot of writers in London and many of them were award-winning writers and many of them were award-winning, respectable writers. And … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Share“If some of the current politicians had been around a few thousand years ago,” she’d said, “we never would have gotten out of Africa. Boats cost too much.” –Jack McDevitt, Cauldron

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

ShareThere is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. To prove a point, one may seek out a foolish Socialist, thirteenth century Liberal, Scientologist, High Frontier advocate, Mensa member, science fiction fan, Jim Bakker acolyte, … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

ShareGenerally speaking nations don’t engage in either war or diplomacy with purely altruistic intent, and everyone fit to be let out without a keeper knows this and takes it into account. –S.M. Stirling

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

ShareThen, when the talk had begun to lull, his uncle turned to him and said, “Do you ever wonder, Howard, about the questions we can’t ask?” “Can’t answer, you mean?” “No. Can’t ask.” “I don’t understand.”… “Think about a dog,” … Continue reading →

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Time Travel

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

ShareIn the last Star Trek movie time travel appeared as a major plot point. Time travel has been a staple of science fiction for awhile. Mark Twain’s Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, which was published in 1889, has its … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

ShareStories of imagination tend to upset those without one. –Terry Pratchett

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Quote for the Day

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

ShareAny strategy that involves crossing a valley—accepting short-term losses to reach a higher hill in the distance—will soon be brought to a halt by the demands of a system that celebrates short-term gains and tolerates stagnation, but condemns anything else … Continue reading →

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Faster Than Light?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

ShareAccording to news reports, for instance MSNBC.com, the physicists at CERN have discovered neutrinos traveling slightly faster than the speed of light. They’ve run the test fifteen thousand times trying to find some mistake in their measurements and thus far, … Continue reading →

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