Topics pertaining to science fiction and/or fantasy, in book, TV show, or movie formats.
As a fan of science-fiction, I’ve often paused to wonder just why an alien race might, in real life, be interested in Earth and/or humans. The plots in SF books, movies, and games are, for the most part, simply laughable — they want humans as food or because we’re a good place to lay their …
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I always got an odd look when I told people that I enjoyed watching the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. Something along the lines of “you’d admit to that, voluntarily?” I also really enjoyed the Firefly series, and the Serenity movie that capped it off. So I was interested to read about creator Joss …
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Exterminate! EXTERMINATE!
Photonic tweezers for electronics and microbiology… Star Trek: Voyager’s holographic doctor will have all of his tools available once someone invents him. 🙂
We’ll get that Dick Tracy watch down to a usable size sooner or later. 🙂
I have the distinct impression that when they figure out why the reference kilogram is losing weight, it will turn out to be one of the most significant scientific finds of the twenty-first century.
I’m not into Halo 3 itself, but this article (thanks, Joshua) reinforces what I’ve been saying about computer gaming for the last couple decades, back when “multi-player” meant two players using modems at best, or a hot-seat arrangement on a single system.
Yes, folks, the Probe Droid from The Empire Strikes Back is now a reality.
Man, I love technology! Even if it’s decades before they can levitate anything bigger than a quarter, just the thought of things like this, or the “invisibility cloak” that the same people came up with the theory for a little while back, interests me to no end.
Those of you who know GoddessJ and myself personally, also know that GoddessJ has a hereditary eye problem. That’s why I’m so interested in vision technology stories, like this one. Of course, I’d be interested in this one regardless, because this kind of enhancement technology is also used in many science fiction stories, and even …
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