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*Isaac Asimov But alas, space fairing was much harder in practice than the sci-fi authors expected, so we surf on the web instead. On that aspect, William Gibs

*Isaac Asimov But alas, space fairing was much harder in practice than the sci-fi authors expected, so we surf on the web instead. On that aspect, William Gibson and Philip K Dick got it right.

rapind 4y ago
A lot (most?) of Sci-fi space fiction relies on FTL travel. That's extremely unlikely to ever happen, which is IMO a good thing, as it keeps us contained.
- causi 4y ago
  which is IMO a good thing, as it keeps us contained. Disagree. The obvious alternative to human interstellar travel is human-built Von Neumann probes, which are more likely to eat the universe than human hands would've been.
  - rapind 4y ago
    > Von Neumann probes, which are more likely to eat the universe than human hands would've been. True, but Bob is a pretty decent guy.
    - causi 4y ago
      Yeah but he's kind of an idiot. Imagine spending years building single-use flying maces and never thinking to put a blade on the end.
- inkblotuniverse 4y ago
  This general misanthropy is boring.
adrianN 4y ago
We could be cruising along at 0.05c or so in nuclear rockets if we figured out a way to make enough profit off of space colonies to justify the expense of building them. The technology for nuclear pulse propulsion is not that difficult.
somewhatoff 4y ago
*Isaac Asimov Maybe a subtle nod to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spell_My_Name_with_an_S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spell_My_Name_with_an_S ?