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Run them on beamed microwave power from space based solar panels
by dv_dt 3y ago
Run them on beamed microwave power from space based solar panels
- zdragnar 3y agoI've played SimCity 2000, no thank you.
- lukan 3y agoI suppose it often caused disasters?
- wafflemaker 3y agoFor those who haven't read the very good hard sci-fi near future book Delta-V by Daniel Suarez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40859000-delta-v https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40859000-delta-v Though we only encounter microwave beaming in the sequel, Critical Mass I found the book a very good read, super realistic. 10/10 for realism/science/research and 8/10 for story. It's very optimistic. Nice to read with the war in Ukraine and progressive climate change not filling with optimism.
- lukan 3y agoWill give it a try, thanks! If you like other optimistic (mostly) hard sci fi, I recommend the mars trilogy from Kim Stanly Robinson, in case you missed that so far.
- wafflemaker 3y agoI'll do try, thanks! Think I've read the one in the middle, long time ago, when there were no online books and a good portion of my sci-fi reads were found in a supermarket in 3 big baskets showing up randomly from time to time. Filled with seemingly random sci-fi books. About 22 years ago in Poland.