And there goes the already dubious scientific rationale for a whole raft of science-fiction time-travel stories.
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“Teleporting” Solid 3D Objects Over Internet by Next Generation
How’s this for the science fiction headline of the day? Within one generation you might be able to “teleport” a solid, 3D representation of yourself over the Internet. Shades of David Brin’s “Kiln People,” although the consciousness would reside in only one person, the original. Combine this with consciousness copying, though…
Margaret Atwood redeems herself…
…with this defense of science fiction, especially when she writes: “I have written two works of science fiction or, if you prefer, speculative fiction: The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake.” No nonsense about science fiction being about “talking squids in outer space.” Good on ya, Margaret.
Dropped rockets may take astronauts into orbit
Here’s a great idea: rockets that are hauled aloft by an airplane to an altitude of 10 to 13 kilometres, dropped (on a parachute) and then fired once they’re vertical. Such rockets could take astronauts into orbit much more cheaply and safely than now. There are a lot of new space-related developments bubbling away beneath …
A fresh new voice!
Be sure to pay a visit to the new Web site of Calgary author Danita Maslan, whose first novel, Rogue Harvest, will be launched at Westercon in a few days. And buy her book!
The glowing tower
The Tower Originally uploaded by Edward Willett. That’s not the title of my new fantasy novel (though it wouldn’t be a bad one). It’s the Conservatory of Music and Dance here in Regina, lit by the late evening sun last night just after a thunderstorm passed over. We were at the Conservatory because my daughter …
Somewhere over the rainbow…
Rainbow Originally uploaded by Edward Willett. …bluebirds sing, but under this rainbow, it mostly rained last night.
Orange sky at night
Orange Sky at Night Originally uploaded by Edward Willett. This is why we call Saskatchewan “Land of Living Skies.” This was taken last night, looking west, just as a thunderstorm moved off to the East.
Dungeons and Dragons artist dies
Not to speak ill of the dead, but candidly, I always figured the reason they used this guy’s artwork on the D&D rulebooks was because they couldn’t afford anyone better at that stage.
More on brain emulation and consciousness copying
The Speculist has an interesting discussion on the effort to emulate the human brain…and how that ties in with the prospect of someday copying the human mind into a computer.
Hard-drive video cameras debut
When I bought a digital video camera last year, I remember wondering why I couldn’t just record straight to a hard drive (yes, I know, I can, but only when connected to a computer; there isn’t one in my camera itself). JVC has taken the logical next step and created a camera that can do …
A new supersonic airliner?
Japan and France have announced they are jointly developing a new supersonic passenger plane, with up to three times as many seats as the dear departed Concorde and able to fly Tokyo to New York in six hours. And about time, too. Weren’t all passenger planes supposed to be supersonic by now? I’m sure that’s …
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