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Tag Archives: Essay
Plausible Animal Behavior
I love watching movies with dinosaurs. The CGI these days is so impressive, the dinos look like living animals. Unfortunately, as I get on a dino kick and watch through my collection, the behavior of the animals in some of … Continue reading
Practical Expectations of a Mars Colony
Recently, a friend brought an article about a Martian colony to my attention. Being the lover of space and science fiction that I am, the title hardly encouraged me. Humans Will Never Colonize Mars offers the rather gloomy impression that … Continue reading
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Tagged Elon Musk, Essay, Life in space, Mars, Mars Colony, Space Colony, Terraforming
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Realistic Combat: Better Is No Guarantee
I recently realized that some science fiction readers and also those curious about the machines of war sometimes have a skewed notion about how military systems should be compared. I find this by reading people’s thoughts about books/movies I know … Continue reading
Posted in Essay
Tagged Battle of Thermopylae, Essay, F-4 Phantom, On Writing, Science Fiction, Space Combat, Spaceships, Star Wars, warfare
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Spaceship Shields in Science Fiction
The Necessity of Shields in Space In so many science fiction stories involving spaceships, they almost always include shields on the vessels. Even in a real world scenario they’re important to have. Outside the protective magnetosphere and atmosphere of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Future Warfare, Science Fiction, Shields, Spaceship shields, Spaceships, Speculative Fiction, The Huralon Incident
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Do Walking Tanks Make Sense?
I can recall back in the day when I watched “The Empire Strikes Back” in the theater. To this day, my favorite scene in the movie was the AT-ATs. I’d never before imagined a giant walking tank. My mouth fell … Continue reading
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Tagged AT-AT, Boston Robotics, Empire Strikes Back, Essay, M1A2 Abrams, Mecha, Modern Fighting Tanks, Modern Warfare, Science Fiction, Walking Tanks
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The Future of Carriers
I’ve been thinking a lot about aircraft carriers, and their future. With nations developing HGVes (Hypersonic Glide Vehicles), capable of striking anywhere in the world, I wonder how long the reign of supercarriers like Ford-class will continue. Several decades more, … Continue reading
Posted in Essay, Military
Tagged Aircaft Carriers, Essay, Force Projection, Ford-Class, Future Weapons, Hypersonic weapons, Science Fiction, Spaceship, SuperCarrier
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Diverse Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus
In the time of Coronavirus, Americans are doing a great job…of frustrating the heck out of each other. Not only because we’re cooped up in the house with each other more than usual, but because we think and act so … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative thinking, Coronavirus, diversity, Essay, nuclear testing, Pandemic, Shelter in place
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Details make It Interesting
Online, I’ve found myself in many debates with other writers about technical details versus character development. When I’m listening (reading actually) to someone’s argument that a story lacking the human element is no story at all, I find I must … Continue reading
Posted in Essay, Military, Science
Tagged Characterization, Essay, Romance, Science Fiction, Spaceship, Technical, Technology, World-building, Writing
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Being a Tortoise
Another essay from Momus News. This time we consider, “Writing a book is such a huge undertaking: how do you finish one?” When I started reading books, on my own, with enthusiasm, I recall being daunted by page length. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Finishing a novel, On Writing, Tortoise and the Hare, Writing a book, Writing Advice
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Technobabble Versus Technical Description
Continuing on in the Momus News essays, let us consider the differences between technobabble and technical description. I’ve been a technically-minded person for most of my adult life. I’ve made my living developing databases and refining web-based user interfaces. All … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Technical Description, Technobabble, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Advice
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