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Re:A Rant About “Technology” (2005) by AdmiralAsshat on Sunday August 02, 2026 @11:58AM (#49145705)
Half of Star Trek would basically be "magic" by that rubric. I think she reasoned through a problem and conceived of a solution, even if she didn't have the implementation details figured out.
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Re:A Rant About “Technology” (2005) by simmerup on Sunday August 02, 2026 @12:24PM (#49145912)
That’s not hard sci-fi though. Something like Stephen Baxter’s work is hard sci-fi, the ansible was just a plot device
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Re:A Rant About “Technology” (2005) by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday August 02, 2026 @12:28PM (#49145954)
Star Trek was never described as hard science fiction.
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