Subtopic	Posts		Updated
	Archive through September 02, 2018	25		09/03 12:27pm
	Archive through September 05, 2018	25		09/06 01:16pm
	Archive through September 14, 2018	25		09/20 12:54am
	Archive through January 03, 2019	34		01/04 04:29pm
	Archive through January 30, 2019	25		01/31 11:51am
	Archive through May 14, 2019	25		07/11 08:30am
	Archive through September 17, 2019	25		09/18 10:28am
	Archive through April 18, 2020	25		05/04 08:43pm
	Archive through October 05, 2020	25		10/05 05:51pm
	Archive through September 29, 2021	25		09/29 01:33pm
	Archive through October 04, 2021	25		10/05 10:26am
	Archive through May 04, 2022	25		10/31 12:48am
	Archive through August 22, 2024	25		01/02 05:52pm

I thought it was great and am eagerly awaiting the next one. Most of their Expanse books came out a year apart (except for the last couple which were 2 years apart), so hopefully won't have to wait too long.

By Mike Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Wednesday, September 04, 2024 - 09:00 am: Edit

aerodynamics of Star Wars; "theme from the movie."

https://boingboing.net/2024/09/03/the-aerodynamics-of-star-wars-starfighters.html

By Michael F Guntly (Ares) on Wednesday, September 04, 2024 - 09:54 am: Edit

Aerodynamics video was very interesting.
And it raised a question in my mind for any aerospace engineers out there.

Apart from drag coefficient, how would these craft have atmospheric maneuverability affected by the apparent (most cases) lack of control surfaces (ailerons, flaps, rudder, etc, including wings and stabilizers)?

By Mike Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Friday, November 15, 2024 - 12:30 pm: Edit

Archive of Galaxy Magazine for free!

https://boingboing.net/2024/11/14/free-galaxy-magazine-archive-356-classic-sci-fi-issues-now-online.html

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Thursday, January 02, 2025 - 05:52 pm: Edit

Last night, I watched / listened to a YouTube video narration of a sci-fi story. The plot was one I've seen before: A human outpost picked up a distress call from an alien fleet. They are an escort squadron protecting a convoy of civilian transports, and they have come under attack by an unidentified enemy fleet. The aliens are calling for their own war fleet but get no reply. The fleet doesn't seem to be at the rendezvous point -- are they last, or were they already attacked and destroyed? The aliens say they've already lost two transports with over a hundred-thousand civilian causalities. The humans send two small ships, designed for recon not heavy combat. Outnumbered and outgunned, they use the element of surprise, their small size, speed, and maneuverability to break up the enemy's attack. Soon, however, the enemy is able to regroup and starts making headway, but the two ships caused enough of a delay for the human war-fleet to arrive and totally annihilate the enemy fleet. The humans and aliens exchange words of newfound friendship, and after making emergency repairs they go their separate ways, the humans returning home and the aliens continue their journey. Strangely enough, the humans never attempted to make radio contact with the enemy fleet, and the aliens never explained who they were or why they attacked. That got me thinking, what if?

What if?

What if the humans picked the wrong side to assist in battle? What if the aliens were actually an invading race bringing in colonists to take over populated worlds, and what if the enemy were just trying to defend their home worlds from being subjugated and enslaved by an evil empire??

Would that make for an interesting sequel story??

()


Garth L. Getgen

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandar) on Thursday, January 02, 2025 - 06:02 pm: Edit

uhm my wife was listening to that same story. Told me all about it.

By John Barnes (Nitehawke) on Monday, January 06, 2025 - 08:09 pm: Edit

That sounds somewhat familiar. Was it, perhaps narrated by "agro squirrel"?

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandar) on Tuesday, January 07, 2025 - 06:19 pm: Edit

might have been not sure.

By Gary Carney (Nerroth) on Saturday, April 05, 2025 - 05:31 pm: Edit

A trailer has been posted for Tron: Ares, the next film in the Tron franchise.

It's due out in cinemas on the 10th of October 2025.

By John Barnes (Nitehawke) on Sunday, April 06, 2025 - 12:08 pm: Edit

That trailer popped up as an ad in my youtube feed last night. It caught my attention before I could reach the 'skip' button. It looks interesting.

I might even have to start saving up to go see it at the theater.

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Sunday, April 06, 2025 - 01:49 pm: Edit

It looks intruiging. I'm a fan of the original Tron from 1982. Strangely enough, on my old TRS-80, there were the old TRON and TROFF commands for debugging programs. It feels like we're in the late 1970s all over again!

I'll probably pass on seeing this new Tron in the theaters. It just seems like a couple of us go and somehow the theater bill is over $100. For that I can buy 5x digital or Blu-ray movies and watch them as many times as I want...

Excuse me, I have to get some kids off my lawn.

--Mike

By Jack Bohn (Jackbohn) on Sunday, April 06, 2025 - 04:06 pm: Edit

When the first sequel was either in theaters or coming to video, I saw an ad with my brother.
I said to him, "Two things I would not have expected in the '80s: a remake of 'Total Recall' or a sequel to 'Tron'."
He shot back, "How about a sequel to a remake of 'Clash of the Titans'?"

By MarkSHoyle (Bolo) on Sunday, April 06, 2025 - 10:11 pm: Edit

Looks like a sequel of Police Squad: The Naked Gun ..
Reportedly about the son......

By Jeff Anderson (Jga) on Sunday, April 06, 2025 - 10:43 pm: Edit

Sonovagun!

By Mike Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Friday, April 11, 2025 - 08:11 am: Edit

Murderbot is getting a movie.

I love the books (they are really novellas) but they are overpriced (like $8) as ebooks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEioDeOiqEs

By Jeff Anderson (Jga) on Saturday, June 14, 2025 - 06:01 pm: Edit

Saw an add the other day for "Spaceballs 2"

I do hope they give it the undertitle of "The Search for More Money."