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  1. Re:SF Economic Plausibility by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Why We're Not Going To See Sub-orbital Airliners

    I'm pretty sure that if you ask Dr. Pournelle whether he thought his stories were going to actually come true, he would laugh out loud at you for asking the question.

    Are you going to sneer at him next because the USA and the Soviet Union never formed the CoDominion?

    And that Alderson Drive still hasn't been invented yet. Almost a decade overdue. Fail! Shame!

  2. OMG! OMG! by -noefordeg- · · Score: 1, Informative · on Babylon 5 Movie Starts Filming in April

    -My first thought when reading this :)

    I think Babylon 5 is without a doubt the best sci-fi series I've seen. And the last time I watched it through, I had located some of the best sites (IMO) on the net with references/story/background/everything for each B5 episode and read everything before watching an episode.
    Especially reading the Lurker's Episode Guide added a lot to the series.

    Lurker's Guide.
    Timeline from Babylon 5 History Page

  3. Lensman by SEWilco · · Score: 1 · on A Good Summer Read?
    The "Lensman" series by E.E. "Doc" Smith.
    The first book is "Triplanetary". I think the others all have "Lensman" in the title (other than "Masters of the Vortex", set in the Lensman universe but not part of the series plot line).

    The "Lensman" series is a set of books concerning the most noble set of Good Guys ever to run loose in Science Fiction. A Lensman is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent; and Well-Educated, Athletic, and Relentless, to boot.

    The "Lens" is an artifact, a telepathic amplifier and universal translator keyed to the individual Lensman who owns it, and will kill anyone else who tries to wear it.

  4. The Lensman Series by waimate · · Score: 2 · on What Makes Great Science Fiction?

    The Lensman series , by EE "Doc" Smith. Absolutely classic 1940's space opera in five volumes, from which Star Wars derives a bunch of its themes.

  5. The Long Arm of Larry Niven by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Controlling Robots with the Mind

    Well, eventually we'll cover every science fiction and convert them to science fact. This one strongly brings to mind The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton by Larry Niven.

    Bonus reading: Artificial Arm stories

    Let's stop thinking small. Bring on the Lensman!

  6. Re:Classic Sci-Fi Novels Re-rendered in Japanimati by eht · · Score: 1 · on Robotech On DVD, Ghost in the Shell 2

    Actually some has, very poorly from what I've heard from the Lensman FAQ, EE Smiths Lensmen was done in anime and the results are said to be horrid. eht

  7. Re:Copyright Law by SEWilco · · Score: 2 · on IDSA Goes After Abandonware
    "Perhaps a law stating that you loose your copyright after 3-5 years of not selling your work would be in order."

    Many books have been very successful and have been reprinted with many years between editions. How recent are your copies of Smith's "Lensman" series?