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Category Archives: science fiction
Spinneret, by Timothy Zahn
A while back I mentioned I was reading some vintage science fiction published in 1985, and that book was SPINNERET, by Timothy Zahn. In SPINNERET, some Canadian scientists invented hyperdrive around 2012, and so humanity has sent its first hyperspace-capable … Continue reading
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vintage science fiction
It’s fun to read older science fiction and see its take on what the future would be like. The novel I’m reading now, for instance, was published in 1985. In the book, humanity developed faster-than-light travel in 2013, and the … Continue reading
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further proof that “Star Trek” is actually a Communist Space Tyranny – the dictatorship of Kathryn Janeway
A while back, I wrote a post that postulated that the Federation in “Star Trek” is actually a brutal interstellar Communist dictatorship, and that the “Star Trek” show is in fact a propaganda broadcast put out by the Federation to glorify … Continue reading
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James Bond is actually a Time Lord of Gallifrey
I saw SKYFALL recently, and it was excellent. However, it occurred to me that James Bond has been on the air for fifty years (much like DOCTOR WHO) and he has taken an incredible amount of physical abuse in that … Continue reading
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I hate printers, but…
…you know, come to think of it, there is no caveat here. I simply do not like printers. The reason for this is that I have spent twelve years working in various forms of IT, and therefore have seen every … Continue reading
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George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four vs. DOCTOR WHO
Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of DOCTOR WHO via Netflix streaming. DOCTOR WHO, if you’re unfamiliar with the concept, is about the “Doctor”, a 900 year-old-alien who wanders all of space and time using his TARDIS, a combined time … Continue reading
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a reconsideration of DOCTOR WHO
Recently I got persuaded into getting Netflix streaming, and so I’ve been watching DOCTOR WHO. The show, if you’re not familiar with it, is about the eponymous Doctor, a 900 year old “Time Lord” alien who travels all of space … Continue reading
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In Which I Pronounce Unspeakable Words Of Vile Blasphemy
When I was a teenager, I watched a lot of Star Trek. But recently I was persuaded to subscribe to Netflix, and I’ve been watching Doctor Who… …and I have to say, Doctor Who is much better than Star Trek. … Continue reading
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Choices of One, by Timothy Zahn
Some critics look down at shared-world fiction as excessively commercial, but I have nothing against it. It’s a very rare writer that doesn’t want to get paid. That said, I don’t read shared-world fiction based upon any affinity for the … Continue reading
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I am starting the morning…
…with tea, Earl Grey, hot. Just the way Captain Picard used to make it. Except for the whole creating matter out of stored energy thing. -JM
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