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Warp drive is no longer science fiction
“Many people in the field of science are aware of the Alcubierre Drive and believe that warp drives are unphysical because of the need for negative energy,” said Alexey Bobrick, scientist and astrophysicist at Lund University, according to a press release. “This, however, is no longer correct.” https://interestingengineering.com/warp-drive-not-science-fiction-faster-than-light-travel?fbclid=IwAR2v4FPzkA90L_yPIZVt3zfY3-jnA0jqvwOgJmHFNdsxlxDxcUJLF8Bg6Gg There can be only response to this news…
Bringer of Light, Chapter 15: The Sagittarius
When we last left Gennaji, his ship was just about to fire or be fired upon. Somewhere near Encheladus… Gennaji looked over at his crew at the rocket launcher. Karel and Andrzej both seemed tense. No, he silently corrected himself, he was the one feeling tense. They looked…blank. Waiting. He shook his head. “Ory, are […]
Apologies for the delay…
I missed my last post of Bringer of Light. It should have dropped on Saturday, February 20, to bring the story up to Chapter 15. To be honest, for most of the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling like I was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Things at work and home were […]
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Category Archives: age of consent
Cultural relativism? Hardly. It’s the LAW
“This is not an “it’s OK, it’s Japan, it’s a different culture” issue. It is a violation of an international treaty signed by Japan… Continue reading →
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UPDATED: Amazon Japan removes some, not all. Tip of the iceberg…
Depictions of 13 year olds wearing leotards in sexual positions are OK, right? Amazon continues to think so. So does Rakuten. And Yahoo Japan Shop. And Tsutaya… Continue reading →
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