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To: LibWhacker
Concept central to Niven and Pournelle's sci-fi novel The Mote in God's Eye, forty+ years ago. I don't think it was new even then. These guys are just filling in the details.
7 posted on 02/17/2022 3:57:45 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan
"Concept central to Niven and Pournelle's sci-fi novel The Mote in God's Eye, forty+ years ago. I don't think it was new even then. These guys are just filling in the details."

Or the world's madness is driving them Crazy Eddie.

9 posted on 02/17/2022 4:25:49 AM PST by buckalfa (America is the only nation where a person can be both fat and poor at the same time.)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

I don’t remember if I listened to that audiobook. I know I listened to nearly everything related to Ringworld.


10 posted on 02/17/2022 4:32:36 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Beat me to it. Great book series.


12 posted on 02/17/2022 5:04:43 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Yup,Larry Niven had light sails accelerated by solar powered lasers based on the planet mercury.🤔


21 posted on 02/17/2022 1:51:25 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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