Monthly Archives: December 2009

Fiction: High Orbit

Posted on 31 December 2009 by josephshoer

This story has one purpose: to build on this entry to demonstrate how a space battle might actually play out. It has the thinnest of plots and the flattest of characters. My goal was to be as “hard” in the … Continue reading →

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New exoscapes!

Posted on 18 December 2009 by josephshoer

Well, while I’m still riding the Internet-fame explosion from my last post, I’m just going to throw out there that I think this is much cooler: Anyway, on my new To Do list are: Finish short story based on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Science Fiction, Space | 3 Comments

thoughts on space battles

Posted on 12 December 2009 by josephshoer

I had a discussion recently with friends about the various depictions of space combat in science fiction movies, TV shows, and books. We have the fighter-plane engagements of Star Wars, the subdued, two-dimensional naval combat in Star Trek, the Newtonian … Continue reading →

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This is one thing to do with all those tiny screws you produce when you disassemble a laptop

Posted on 7 December 2009 by josephshoer
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