jdnicoll, 7 days ago to random

Five Very Good Cat People in SF and Fantasy

One obvious way to improve humans is by combining them with cats.

https://reactormag.com/five-very-good-cat-people-in-sf-and-fantasy/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 15 days ago to random

Five Works of SF Inspired by Pseudoscience

Some good (or at least interesting) SF has been based on truly bonkers pseudoscience.

https://reactormag.com/five-works-of-sf-inspired-by-pseudoscience/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 23 days ago to random

Looking for Classic SF by Women? Here Are Five Places to Start…

These collections and anthologies are invaluable resources, featuring often hard-to-find stories from the first half of the 20th century.

https://reactormag.com/looking-for-classic-sf-by-women-here-are-five-places-to-start/

#reactor

jdnicoll, 27 days ago to random

Ranking Science Fiction’s Most Dangerous Awards

A scientific survey of the relative heft, pointiness, and durability of SFF's most sought-after trophies.

https://reactormag.com/ranking-science-fictions-most-dangerous-awards/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 1 month ago to random

Five SF Novels About Rediscovering Ancient Tech

Forget planned obsolescence—the creators of these enduring technological marvels built them to last (for better or worse).

https://reactormag.com/five-sf-novels-about-rediscovering-ancient-tech/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 1 month ago to random

Five Vintage Works of SF From Women Writers

Women have written science fiction for as long as the field has existed; here are five examples from days of yore...

https://reactormag.com/five-vintage-works-of-sf-from-women-writers/

#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 1 month ago to random

“Bad” Books, and the Readers That Love Them

Inexplicably not titled "Why I Own Most of Hal Clement's Novels."

https://reactormag.com/bad-books-and-the-readers-that-love-them/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 2 months ago to random

Five Science Fiction Stories About Involuntary Organ Donation

Involuntary organ expropriation: just a good idea or an excellent idea whose time has come?

https://reactormag.com/five-science-fiction-stories-about-involuntary-organ-donation/

#ReacTor

gimulnautti, 2 months ago to Software

Machine learning coming of age in controlling immensely complex problems like nuclear fusion, that can get out of reach of precise mathematical algorithms.

It could be that we actually have the hardware for nuclear fusion already. We just didn’t have the #software.

#ai #fusion #reactor #stability #science

https://interestingengineering.com/science/ai-to-stabilize-nuclear-fusion

jdnicoll, 2 months ago to random

Five SFF Books About Idealistic Pursuits That Failed

True believers can change society—though not always in a positive way, according to these SFF stories...

https://reactormag.com/five-sff-books-about-idealistic-pursuits-that-failed/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 2 months ago to random

Five SF Stories Featuring Unsuccessful Attempts at Space Colonization

What wondrous discoveries await the pioneers of tomorrow? In many cases, final ones.

https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-featuring-unsuccessful-attempts-at-space-colonization/
#TorDotCom #ReacTor

jdnicoll, 3 months ago to random

Five Works That Demonstrate Why Portal Networks Remain an SF Staple

And not just because having the characters die of old age sixty years into a two-thousand-year journey to Proxima would be a downer.

https://reactormag.com/five-works-that-demonstrate-why-portal-networks-remain-an-sf-staple/
#ReacTor

jdnicoll, 3 months ago to random

Ten Classic Books I Read as a Teen That Still Hold Up

Sometimes older books are visited by the Suck Fairy--but not all! Here are ten that stand the test of time.

https://reactormag.com/ten-classic-books-i-read-as-a-teen-that-still-hold-up/
#TorDotCom #ReacTor

jdnicoll, 3 months ago to random

Five SF Strategies for Creating More Land

Make Room! Make Room! Literally.

https://reactormag.com/five-sf-strategies-for-creating-more-land/
#TorDotCom #ReacTor

jdnicoll, 3 months ago to random

Never Mind the Torment Nexus, Here’s Five SF Ideas I’d Like to See in Reality

Hey, tech billionaires—if you want to steal ideas from science fiction, start with these...

https://reactormag.com/never-mind-the-torment-nexus-heres-five-sf-ideas-id-like-to-see-in-reality/

#tordotcom #ReacTor

jdnicoll, 4 months ago to random

Five Exciting Careers for the End of the World

The world ended but you still need a job! Here are five!

https://reactormag.com/five-exciting-careers-for-the-end-of-the-world/

#ReacTor #tordotcom

jdnicoll, 4 months ago to random

Incompetence Is Inevitable: Five Books That Illustrate the Peter Principle

Five stories in which competence is tested by going beyond its limits.

https://www.tor.com/2024/01/17/incompetence-is-inevitable-five-books-that-illustrate-the-peter-principle/
#TorDotCom #Reactor

ai6yr, 8 months ago to ai

#AI is so power hungry #Microsoft is looking for a program engineer in Nuclear Technology for possible use of reactors to power its AI data centers. #nukes #reactors https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-hiring-nuclear-energy-expert-ai-1850873864

ai6yr, 11 months ago to nuclear

Ha! Found the author of the book as a kid that had plans for a #nuclear #reactor. (I swear there was details on how to build an atomic bomb, too).

thevglibrary, 1 year ago to VideoGames

Published in 1983, "Shoot the Robot, Then Shoot Mom" pokes fun at the world of #VideoGames through over 70 comedic cartoon illustrations. 📚

Written by the late Tim Skelly of #StarCastle, #ArmorAttack #Reactor and #RipOff fame.

👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/shoot-the-robot-then-shoot-mom

#Gaming #EarlyYears #Comics #ComicStrip #Funny #VideoGame #Book #Books #Arcade #Arcades #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Reading #Read #VideoGameBook