Aircraft Carriers in Space

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DicedT

September 28, 2012, 03:22:38 PM
My interview with naval analyst and wargamer Chris Weuve on how science-fiction gets space combat wrong: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/09/28/aircraft_carriers_in_space

Windigo

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September 28, 2012, 04:26:27 PM
nice.... thanks for the link
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September 28, 2012, 04:42:15 PM
Well done!

Love this one:

QuoteI also know a number of naval officers who have admitted to me that the reason they joined the Navy was because Starfleet Command wasn't hiring.
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September 28, 2012, 07:57:25 PM
My favorite Chris Weuve quote (among many) came from this year's Connections, when Paul Vebber was discussing "doing things just because you can" and not because there's a practical reason for it.  Paul quoted Chris talking about the Obi-Wan vs Vader fight at the end of Revenge of the Sith on the lava planet, where there are robots doing all manner of odd jobs in the background.

Chris asked "what is the problem to which 'flying robots carrying buckets of lava' is the solution?"

Love it...
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September 28, 2012, 09:00:29 PM
The answer to that question is simple... George Lucas
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September 28, 2012, 09:14:21 PM
Those are Sith Smores they are making

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