http://www.extremetech.com/computing/152465-microns-320gbsec-hybrid-memory-cube-comes-to-market-in-2013-threatens-to-finally-kill-ddr-sdram The...
I saw this on Singapore news yesterday. I think the Luddites are going to be so worried about this....
Simply put, if you make a space habitat (say a pair of O'Neill cylinders) for people to live in, it had better be a livable place. Now, we should...
A highly powerful being has grabbed basically all of SB.com's active members. He wants us to do something, and the reward is that we get restored to...
We always talk about going to space and colonising celestial bodies. But what about our own planet? We merely live on the surface as of now, but I...
Please do not search for "thought screen," the results may not be good. With so many psychics and telepaths out there in fiction, wouldn't all...
In the 1970's the USAF develops the BGM-34C Firebee multi-purpose drone (can do recon, ECM and SEAD depending on payload and nose cones.) The then...
Like the thread regarding AK-37s, but more plausible. After the Russian Civil War, Stalin ends up realising the potential of the Fedorov Avtomat,...
Alright, now the HULC powerlegs are working and people are dreaming of powered armour. The problem is this: the HULC is simply a load bearer. It...
I'm sure there are lots of hypothetical alien physiologies out there. However, not all are made equal, and some are just born better at going into...
One of the key concerns of many governments is the fertility rate. The ideal in developed countries is usually the replacement rate, where there are...
The Red Son Supperman thread gave me lots of food for thought. So here's a poll. The problem is simple. Every so often, some nation's...
Among all that discussion in the Mars threads, someone mentioned that we should take a poll as to whether people wish to live in orbital habitats or...
Yeah, I know, Atomic Rockets and Spacebattles have drilled it in... that there is no stealth in space. However, there's still a huge...
Basically, we have done "Legs vs Tracks" to death, and Tracks win every time. So there is no way that walkers will ever replace tanks. But...
I decided to start the actual SD before everybody's interest fades away. Silence will just have to find some way to work Lavina into the story later....
Having discussed about my plans for a technomagic story debate, I have finally decided to start this thread. Of course, this SD will have...
To prove, once and for all, that tanks will take down mechs with everything else equal, I have started some mech vs tank fights. I have chosen...
This was inspired by the thread that asked why there where more awesome samurai than knights. One of the pictures posted in that thread shows Kambei...
I knew this topic could be controversial, but I don't mean to be offensive. Please understand. The idea is that we'll group various sci-fi...
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