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mutagen | 1 year ago

So Vernor Vinge was on to something[0] with his 'Zones of Thought'...

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep#Setting

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shepardrtc|1 year ago

Well his idea was that the laws of physics actually change depending on the distance from the galactic center. Far enough out, information can be transferred faster than the speed of light. Too close and life stops working. Which honestly seems much more fun than gravity slowing things down a bit.