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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of sci fi, Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312 does a really good job of incorporating the existential dread and lurking horror of weaponized orbital mechanics.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Right! And that's not even one percent of lightspeed.