Oh god, I've started an argument.
Soz!
I suppose the way I have come (more recently to think of story heros) is that though it would probably be more realistic for the person in question to die it is firstly boring and secondly missing the point inasmuch as surely the tale might be that of...
Thx Loren ... some of that I was aware of but others seem to be good solid advice.
In defence of my adherence to science I will say that the stuff I am doing right now (the more sciencey bit) is my back story i.e. the stuff my story is written against rather than from. In doing this (going...
I'm not sure at present. As I say my novel is currently at first draft but I've been concentrating on my backstory and tech stuff which (including profiles) currently runs to around 200 pages. The novel is currently some 390 pages (A4, 1½ line spacing, Times, 12 point) which I am told roughly...
Hi,
First of all I'm back although none of you will remember me but that's OK; I used to frequent these parts asking physics questions to deal with wingnuts (largely of the creationist variety) but I lost interest in that.
I am now writing my first novel, an alternate future history; military...
Hi Guys,
I only signed up to discuss a specific topic being discussed elsewhere ... never really did get the answer since the answers were mainly way over my head :)
I have to say though it's a great forum and the people on it are friendly and helpful (if a little too specialised/smart for...
I'm not quite sure which (mod?) moved this thread from the Quantum Physics forum to the philosophy forum but it must have been quite clear from my opening post that I wanted to discuss this with people that knew something about Quantum Physics and NOT (under any circumstances) with philosophers...
If I understand you correctly your limit is the fact that you have defined a logical drive on your raid card to be somewhat less than the total available space, yes?
Based on my experience with Compaq/HP servers it depends upon the capability of the raid card ... some raid cards can expand a...
Hi,
I'm new here and I apologise in advance for any perceived abruptness and hope I am not causing offence :)
I am debating a guy, religious philosophy type, who claims that virtual and real universes would be indistinguishable from each other ... to some degree I suppose that is true i.e...