Star Trek

  • Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 2)

    The military implications. << Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 1) Book list: What’s life in the military actually like? >> Hello again everyone. I hope you’re eager for more science fiction. We’re still talking about lasers, but building on last week’s technical… Continue reading

    Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 2)
  • Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 1)

    All you never needed to know about lasers. << Mil-itary precision Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 2) >> Happy Thursday everyone. This week, by popular request, I’m going to start looking at weapons in science fiction. Even though science fiction is… Continue reading

    Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 1)
  • Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee

    Distance, speed, and time get hopelessly mangled in space opera and science fiction. << “Over and out”, over and over again Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1: Historical and tactical confusion.) >> I’m hoping you’ll forgive… Continue reading

    Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee