I am fighting this guy with my sword! No you're not. The two of you are just banging your swords together between you. Neither one of you has made anything like a real attack on the other since your … (View Post)

My spaceships swoop and soar like graceful falcons! No they don't! Aircraft move that way because they're subject to gravity and air resistance. Spaceships don't slow down unless you point the engine… (View Post)

Baen books uses crack-dealer marketing principles: The first taste is free. http://www.baen.com/on-basilisk-station.html http://www.baen.com/the-honor-of-the-queen.html (View Post)

I need to enter this facility, but the guards are innocent dupes. I'll just hit each of them on the head with a club. Nope. You've just killed most of them.I know, I'll use knockout gas. Better, but … (View Post)

That's why I like like the Honor Harrington novels and other military science fiction. "It's dangerous there! Let's send... the marines, in full powered armor, with a heavy weapons element, and … (View Post)