Ringworld EngineersLarry Niven, Paul Michael Garcia
Ringworld Engineers
by Larry Niven, Paul Michael Garcia · first published 2012
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Larry Niven - Ringworld (+ Ringworld Engineers), The long Arm of Gil Hamilton, Oath of Fealty (Oh man! They had instant messaging wetware! ...And a diving board!). Robert Heinlein, Joe Haldeman, and Issac Asimov are some other heavy hitters in this…
on “Ask HN: What things do you wish you discovered earlier?” ↗"The RingWorld is unstable!" I LOVE it when there are real-world engineers interjections on sci-fi at this level. Thank you so much for the insight and reference. Ringworld Engineers is a book I have fond associations with as it was written to directly answer/address these 'real complaints' about the engineering challenges in sci-fi. This to me is the heart and soul of sci-fi and…
on “‘Alexandrian’ glass confirmed by hafnium isotopes” ↗Yup, Larry Niven's "The Ringworld Engineers". The main protagonist uses a "droud" (as the implant is called in the book) to directly stimulate the brain with electrical impulses. He only disconects the droud because he knows he will die from starvation,…
on “Logitech announces a development kit for using keyboards in virtual reality” ↗Another theory: "How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?" - Larry Niven (The Ringworld Engineers)
on “Meat based diets made us smarter” ↗Using a timer to restrict online time is a possible approach. The science fiction novel "The Ringworld Engineers" by Larry Niven (1980) features one Louis Wu, who at the beginning of the story has become a 'wirehead' (wireheading being "the act of directly triggering the brain's reward center by electrical stimulation…
on “Ask HN: How do you deal with information and internet addiction?” ↗