From: whisper@ozemail.com.au   
      
   On 9/02/2026 10:14 am, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:   
   > a425couple wrote:   
   >> from   
   >> https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/the-fantasy-of-starships-is   
   no-more-realistic-than-magic.html   
   >>   
   >> The fantasy of starships is no more realistic than magic   
   >>   
   >> Ellsworth Toohey  1:16 pm Thu Feb 5, 2026   
   >> Cover for  Cover for "Tiger, Tiger" by Alfred Bester   
   >>   
   >> Interstellar travel — the kind in Star Trek, Star Wars, Dune — will   
   >> never happen.   
   >   
   > They said that of supersonic flight before, too.   
   >   
      
   That was on planet earth.  It's not unusual for planet inhabitants to   
   invent many different means of transport on their planet.  Once you get   
   off earth forget it, humans ain't going anywhere.  If you want to see   
   that happen keep reading sci fi and dreaming.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)