How far along in the future till we have "forcefield" technology?

[Armitage]

Probably as soon as we find a physical phenomenon that could do it. There is none, regardless of how much power you have available.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

Uhh... I thought it was pretty obvious that I was referring to Dune. You know, the novel pretty much universally regarded as the best sci-fi novel of all time?

I wouldn't say "universally." Herbert was great, but Heinlein and Asimov were better IMO.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

Uhh... I thought it was pretty obvious that I was referring to Dune. You know, the novel pretty much universally regarded as the best sci-fi novel of all time?

You mean the one where Gurney was played by Patrick Stewart - aka Picard, in the movie version?

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Vic
I wouldn't say "universally." Herbert was great, but Heinlein and Asimov were better IMO.

I'm a big fan of Starship Troopers and a lesser fan of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, but in sheer storytelling nothing compares to Dune. Ender's Game is pretty good but a little bit basic.

Originally posted by: Armitage
You mean the one where Gurney was played by Patrick Stewart - aka Picard, in the movie version?

Ahh, now that makes a whole lot more sense. I was like...Picard?

 

[redgtxdi]

Well, I'm waiting for something a little more offensive like..............


"Instant Kidney Stone Inflicting Device"


or something like that............

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: Vic
I wouldn't say "universally." Herbert was great, but Heinlein and Asimov were better IMO.

I'm a big fan of Starship Troopers and a lesser fan of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, but in sheer storytelling nothing compares to Dune. Ender's Game is pretty good but a little bit basic.

You should read Stranger in a Strange Land. That's more comparable to Herbert's Dune (as far as being the respective authors' masterpieces). The odd first-person style used in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is an excellent demonstation of Heinlein's superb writing abilities (and intelligence), but it also masks his full storytelling ability IMO. Starship Troopers is somewhat the same. Heinlein slapped it together in just a few days, so it is admittedly a bit sloppily written (a fact that is generally overlooked given the message of the story).
Time Enough for Love is my personal favorite Heinlein (it's a compilitaion of novellas, and I'm a sucker for the section called "The Tale of the Adopted Daughter"). One issue with Heinlein stories is that they are frequently so far out there as far as intellectualism goes, particularly his later works, that most people have trouble accepting them. He had questioned the nature of reality to such a deep extent that it required complete shaking re-examinations of the very natures of societal views and contracts. And that's something that most people don't like.

 

[Mrfrog840]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Well, I'm waiting for something a little more offensive like..............


"Instant Kidney Stone Inflicting Device"


or something like that............

"Two weeks later, Kyle died from aids..."

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

Uhh... I thought it was pretty obvious that I was referring to Dune. You know, the novel pretty much universally regarded as the best sci-fi novel of all time?

1). Dune is a pathetic pos. 2). he was talking about the movie version.

 

[MisterJackson]

FULL POWER TO AFT SHIELDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

Not if I hit you with a Lasgun first, sucka. Dune FTW.

And it's Gurney. Gurney Halleck. Mercenary by trade, Atredies Battle-Master by title. He becomes Baron Halleck later on, with Fief on Caladan.

 

[jdini76]

I doubt anytime soon, since I woul dimagine something like that would require a large amount of power and considering we are having trouble powering our vehicles these days it will not happen until we find a reliable source of power.

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

Uhh... I thought it was pretty obvious that I was referring to Dune. You know, the novel pretty much universally regarded as the best sci-fi novel of all time?

Actually, I think he just showed *his* age by referring to the first Dune movie... Wow.

"Mood? Mood is a thing for cattle and love play!"

R (see sig)

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: Vic
I wouldn't say "universally." Herbert was great, but Heinlein and Asimov were better IMO.

I'm a big fan of Starship Troopers and a lesser fan of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, but in sheer storytelling nothing compares to Dune. Ender's Game is pretty good but a little bit basic.

You should read Stranger in a Strange Land. That's more comparable to Herbert's Dune (as far as being the respective authors' masterpieces). The odd first-person style used in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is an excellent demonstation of Heinlein's superb writing abilities (and intelligence), but it also masks his full storytelling ability IMO. Starship Troopers is somewhat the same. Heinlein slapped it together in just a few days, so it is admittedly a bit sloppily written (a fact that is generally overlooked given the message of the story).

Time Enough for Love is my personal favorite Heinlein (it's a compilitaion of novellas, and I'm a sucker for the section called "The Tale of the Adopted Daughter"). One issue with Heinlein stories is that they are frequently so far out there as far as intellectualism goes, particularly his later works, that most people have trouble accepting them. He had questioned the nature of reality to such a deep extent that it required complete shaking re-examinations of the very natures of societal views and contracts. And that's something that most people don't like.

I'll pick that title up on my way home, then. Both books I read, I felt, were more about the message than the story. Which worked well for the shorter Starship Troopers and less well for Mistress.

I expose people to Starship Troopers as often as I can, it's a nice short read that they either get or reject quickly. It's a hard sell up here in Canada, that's for sure.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

It's not Picard, it's Guerny(sp?)

I know... I even have the Dune audiobooks

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: yllus
Hopefully soon. I wish to learn the art of shield fighting and use of the slow blade.

your age is showing. Stop watching Picard pretending to be tough.

Uhh... I thought it was pretty obvious that I was referring to Dune. You know, the novel pretty much universally regarded as the best sci-fi novel of all time?

Actually, I think he just showed *his* age by referring to the first Dune movie... Wow.

"Mood? Mood is a thing for cattle and love play!"

R (see sig)

Movie was 1984, book was 1965 I think. I was not born yet back in 65

 

[TheoPetro]

Wasnt there some force field type deal in a laminating factory? It had something to do with the path of the plastic sheets going through the rollers. The path was something like Up Across Down creating kind of a cube of charged air inside the roll. I think it was on a really humid day someone got trapped inside that cube of charged air and on another day someone went to walk under it and it was like hitting a wall. There was a web site about it somewhere.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Wasnt there some force field type deal in a laminating factory? It had something to do with the path of the plastic sheets going through the rollers. The path was something like Up Across Down creating kind of a cube of charged air inside the roll. I think it was on a really humid day someone got trapped inside that cube of charged air and on another day someone went to walk under it and it was like hitting a wall. There was a web site about it somewhere.

I think that was the 3m post i made above?

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Wasnt there some force field type deal in a laminating factory? It had something to do with the path of the plastic sheets going through the rollers. The path was something like Up Across Down creating kind of a cube of charged air inside the roll. I think it was on a really humid day someone got trapped inside that cube of charged air and on another day someone went to walk under it and it was like hitting a wall. There was a web site about it somewhere.

I think that was the 3m post i made above?

Lol ya that was it. I didnt read the whole thread

 

[hellokeith]

I forsee it happening with a more conventional method. A combination of nano devices, chemical gas, magnetic fields, and electricity. Strap on a belt and a necklace, and the chemical/nanodevice mixture hovers around you, guided by the magnetic field. Something coming through the field at a certain velocity is charged with rapid and extreme high voltage, turning it into plasma. Probably 10-15 years.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
I've always had them since I was like 5.

/me switches on forcefields and gives everyone the V's

YOU ARE LYING!

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: dxkj
It has existed in the past

http://www.amasci.com/weird/unusual/e-wall.html

No, it was "claimed" to have existed in the past. The reason it's not more popular is because it's a shaky story.