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Liu Cixin
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January 5 - January 31, 2018
multitude of CPUs working in parallel,
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the reactionary nature of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This is most apparent in general relativity: Its static model of the universe negates the dynamic
“Should philosophy guide experiments, or should experiments guide philosophy?”
Can the fundamental nature of matter really be lawlessness?
The universe is a hollow sphere floating in the middle of a sea of fire. There are numerous tiny holes in the surface of the sphere, as well as a large one. The light from the sea of flames shines through these holes. The tiny ones are stars, and the large one is the sun.
The software available astonished her even more. She learned about something called FORTRAN, which allowed you to program using a language close to natural language. You could even type mathematical equations directly into the code! Programming in it was several times more efficient than programming in machine code. And then there was something called a database, which allowed for easy storage and manipulation of vast amounts of data.
A Type I civilization can muster an amount of energy equivalent to the total energy output of the Earth.
A Type II civilization can marshal the energy equivalent to the output of a typical star
A Type III civilization’s communication energy can reach 1036 watts, approximately equal to the energy output of a galaxy.
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Pan stood up and said solemnly, “The world of Three Body, or Trisolaris, really does exist.” “Where is it?” several players asked in unison.
Really? Everybody just agrees to it instantly?!
“I agree!” the author shouted. She was very excited, as though finally finding an outlet for pent-up feelings. “The human race is hideous. I’ve spent the first half of my life unveiling this ugliness with the scalpel of literature,
Is this the cliche of the misanthropic gamer? But then again the characters were noted to be not gamerlike
The sun was an amplifier for radio waves.
This is again similar to the relationship between us, existing in three-space, and a two-dimensional plane. We can easily enter any circle drawn on the plane by coming in from above. But no two-dimensional creature on the plane can do such a thing without breaking the circle.”
