Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction & Fact January/February 2024 edited by Trevor Quachri Let’s look at a recent issue of this long-running science fiction (and fact) magazine. The opening editorial by Howard V. Hendrix, “Machines Passing for People Passing for Machines”, which among other things discusses the Turing Test, where a simulated person tries to… Continue reading Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction & Fact January/February 2024
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Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury The year is 122 Ad Stella, presumably counting from the establishment of the first permanent space colony. Various corporations were quick to expand their presence, and with the discovery of the miracle substance Permet, the various space nations became more powerful than Earth. The Benerit Group… Continue reading Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 1
Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 1 by Yasuo Ohtagaki The time is Universal Century year 0079. The place is Thunderbolt Sector, formerly the orbital space colony Side 4 before it was destroyed in a battle between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation. Now this sector is heavily littered with debris, and afflicted… Continue reading Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 1