- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Science Fiction Universes that got it right/wrong
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:29 pm to Tigris
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:29 pm to Tigris
quote:
Also, it had a program called "Earth" that was remarkably similar to Google Earth and almost certainly the reason they chose that name.
To be fair that isn't exactly a creative name for a program that gives satellite views of earth
2
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:31 pm to Tiger1242
Wasnt there a bunch of shite BTTF2 got right though?
Also, I don't think that Sci-Fi writers are all that prescient. They're creative people that come up with cool ideas, and then a bunch of nerds start working on ways to make them a reality. They're not necessarily predicting what will be invented, but giving people ideas to start working on.
Also, I don't think that Sci-Fi writers are all that prescient. They're creative people that come up with cool ideas, and then a bunch of nerds start working on ways to make them a reality. They're not necessarily predicting what will be invented, but giving people ideas to start working on.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 2:08 pm to Tiger1242
"Google Earth can be traced directly back to a small company named Autometric, ...
Autometric President Dan Gordon ...
Gordon was a huge fan of the ‘Earth’ program described in Neal Stephenson's sci-fi classic Snow Crash. Indeed, a Google Earth co-founder claimed that Google Earth was modeled after Snow Crash"
Clipped out of a Wiki article on Google Earth.
Autometric President Dan Gordon ...
Gordon was a huge fan of the ‘Earth’ program described in Neal Stephenson's sci-fi classic Snow Crash. Indeed, a Google Earth co-founder claimed that Google Earth was modeled after Snow Crash"
Clipped out of a Wiki article on Google Earth.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News