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[โ€“] Zoift@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lmao, I remember that story, and its great because every ringworld book has to spend at least a chapter addressing some other, newly noticed, fatal flaw with the concept.

Niven is such a fuckin boomer hack.

[โ€“] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I am blessed to pretty much forget all the shitty parts of old sci-fi I read when I was a kid. I only remember some of Niven's brainworms, while clearly remembering that "WE MADE IT!" is the best name for a settled planet in all of sci-fi history.