LincolnsDogFidoTIL Ronald Reagan was deeply influnced by SciFi when implementing policy. He reportedly initiated cybersecurity changes within the DoD after watching the movie WarGames and asking if it was plausible.
bufalo1973Are they saying that the president that named the Strategic Defense Initiative as “Star Wars” was deeply influenced by sci fi?
Star Wars is not sci fi. It’s religious fantasy.
… With space ships, lasers, and aliens. Is this like when people say heavy metal isn’t rock?
yeah…you think space ships, lasers, and aliens is science?
How do you focus a laser to project a meter only?
Well, it wouldn’t be a laser, more something like magnetically confined plasma.