> On Sep 20, 2016, at 11:39 PM, Mirimir <miri...@riseup.net> wrote: > >> On 09/20/2016 09:22 PM, Tom wrote: >> btw, I'd suggest reading Phil Plaits 'Death from the Skies!'. In this >> book he examines a couple of scenarios how the universe might end (among >> a couple other ways how we could die). Very fun read. > > There's The Killing Star by Charles R. Pellegrino and George Zebrowski. > Death by relativistic bombardment. >
I was trying to get a copy of this book a while back but it's out of print and used prices were high (like $30).... I don't suppose anyone has an ePub they could shoot me? Or is it worth $30 for a 1995 paperback, maybe so... BTW Mirmir I've read and enjoyed Accelerando and Diaspora... I'll have to check out the Jean le Flambeur stuff.... John > https://www.reddit.com/r/Frisson/comments/1j08oq/text_excerpt_from_the_killing_star_by_charles/ > >>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 06:07:56PM -0400, grarpamp wrote: >>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM, <xorc...@sigaint.org> wrote: >>>> I find it difficult to believe in the heat death of the universe. The Big >>>> Crunch makes sense to me. The universe expands for a time, and collapses. >>>> Like breathing. >>>> But continual expansion with the universe turning into some cold, >>>> undefinable soup. >>> >>> Current model really fucking cold heat death will occur. Yet if gravity >>> is true, yes, no matter infintismal amount, you cannot blow past to >>> escape it. Thus collapse, or at least steady state in case of repulse >>> forces, is the required result. >>> >>> It is sad that not even sci fi knows how to harvest from forcibly >>> diminishing Kelvin, as to revert requires similar energy. But we >>> will have fun till then, provided we get beyond Sol or the galaxy. >>