How we know that it’s the Age of the Geek, baby: Gawker defends con-goers
Yes, you read that right. Gawker, the website that spends an inordinate amount of time picking on the famous, the near famous, the near to the famous, and the need to be famous, has actually defended science fiction convention goers:
The show takes a lazy jab at nerds in Boba Fett, Storm Trooper, and
Star Trek costumes, making theories ranging from reasonable hypothesis,
to outside the box ingenuity, to television inspired, to the completely
ridiculous.Please. The whole segment is just an excuse to make fun of nerds.
I think we have to redo the Geek Hierarchy chart now.
So, since I don't know if somewhere on the 500+ channels available on my cable system they might have added this "Science Channel", perhaps someone who actually watched this show could answer me one question. Did this person ever address the possibility inherent in plasma rockets, or coupled-charge ion drives? Or was it all about how impossible it is to travel across the Solar System in a reasonable amount of time using Saturn V technology?
Well, heck. Let's read a review of the Good Doctor's latest book, and see whether he has any real standing to make fun of others…