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  • initialism science fiction faster-than-light
  • initialism full truck load
  • initialism Internet, slang for the loss
  • initialism Internet, slang for the lulz

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Examples

  • FTL is actually a metaphysical conceit as much as magic is.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Hal Duncan 2007

  • The question about terraforming and FTL is answered in movie -- the whole verse is one solar system where every single planet and moon has been terraformed -- rendered habitable by artificial means.

    Is Firefly Good Sci-Fi? 2007

  • FTL is actually a metaphysical conceit as much as magic is.

    More Aesthetics Hal Duncan 2007

  • In the 'rules' of the fictional universe where FTL is possible, that was a brilliant strategy in the fight and unreal in its portrayal on the screen.

    Battlestar Galactica: Razor - To Watch Or Not? 2007

  • Sure, FTL is more trouble than its worth, but the society mankind has made is really cool.

    Reader Challenge #5A - The Coolest Science Fiction Setting (Written) 2006

  • Sure, FTL is more trouble than its worth, but the society mankind has made is really cool.

    September 2006 2006

  • (Without omniscient magical sensors, FTL is a way of getting lost really quickly.)

    Boing Boing: March 10, 2002 - March 16, 2002 Archives 2002

  • You can use it to create correlations FTL, which is useful for cryptography, but if you want to communicate you still need a classical communications channel alongside the entanglement channel.

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey 2009

  • So, in short, the things that (IMO) made Firefly bad sci fi were: too much sex, not balancing sex with other aspects of human relationships, failure to address the classic problems of the genre (such as FTL travel and terraforming), too much preachiness (for gay rights and for a "naturalistic" worldview, ie atheism), and clumsy treatment of the role of religion in human interactions and the big unanswerable questions.

    June 2007 2007

  • So, in short, the things that (IMO) made Firefly bad sci fi were: too much sex, not balancing sex with other aspects of human relationships, failure to address the classic problems of the genre (such as FTL travel and terraforming), too much preachiness (for gay rights and for a "naturalistic" worldview, ie atheism), and clumsy treatment of the role of religion in human interactions and the big unanswerable questions.

    Is Firefly Good Sci-Fi? 2007

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