It is a truth universally acknowledged

[james_davis_nicoll]

That any thread that begins by pointing out why stealth in space is impossible will rapidly turn into a thread focusing on schemes whereby stealth in space might be achieved.

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Hmm... there is a sort of kinship between magic realism's insertion of fantastic elements into mundane settings, and marketed-as-hard-SF's insistence that its fantastic elements proceed from realistic scientific principles (whether or not this is true). I suppose the common element is the effort to convince the reader that this could happen in our world.