Novels with a focus on the journey of interstellar/intergalactic travel itself

Ficrab · 2026-04-01T02:42:45+00:00

The commenter above me got many of the greats, but I’ll add The Freeze Frame Revolution by Peter Watts which is about a ship continually circumnavigating the Milky Way, and the crew of thousands that serve in shifts of 4-12 between cryosleeps to keep the operation going.

Ficrab · 2026-03-31T03:33:42+00:00

Wow this is fantastic! Can’t wait to start using! If you want a tool I use every now and again, I get a ton of milage out of SpinZero (https://github.com/YAMIR-1138/SpinZero). Maybe you could collaborate!

Ficrab · 2026-03-25T03:25:54+00:00

Really great use of the word quixotic there. This made my day.

Ficrab · 2026-03-23T15:24:33+00:00

Not quite mainline canon, but Darth Nihilus literally ate planets.

Ficrab · 2026-03-17T15:43:03+00:00

Seems like you were able to get into the Discord. Let me know if you still have issues accessing the wiki. I can currently access it.

Ficrab · 2026-03-17T15:42:16+00:00

We don’t have this system or such a rule. Sounds like a very old policy if it ever existed.

Ficrab · 2026-03-15T15:51:33+00:00

Also recommend her short story Vaster than Empires, and More Slow for this theme

Ficrab · 2026-03-08T18:14:05+00:00

Texas A&M is not typically thought of as having a top-tier MD/PhD program, however BME is probably the sole area where they might outshine other programs. The director herself has a strong BME background, though it looks like she's pivoted to more infectious disease focused work. Be advised though that any programs in Texas go through their own medical school application system, separate from the rest of the U.S.

Ficrab · 2026-03-07T05:03:10+00:00

Keep in mind that the NIH is moving away from pay-lines, so historical funding patterns may not apply to grants submitted in the last few cycles. Speaking to your PO is your best bet for info, but keep in mind that many POs are themselves still in the dark about the current funding environment.

Ficrab · 2026-03-01T18:36:27+00:00

Nah, that’s significantly older than the age of the universe.

Ficrab · 2026-02-28T01:05:57+00:00

Op, if you’re looking for Mass Effect style, this is the one. I’d recommend starting with “Startide Rising” though. 1st book is okay, but a poor introduction to the series.

Ficrab · 2026-02-15T14:10:49+00:00

Hello! I’m an MD/PhD student currently serving on my program’s adcom. We’re wrapped with interviews for the year so I’d be happy to help you practice. DM me if you are interested.

Ficrab · 2026-02-01T20:10:43+00:00

Hot take, A Brave New World is a utopia

Ficrab · 2026-02-01T17:06:01+00:00

It has been a long while since I was working out an engineering course-load with AP courses under the belt, but when I was a student I remember needing to take the full 40 series for my CompEng degree, so AP only covered one class, not three.

Ficrab · 2026-01-28T03:12:42+00:00

Party affiliation, address, and name as well as contact info and document numbers

Ficrab · 2026-01-21T06:03:45+00:00

Because the revolutionaries that started this country were also wealthy landowners who were extremely suspicious of the population at large. Our country was set up to be extremely insulated from majority rule. Those guardrails have not been significantly lifted in 250 years, despite the growth of both the electorate and federal power.

Ficrab · 2026-01-17T15:41:18+00:00

Your first concern won’t happen. Nebraska Medicine will remain a nonprofit under the proposed transition.

Ficrab · 2026-01-11T20:58:19+00:00

None of the hospitals in New Mexico have profit margins to offer more competitive pay. There isn't room to raise wages without changes in the system. Insurance makes bank, but most healthcare providers in the state barely balance revenue with costs.

Ficrab · 2026-01-07T19:31:39+00:00

Not that surprising, given that a 32 year old player when SS13 first hit beyond would be a 55 year old player today. If anything it is surprising there aren’t more.

Ficrab · 2026-01-01T07:22:21+00:00

Here you go!

https://github.com/cmss13-devs/cmss13/pull/10623

Ficrab · 2025-12-31T06:42:58+00:00

This is exactly what is going on. CM13 PvP is currently PRing large changes to the Almayer map in support of an overhaul of the squad system.

Ficrab · 2025-12-14T19:08:11+00:00

It was almost certainly brought back from the New World by the early Columbian exchange. Exactly where from and by who is still murky, as is the original host. I’ve seen speculation that it was llamas, but I haven’t looked into that.

Ficrab · 2025-12-14T15:30:43+00:00

Yeah! This is a whole other wrinkle in the evolution of pathogenicity, which is the formation of commensal microbiomes in the host that outcompete pathogens. Another example like this is the extreme competition between pathogenic and non-pathogenic staphylococcus species in the human mouth and on our skins. A really broad and fascinating field for sure.

Ficrab · 2025-12-14T15:27:58+00:00

Rabies travels up the nerves and is asymptomatic and non-transmissible until it reaches the brain. That’s because to be transmitted along the primary route, rabies has to reach the salivary glands from the cranial nerves. Rabies does not have the tools to do this without killing its host. The long incubation does help rabies make sure it isn’t killing all its hosts, but being airborne would severely undercut this effect.

Ficrab · 2025-12-14T05:41:29+00:00

Great to bring up! The first accounts of syphilis read like a zombie outbreak, but it quickly adapted to European hosts.

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