@paulg I think some of this stuff is fictional equivalent of the Alan Sokol hoax...
"There should be a word for the scifi problem of prose crammed with made-up names," said the Zorgon as he sheathed his Orkanian smerbol.
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@paulg Star Trek writers used the tag "<TECH>", then let their science consultant fill it in.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rodolfor@paulg there should be a version of Godwin's law that references XKCD https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law …
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@paulg "Frughersia," answered the know-it-all Jaxtroph, without looking up from the silver Xinxixi device he held in his five mandiblae.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg how about the "sawdust meat ratio"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the word you're looking for is "Dune"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Tropers call that, "calling a rabbit a smeerp." That's a phrase and not a word though.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallARabbitASmeerp …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Sim. the "Apostrophocalypse" in Stephenson's REAMDE.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@strangeattracto let's go all the way and measure it. I propose milli-jabberwocks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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