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Neil deGrasse Tyson Complains That “Dune 2” Isn’t a Shining Beacon of Scientific Accuracy (futurism.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 48 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Physics teaches you can model reality with math.

If you get really good at anything, there’s a natural temptation to use that skill outside of its proper context.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 22 points 8 months ago

If you get really good at anything, there’s a natural temptation to use that skill outside of its proper context.

Indeed! It explains a lot of the issues in many fields, today. A bunch of us computer programmers got really good at that, and now it's still illegal to shoot us for it (for now). /s (mostly...)

[–] hansl@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

I know, buddy… I know.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Phychohistory is feasible, we just need to scale up!

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

That's it, you're banished.