[Fred Mertz]

I think you may have coined a new acronym. At least I've never seen it before.

Super essay.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Read Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

[Lazamataz]

I think you may have coined a new acronym. At least I've never seen it before.

Ergo, you are not as hopelessly geeky as Mike and I are. :o) TANSTAAFL has been around for 30 - 40 years. Heinlein is one of the very best Science Fiction authors. I also like Niven and Azimov, but Heinlein's writing has a gritty reality to it that is compelling.

[infowarrior]

Nope, that acronym has been around for a while. The "science fiction" reference that Mr King cites is the use of the acronym by the late Robert Heinlein in his novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", which dates back to at least the early 70's (when I first read it.)

the infowarrior