John Shirley

@Pons_Aelius @inkican Pointing is aiming. And if the thing is activated, that is “fired”. Sure you could attack it but orbits can be temporary and changeable. I’m not saying we shouldn’t have it or use it–I’m thinking of using it as a sort of retrofitted weapon in a novel, is all. And it will happen if there’s combat in space, which there will be.

@Pons_Aelius @inkican And how would that be used as a weapon, fired at bases, from an orbiting vehicle? I’m writing this down!

@inkican cute clickbait headline syfy dot com. I guess though one would be melting a little bit o’ the moon.

@inkican so?