Language
and Great Walls of Fire
My first encounter with the term firewall was back when I worked for an ISP, and it was in the sense used in computer communications. That is, a system that controls the network traffic both into the network and out of the network. Usually the rules that govern network traffic, or access to the network, …
The Other Timeline is like a Foreign Country. They Speak Differently There
One of the common tv tropes in science fiction involving aliens is that the aliens all speak English. Some movies and tv shows throw in some lines about a universal translator (Star Trek), or a Timelord gift (Doctor Who) that the Doctor can share with others. If the aliens happen to come to Earth, they …