Comment on Where does technology come from in Star Wars?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 days agoYeah, Star Wars isn’t science fiction at all. It’s fantasy.
We have just come to associate spaceships with science fiction. But in Star Wars there isn’t the least bit of science behind the technology.
tiramichu@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Even the latest Andor is true to that formula.
In one part, two characters are communicating over “radio” voice comms using code speak - presumably in case there are any Empire operatives listening in. And prior to that they kept missing each other because they weren’t at their radios at the same time.
So you’ve got hyperspace travel and laser guns, but no data encryption. Alright then.
Except of course, they do have encryption when the plot calls for it, and that’s another reason to consider or fantasy. In most sci-fi the rules stay pretty consistent, but in fantasy it’s more flexible.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
so re: encryption - if you can muddle your messages meaning and transmit in unencrypted mode, that convo can hide in the huge volume of calls happening all the time.
once you go through the trouble of encrypting it and running it through spectrum hopping and other security methods, you’re simply pointing two REALLY BIG FUCKING ARROWS at the convo participants that say “THESE GUYS HAVE SECRETS THAT SHOULD BE REVEALED WITH BRUTAL METHODS”, your encrypting the messages actually draws attention.