And a far more serious one (certainly moreso than I) to think that it's a terribly likely thing in our future rather than just a fun notion.
Off course, in-universe, Star-lifting seems absolutely doable, once you know about the concept.
Admittedly, probably more difficult than saying "Accio sun."
This is a new thread to discuss Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and anything related to it. This thread is intended for discussing chapter 122, which is the final chapter of the story.
Happy once-in-a-century Pi Day! (3/14/15 == 3.1415)
There is a site dedicated to the story at hpmor.com, which is now the place to go to find the authors notes and all sorts of other goodies. AdeleneDawner has kept an archive of Author’s Notes. (This goes up to the notes for chapter 76, and is now not updating. The authors notes from chapter 77 onwards are on hpmor.com.)