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Aphelion, w What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion? Part II

Frank Herbert had no clue what to write after Dune and the rest of the Dune series is just an exercise in trying to one-up himself in weirdness.

Star Wars is a fantasy series, not sci-fi.

reddig33,

Id agree about Dune. The first book is great. The rest feel like they were handed off to someone else to write.

jayrhacker,

Well, after the first four they were handed off to someone else to write: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert#Posthumously_published_works

chahk, w Astrophysicist believes he's cracked the code for time travel

Technically we are all time travelers. The only thing is, we can move in only one direction, and at a constant speed of 60 seconds per minute.

Delphia, w 3 Body Problem: Exec Sentenced to Death for Producer's Murder

Sounds more like a 1 body problem.

amio,

Cringe and not in a good way

Deceptichum, w Netflix Sci-Fi Series Is Secret Sequel To Heavy Metal
@Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works avatar

What garbage.

Love death + robots is not at all similar or related to Heavy Metal.

And the movie already had a sequel, it was called Heavy Metal 2000.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Came here to say exactly that - this article is bullshit. I love LD&R, but aside from it being animated there’s no similarity with HM. Some of the episodes are wildly different in theme, feel, and style. I don’t see how anyone can call it a “spiritual successor” in good faith. Hell, as a diverse collection of stories and styles, it’s hard to relate it to any one movie or show at all.

Eldritch,

Eh, I’ve never actually sat and watched love, death and robots. But my understanding of it is it’s a non serialized episodic program often revolving around a different sci-fi or fantasy storyline from episode to episode. Spiritually it’s very in line with metal hurlant, or heavy metal in the US. But yeah unless there’s heavy involvement from either of those magazines or anyone significant from the other productions. Calling it any sort of prequel or sequel is wildly disingenuous for sure.

originalucifer, w How Much Power Is 1.21 Gigawatts, Anyway? The Science Behind Back to the Future
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1.21gw == output of 1 nuke plant for 1 day == power single home for 100 years

avg lightning = 10gw

Technoguyfication,

Where are you getting those numbers from? First of all, GW is a unit of power, not energy. You can’t “produce 1.21GW in a day” because it’s a measurement of instantaneous power. Some nuclear reactors produce around 1GW(e), which means 1 gigawatt hour per hour.

originalucifer,
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haha, i read the article. its all in there.

ignirtoq,

Yeah, and the article is wrong, though only slightly. They seem to be confusing watts (power, energy over time) with Joules (energy, power times a duration of time). They give a passable definition in the beginning ("energy transfer"), but they seem to misunderstand what the "transfer" part means exactly.

If you find-replace all instances of "watt" with "watt-hour" after that starting definition, it would be more accurate. That's why I say it's only slightly wrong.

po-lina-ergi,

1.21 gw = output of one nuke plant
1.21 gw × 1 day = (power requirements of a house) × (100 years)

I'm guessing

inkican,

Save the Clock Tower!

reflex,
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1.21gw == output of 1 nuke plant for 1 day == power single home for 100 years

avg lightning = 10gw

Whoa, this is heavy.

inkican,

There's that word again. 'Heavy.' Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

downpunxx, w ‘Foundation’ Shakeup: David S. Goyer Stepping Back From Duties Amid Budget Clash
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ruh roh, this does NOT bode well for one of my favorite scifi shows on tv, whenever an originator leaves or changes direct control, the production suffers. every time.

fluxion, w ‘Spaceman’ Review: Adam Sandler’s Sci-Fi Drama Delivers a Destination Worth the Journey

“Adam Sandler’s sci-fi drama” is not a sentence I ever expected to see

Computerchairgeneral, w Adrian Tchaikovsky posts on his blog: " I cannot consider myself a Hugo winner and will not be citing the 2023 award result in my biographical details, or on this site"

It's a shame, but this is probably the best response any of the 2023 Hugo winners can give at this point. Still, I can only imagine the emotional roller coaster of winning a Hugo and then watching this entire train wreck unfold.

NOT_RICK, w Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’
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The Hugo’s have been a mess for over a decade now; seems like they’re happy to piss away what little credibility they had left.

inkican,

And here I was, sad that I wasn't nominated

_haha_oh_wow_, w Backed by Elon Musk, Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing
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Emotional damage? Ok snowflake, isn’t this one of those things people in the GQP make fun of people for all the time? I guess it only matters if it’s your feelings?

I’m no fan of Disney as a company, but I hope she loses the suit and has to pay costs.

Free speech does not protect you from anything or anyone but the government itself, if you say deplorable shit in public don’t get all upset when you have to face the consequences of your own actions (another thing conservatives love to harp on).

troyunrau, w Judge John Hodgman’s Case for Categorizing ‘Star Wars’ as Fantasy
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TV Tropes warning. I’ve always liked this scale, which describes the hardness of sci fi. tvtropes.org/…/MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness

Star Wars is about a one, and Star Trek a two (harder but barely), BSG a three. Etc.

TerraRoot, w The Sci-Fi Classic Novel James Cameron Couldn't Turn Into A Movie

It’s “Dan Simmons, The Hyperion Cantos”

raccoona_nongrata, w Daisy Ridley Recalls Director J.J. Abrams’ Advice After Star Wars Casting: “This Is a Religion for People”
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I always felt bad for the whole cast, but Ridley especially. I’m not a giant fan of the sequels, but she did the best with what she was given, and in the hands of better writers/directors/execs I think it could’ve been a very different story for her and her character.

She has a lot of charisma as an actor and person, it was a shame it got wasted and then she took the brunt of the abuse from the toxic fans. A victim of the ego and greed of others.

inkican,

Her, and Rose Marie Tran.

troyunrau, w Primer's Sci-Fi Success Story Was an Anomaly, but Its Filmmaker's Fall Wasn't
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xkcd.com/657/ every time I hear the name Primer, this is what I think of :)

swope, (edited )
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I wonder how many Primer viewers first learned about the film from this comic.

snooggums,
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12 Angry Men cracks me up every time.

FaceDeer, w Star Trek: Discovery Cancellation Gets Even Worse
@FaceDeer@kbin.social avatar

Wait, is Hollywood starting to realize that critics don't pay their bills, the viewing audience pays their bills?

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