#scifi
I'm not sure that being "more visually impressive but otherwise hollow" is the problem. Truth be told, I'm not sure there is a problem, because I've been impressed with the Russel T. Davies Era Mark Two so far. While there were some very nice visuals in The Devil's Chord, the whole weaponised-music thing if anything looked kinda naf. So I wouldn't worry about the Disney-money-going-to-his-head just yet, though I'm a bit wary when he says silly things like the end of the BBC is inevitable.
Somewhat more concerning is that this appears to be quite a bit more surreal than previous series, even by the outrageous standards of Who. Well, we'll see, although certainly the thing is a damn sight more fun to watch than the "you should all be ASHAMED of yourselves" Chibnall era.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/doctor-who-villains-challenge-disney-budget
Unpopular opinion : Dune part 3 will be nothing but misery porn and not worth bothering with. I liked the Paul-as-basically-a-hero vibe of the first book much more.
I know, I know, shoot me now.
Nevertheless, this detailed breakdown of the sandworm-riding scene is well worth watching. Turns out that Abu Dhabi had the wrong kind of dunes so they build their own.
Interface
A #scifi #series following the characters Henryk and Mischief, the shapeshifting creature.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPnjato8iGXLQbppBPhOny8XLSRl7S5pM
LEXX - The Beginning + Brunnen G Fight Song (BEST QUALITY ON YT)
Some Alternative Musical Interlude
Brunnen G Fight SongLEXX - The Beginning + Brunnen G Fight Song (BEST QUALITY ON YT)
https://youtu.be/qjma08_pt2I
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=qjma08_pt2I
#LEXX #Brunnen #G #SciFi #Alternative #Music #Interlude #RandomShit ;)
Dieser Science-Fiction-Film ist ein gelungenes Beispiel, wie man mit einer guten Story + Drehbuch selbst mit geringem Budget das maximale rausholt
Mega Time Squad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwziRBRC7ss
Wenn ich so von ganz weit oben die globale Entwicklung der #Menschheit betrachte, ist das einfach ein desaströser Mix aus vielen existierenden SciFi-Filmen.
- Allgemeine Verblödung wie in Idiocracy.
- Entwicklung "künstlicher Intelligenz" und autonomer Systeme, die letztlich die Weltherrschaft übernehmen, wie in Terminator
- Verzweifelte Rettungsversuche der irdischen Biosphäre wie in Silent Running (von 1972!)
Das sind jetzt nur mal drei Beispiele für dystopische Szenarien, die uns tatsächlich drohen.
Hat jemand noch weitere Vorschläge?
1992 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge
Omfg shoot ....
R.I.P Vernor Steffen Vinge!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep
#RIP #Vernor #Steffen #Vinge #SciFi #AI
♲ Ars Technica - 2024-03-21 15:38:21 GMT
Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79Vinge won multiple Hugo awards and created a sci-fi concept that drives AI researchers.
The clip is only about a minute long and I can't understand a word Alia says. Still, nice to see some additional footage from the original.
https://nerdist.com/article/watch-newly-restored-deleted-scene-from-david-lynch-dune/
https://partyon.xyz/@nat/112067323107042316 nat@partyon.xyz - this is the best #foundation meme lmao
"True Love" by Isaac Asimov | Short Story
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hpzzI7J3IsA
"True Love" is one of the dozen or so short stories written by Isaac Asimov about the supercomputer, "Multivac". To read "True Love" for yourself, go to: https://cyborgink.com/2022/11/02/true-love-isaac-asimov-1977/
More thoughts on Dune. TLDR : I'm a shameless fanboy.
#SciFi
#Dune
#TheSleeperHasAwakened
#Movies
https://decoherency.blogspot.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-first-impressions.html
And with this final section at last restored, I pronounce my website back to full functionality. Probably more than 99% of the original content is now accessible again. I also cleaned up the main page and replaced the navigation widgets with more useful conventional links to all the sub-pages in each section. No doubt there are still one or two broken links but there won't be many. There's still some behind-the-scenes stuff that needs tidying up, but nothing that should affect the actual site.
Anyway, this particular section covers all of my #art projects, back from the days when I had time to do such things : Orion-drive nuclear spaceships, various #scifi projects, #space themed illustrations and charts, and various other stuff.