glumshoe: isnt-it-tragic: glumshoe: stop saying “sentient” when you mean “sapient” Can you explain the difference Sure, but only specifically in a sci-fi context. “Sentient” means to be able to perceive, feel, and/or be aware of the surrounding world – to have senses that allow one to experience things. Animals are sentient – they are able to hear, …
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editor-c: esamastation: Honestly the biggest export of humanity in any scifi series should be entertainment. I can’t from the top of my head recall a single scifi alien species that indulges in pure fiction. Also most alien worlds tend to be single biome planets. We got desert planets and ice planets and forest planets and …
me in cyberpunk
other people: but if we do all this body modification… if we let cybernetics define us… are we still…human? me, skating in on the permanent retractable heelys in my feet: what’s up guys my arm has a lava lamp in it now
letnaturebefree: Are you a vampire person or a werewolf person? Are you a latte person or a cappuccino person? Horror or scifi? Denim Jacket or Leather jacket? Spring person or fall person?
charlesoberonn: justaninjaowl: charlesoberonn: The “Predator” Method for Writing Science Fiction Plots: Step 1: Take a non-scifi plot that is already interesting on its own. For example, a group of military commandos on a mission to the jungles of Guatemala to rescue politicians held captive by insurgents. Step 2: Add Predator. Step 1: An inner look on …
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island-delver-go: ghostdrama: i love old science fiction because it’s all like “IT’S THE DISTANT YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND THREE AND MAN IS EXPLORING THE DEEP CORNERS OF THE UNIVERSE” like god bless you old sci-fi you had such high hopes for us And then there’s The Running Man which starts with:
sailershanty: armalis: sci-fi episodes i want: ship’s computer crashes due to virus acquired during a porn download from a lower decks ensign firmware update was pushed out to the fleet, has vital error in the clock program that causes every computer to repeat 2300. translators have to explain to the enemy why everyone is an …
dajo42: dajo42: humans getting a reputation amongst the galaxy for doing totally absurd and reckless things, like making absolutely ridiculous flight paths through asteroid belts, or hitting warp speed for a five mile trip, or devoting 90% of the power of a ship’s onboard computer to their personal laptop so they can torrent abba’s discography, …
littlekittenluna: silentstep: therobotmonster: moniquill: siderealsandman: friendlytroll: prokopetz: mikhailvladimirovich: bogleech: It’s funny how science fiction universes so often treat humans as a boring, default everyman species or even the weakest and dumbest. I want to see a sci fi universe where we’re actually considered one of the more hideous and terrifying species. How do we know …
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