Tag: sci-fi
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A newcomer’s guide to the Doctor (Who, that is)
This is an experience I imagine almost everyone having: You’re alone. It’s late at night (but not too late yet) in the mid-90s and you’re flipping through the channels. You stop on some cheap-looking sci fi thing with British accents. You watch. Without seeing the title credits, you already have a pretty good idea what it…
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Free June Calendar Wallpaper: Spacecat!
I was working on an esoteric website design when I stumbled across this awesome cat. So, obviously we needed to put this cat in space, right? Am I right? This wallpaper has a little bit of everything for texture lovers, sci-fi geeks and fans of su…
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Wayfarer (via @coolvibeblog)
Wayfarer (via @coolvibeblog)
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Ever want to be inside of a football stadium as it blows up?
this is something almost out of some apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy. this video gives a full 360° view of the dallas cowboys football stadium collapsing all around you (until the rafters collapse on your head). if you’ve ever fantasized about being inside of a stadium when it blew up (and, you know, who hasn’t, right?), this…
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I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?
Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?. Gaiman. ’nuff said.
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robot ethics
i find it interesting that our country is really only recently thinking about ethical and social issues revolving around artificial intelligence in science and pop culture. battlestar galactica and the upcoming caprica are recent examples of america coming to terms with realistic artificial intelligence scenarios. before that, what, the terminator? japan has been thinking about…
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will the final cylon please stand the frak up?
so, long time, no post. don’t care, this isn’t a substantial post, i just wanted to get something off my chest. ready? okay, here goes: if i see another stupid “who is the final cylon” quiz, article or anything, i am going to ftl the frak out of here. it’s getting tired. plus, everyone knows…