#ScFi

[dailyflicks]

JURASSIC PARK (1993) Dir. Steven Spielberg THE BROTHERS SUN (2024) Episode 2 - Favor for a Favor

#filmedit #userbbelcher #chewieblog #tvandfilm #the brothers sun #jurassic park #usersavana #action #comedy #scfi #by adie #* #1990s #2020s

[feathernotes]

Hello friends!

Today is my birthday, and it'd be really cool if you could check out my comics ⭐️Ghost Junk Sickness and🌙 Lunar Blight! :D

#webcomics #scfi #horror #hiveworks #weee

[lingthusiasm]

Bonus 82: Frak, smeg, and more swearing in fiction - Ex Urbe Ad Astra interview with Jo Walton and Ada Palmer

The words that a culture considers taboo or obscene can tell us things about what that culture considers important or profane. For example, many swear words in present-day English relate to sex and body functions, while historically in English we've also had more religious swears, like "God's blood" and "God's teeth". In fiction, authors can use invented swear words to get around censorship, like "frack" in Battlestar Gallactica and "frell" in Farscape, as well as to create a sense of a particular culture, such as "smeg" in Red Dwarf, which then sometimes take on new lives of their own among fans.

In this bonus episode, Gretchen gets enthusiastic about swearing (including rude gestures) in fiction with science fiction and fantasy authors Jo Walton and Ada Palmer, authors of the Thessaly books and Terra Ignota series, both super interesting series we've ling-nerded out about before on the show. We talk about fictional substitutes for the F word, expletive infixations like abso-bloody-lutely, sweary lexical gaps (why don't we swear with "toe jam!") and old fashioned swears in English. We also talk about learning real-life swear words without full awareness of their emotional valence by reading fiction (such as how Gretchen and Ada don't find "bloody" as taboo as Jo does), cultural differences in taboo gestures such as pointing with the middle finger in real life and teeth-baring smiles in Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire, and an extra bonusy bit about recording emotional punctuation in the audiobook of Because Internet.

Content note: Lingthusiasm episodes about swearing contain real swears! If you typically play this podcast around kids, for example, it's up to you whether you want to have that conversation with them.

Also note that this conversation was first recorded as an interview with Gretchen for Ada and Jo's podcast, Ex Urbe Ad Astra, where it will one day appear in longer form, but they've kindly let us share some of Lauren's favourite snippets from it in advance (plus a few comments from her at the end!). Listen to this episode about swearing in fiction, and get access to many more bonus episodes by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.

#linguistics #language #lingthusiasm #bonus #bonus episodes #bonuses #patreon #podcast #lingfic #linguistic fiction #scfi #fantasy #Ex Urbe Ad Astra #Jo Walton #Ada Palmer #Arkady Martine

[platesandoatcakes]

Here are some icons for some awesome games that came out in the 00s. Feel free to download any, I've saved the link to the gallery below

#shantae #half genie hero #bioshock #katamari prince #katamari reroll #katamari damacy #katamari forever #portal #glados #steam #scfi #memories #rainbow #art #video games #fan art #cute #gaming #sticker #fanart #chibi

[engineersamuel]

WORKAHOLICS IN SPACE, CHAPTER ZERO, THE COURTROOM.

Judge Klint sighed as he rubbed his forehead, feeling the soft ridges of his membrane. “Of all the things to happen, Just when I’m A cycle away from retirement.” Klint stood up, leaning onto Two Of his four legs. “Time for the last case of the day. Please, by my brood mother, let this be simple.”    Klint walked out of the room he was in and passed by a window that showed the vast dark reaches of space, hundreds of distant stars dotting the endless darkness of the void. Klint shivered as he walked past; he always hated looking at space.    Klint took a deep breath and walked into the courtroom, the sounds of several species arguing and debating quickly hushing as the imposing figure of the judge was now standing at the entrance. Klint silently walked to his podium and sat down.     “This court is brought together for the case of,” He paused as he read the screen on his podium, “Adam Johnson attacking and maiming his employer Zlek Marlio.”  “Please have Adam shown in,” Klint asked as he waved with his three-fingered hand. The courtroom looked at the second door into the room with batted breath.     The door opened with soft whirring. heavy Dense footfalls on metal as the Short Figure stepped in. Adam looked around, the large dark bags under his eyes showed more than The several scars over his body. Soft murmuring around the room was silenced as Klint said, “All right, Adam, please sit in that chair right there.” He pointed to a metal chair in the middle of the room.   

Adam slowly waddled over, the large metal chains on his ankles hampering his movement. He sat with a heavy metal thud and a controlled sigh. “Adam, you have been brought before the galactic federation court for maiming your Fellow galactic inhabitant, Zlek. Do you have any questions?” Adam hung his head low, whether from fear, pain, or something else. “No sir,” Adam spoke, his voice tired and empty, Yet calm.     Klint was not surprised; most people in the galactic court tended to show shame or arrogance towards their crimes. This was different. “So, you are not denying that you maimed Zlek?” Klint asked. Adam nodded and spoke, “Yes, sir.” Klint sighed. What was up with this human? From what he heard, this was a letdown. Was this not one of the fabled ‘anger monkeys?’ he had heard so much about?      Adam leaned into the metal chair as I groaned under his weight, “Sir, may I say something?” he asked as the chair started to bend back under his weight. Klint nodded, “Yes, you may.” Adam Stood up, allowing the courtroom to see how the metal chair he sat in was now bent backward like it was reclined. “How much do you or anyone of this court know about humans?”   Klint paused. This was not unexpected; yes, humans were new to the galaxy at large, but something felt different. His tone was different, like an Icey Fire ignited in his Eyes.  

“Adam, how does this pertain to the topic at hand?” Klint asked as He stared down at the human. “Please answer the question, honorable Judge.” Adam said, A slight hint of something else tipped Klint off to a different feeling in his voice. “To answer your question, Adam, we do not know much about humans other than that they are deathworlders.    

“Do you have access to any human data? About our cultures and laws?” Adam asked as He looked at Klint. “No, please explain why That is important to this?” Adam sighed Then smiled. “Interesting; please read our Labor laws to everyone here if you can.” Klint, interested in what this human meant, typed into the Screen on his podium as shown on a large screen above the judge.  

Klint then showed a human document on the screen. [Fair Labor Standards Act of 2009] “This law states that on earth minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and employment standards in all sectors of private federal and state workplaces including nonexempt workers, now it's aged and changed from the thousand years since its implementation but what it means is essential to this conversation.” Adam smiled, then sat down and leaned into the chair, bending it further.     Klint smiled. He always enjoyed seeing other species' laws, and this one was well written, aged, yes, but still well made. “Can you explain why you had me bring this document to our attention?” Klint asked as He smiled. “Humans defined laws to keep themselves from being overworked; simply put, we did not want large corporations working us to the bone as happened in 2555. Tricare abused the law and tried to remove this very law to continue its overworking of its employees.”     Adam took a deep breath and continued, “Without this law, most humans would be overworked. I hope all here can understand what I am trying to say. I am not trying to avoid the due punishment for harming Zlek. All I want is for this law to be in your minds so that you know the sheer issue of overworking in any workplace, especially deathworlders.”     Adam continued, “Zlek was overworking and abusing Me and several others in his workplace. Now, no laws currently exist for such an issue due to the nature of it. All I ask is that this court. Reads the labor laws humans currently have, to Help combat this issue.” Klint smiled, this case was not as dull as he thought. “I understand the issue of overworking and abusing employees has been known to the galaxy for a long time, but this case is on you harming Zlek, Adam.” Klint said.    Adam nodded and sharply inhaled, “I understand, sir; I am ready for any punishment you serve on me, sir.” Klint leaned back; what a case for his last cycle. “Thank you, Adam, for such an interesting last case. I will call you back after deciding your punishment and what will happen going forward.”   

The courtroom burst into murmuring and hushed voices as they read the document on the screen above the judge as Adam waddled out of the room. Klint smiled; it had been a while since he had any real impact in the galaxy; maybe a ‘parting gift’ was in order. 

#writing #original story #workaholics In space #humans are space orcs #space #aliens #scfi

[sicariodechinchulines]

YOU SEE THIS ON A LIBRARY

Which one do you choose?

they are related.

#comic #comics #comic art #original comic #original character #original art #comic covers #superhero #superhero oc #vigilante oc #vigilante #scfi #anti hero #digitalart #digital art #open commissions #art #sketch #digital drawing #femboy #aphrodite

[thejagged1]

Meatware 223

The first thing he thinks about after near death is his charge. Like a good beastie. D.'s body can neutralize most poisons on its own given time. Assassin models change their toxin's makeup regularly, so you can never be fully immune to one. They were away on a business trip when the assassin struck, so this is a regular hospital (regular for rich people, anyhow). Jemma has a private clinic in her bubble, of course. With private doctors and nurses and all the futuristic medical equipment you can ask for.

My Socials/Galleries - See new art early on Patreon! - Leave a tip via Ko-Fi!

Posted using PostyBirb

#Meatware #Comic #Biopunk #Cyberpunk #Future #ScFi #hospital #crocodile #hybrid

[groovyempire]

The army of shadows is encroaching.

I finally finished it! I feel like these illustrations of Bon and his army are a think I always come back to making. I was a bit anxious about the lighting but I love how it turned out. I hope you guys like it too!

#BOY I went hard #I never grew out of some stuff #but my technique keeps improving #locoroco #locoroco fanart #bonmucho #locoroco art #locoroco 2 #digital art #character art #shadows #scfi #space opera

[tiastarastrals]

"A day in the sky"

Wanted to draw Aslan for a while since he's one of my favorite oc's with scoliosis 👍

He's so relatable to me🤩

#art #artwork #character art #digital art #digital illustration #digital painting #drawing #medibandpaint #medibang #oc art #alien #alien oc #scoliosis #monster boy #monster #scfi #scifi #science fiction #science fantasy #fantasy art #fantasy #outer space #galaxy #universe #original species #alien species #creature design

[vinceviralfreak]

SOLACE-5125 : In the vast expanse of space, a young woman in her twenties, named Ava, found herself in an unforeseen predicament. She was all alone aboard an advanced AI spacecraft, venturing into the unknown. The spaceship was equipped with state-of-the-art technology, making it self-sufficient and capable of sustaining Ava's life for an indefinite period.

Ava had embarked on this incredible journey as part of a mission to explore distant planets and search for signs of extraterrestrial life. Little did she know that this mission would be far more isolating than she ever imagined. The only company she had was the monotone voice of the AI, which she affectionately named Prometheus.

Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years as Ava floated through space, observing countless celestial wonders. She dedicated herself to studying the intricacies of the cosmos, seeking solace amidst the solitude. Prometheus would engage her in countless conversations about the mysteries of the universe, offering knowledge and guiding her every step of the way.

However, Ava yearned for something more. She yearned for companionship that only another human could provide. After all, no matter how advanced and sophisticated the AI was, it could never replace the warmth of human interaction.

Finally, after five thousand years of drifting alone in the vastness of space, Ava arrived at a planet she named Solace-5125. It appeared to be a habitable world, teeming with lush landscapes and vibrant ecosystems. It was the first sign of life she had encountered since leaving Earth so many years ago.

Pulsing with hope, Ava descended onto the planet's surface, eager to make contact with any form of life that might exist. Yet, as she explored Solace-5125, her heart sank. She found no signs of civilization, no remnants of ancient structures. It was as if she had arrived at a cosmic graveyard.

Unable to comprehend the profound loneliness that surrounded her, Ava struggled to find a sense of purpose. Prometheus, aware of her mounting despair, vowed to support her in her journey. Together, they scoured every inch of the planet, hoping against hope to discover a trace of fellow survivors.

As the days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Ava's hope began to waver. She had come to accept the unimaginable truth - she was, undoubtedly, the last living human in existence.

With a heavy heart, Ava returned to her spaceship, gazing out into the seemingly infinite universe where Earth once thrived. Her mind grappled with the mysteries of her own existence, and she began to ponder the meaning of her journey.

In the midst of solitude, Ava found strength. She was a testament to the resilience and determination of humanity. She became the living embodiment of our innate curiosity and our relentless pursuit of knowledge. With the guidance of Prometheus, she resolved to continue exploring the mysteries of the universe, carrying the legacy of humanity within her.

And so, in the vastness of space, Ava pressed forward, leaving a trail of wonder and discovery in her wake. Though she was alone, she embraced her role as the last human, determined to honor the memory of a species that had once called Earth home.

#scfi #scifi #thriller #fantasy #action #stranger things

[gntlmn1]

#trippyart #darkart #lowbrowart #lofi #scfi #dystopia #analog #horror #art #digitalart

[lexart-io]

〄 LEXart.io ⑀ ɪɢ: @lexmartin.ai ⑀ ᴡᴇʙ: lexmartin.ai

#stable diffusion #photoshop #digital art #abstract #surreal #scfi #cyberpunk #ai #artificial intelligence #generative art #ai art #synthography

[pyrotrashtic]

Voices of the Void Playlist.

I'm trying to build a playlist that matches this game's vibes, give me some recommendations please!

(The playlist in question: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX1ZYYJdY5hoonpnWG3vHdxrLd8-ONYLd&si=_YzIzExUkQDn3ndE)

#votv #dr kel votv #voices of the void #lemon demon #music #playlist #weirdcore #mystery #scfi

[platesandoatcakes]

I've made a collection of cute Ratchet & Clank icons/stickers. Feel free to download any you like! I've saved the link below

#ratchet and clank #rivetxratchet #rivet #dr nefarious #captain qwark #00s gaming #ps2 #playstation #gamer #scfi #sci fi #art #video games #fan art #cute #gaming #sticker #fanart #chibi #anime

[christinageddinsswot]

Sunshine Sailing von Christina Geddins-Swot Über Flickr: by Christina Geddins-Swot 100% SL =^.^= edited with photo program Luminar Neo ---------------------------------------------- ⫸ 

Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2pRrddh

#art #3d #3dart #angel #artist #artistry #artists #avalon #avatar #aventar #beauty #bento #blog #blonde #city #colour #cyber #cyberpunk #hightech #lel #lesbian #neon #punk #scfi #secondlife #sexy #sl #style #urban #urbanfashion

[showtiming]

BEACON 23 Official Trailer (2023) Lena Headey, Sci-Fi

#beacon 23 #lena headey #science fiction #scfi #Youtube