I start from the bottom. You can line up the buttons without needing to look in a mirror. I don't understand why anyone would start buttoning from the top. It's just less efficient. Explain your reasoning
I'm not - community behavior is something I think very carefully about and these kinds of potentially-toxic behaviors (passive-aggressive downvotes, no attempt to follow Rules #2 and #3) are exactly why I didn't enjoy /r/scifi.
Thank you for saying this. I'm keen to see /m/scifi succeed so I'm concerned we avoid what made /r/scifi such a dreary place. You're raising some great community-based questions and concerns and I hope people are paying attention.
My name is Jackson Allen. My dream is to take care of myself and be nice to people - I'm doing that by practicing to be a self-sufficient science fiction author. I tell stories as a kind gesture in a cruel time. Science fiction is a weapon in the war against our dystopian reality. https://inkican.com/about/why-i-write/...
Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?
Every eleven years, on average, the Sun reaches the peak of its activity cycle and throws a cosmic hissy fit. The Earth, and the rest of the solar system, must endure a burst of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) spewing solar particles and electromagnetic radiation. As long as the Sun’s meltdown is mild to...
"How far would you jump... for the one you love." Gravitas has released a trailer for an indie sci-fi thriller titled Coyote, made by filmmaker Dustin Curtis Murphy as his feature debut. It'll be out to watch on VOD next week. A story of forbidden love in a dystopian future where teleportation tech enables two
Here are some notes on the Reddit Blackout and a new home for sci-fi fans on Kbin: https://kbin.social/m/scifi. As of this writing, there are 1700+ members and the Kbin magazine exists to give people a new home for science fiction in the wake of Reddit’s Blackout....
Ahh, movie trailers. It’s time we did a tribute. Really, scifi owes a lot to movie trailers – they’re a part of the entire movie franchise experience and have been ever since theaters started showing them in 1912. Trailers are linked to the promotion of any new film and movie companies will literally scan you to see how...
Jurassic Park, the masterpiece of horror science fiction from Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton, just celebrated its 30th birthday and it’s time for us to revisit the grand dream and overwhelming hubris of one John Hammond.
After a golden age in the 1980s, Chinese filmmakers were quietly discouraged from dabbling in the sci-fi genre – it isn’t real science and authorities did not want youngsters to get confused. That stance changed during the last decade and the Shanghai International Film Festival has just hosted its first sci-fi week,...
Europa Clipper is a robotic solar-powered spacecraft built to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and make nearly 50 flybys of Europa to determine whether there are places below Europa’s surface that could support life....
What Reddit features do you *not* want kbin to have?
in what ways do you think kbin should strive to be different from Reddit?
Folks who wear button up shirts: do you start buttoning from the top button or the bottom?
I start from the bottom. You can line up the buttons without needing to look in a mirror. I don't understand why anyone would start buttoning from the top. It's just less efficient. Explain your reasoning
Sci-fi Guilty Pleasures: Go
We've all got one: Jar Jar, Star Trek V, Armageddon, the 1998 godzilla, Mac and Me, Amanda Heard in Aquaman....
10 Ways The Orville Is Better Than Modern Star Trek (screenrant.com)
Discord? Why or why not?
Title says it all - is it good to have a Discord server in addition to Kbin? Discuss
We just hit 1K members in a week!
/m/scifi just passed 1,000 members in seven days. Welcome to everyone - hope you enjoy your stay!...
Welcome to /m/scifi - meet and greet thread - who are you and where are you from?
My name is Jackson Allen. My dream is to take care of myself and be nice to people - I'm doing that by practicing to be a self-sufficient science fiction author. I tell stories as a kind gesture in a cruel time. Science fiction is a weapon in the war against our dystopian reality. https://inkican.com/about/why-i-write/...
Stolen radioactive source, Houston, Texas (www-news.iaea.org)
Might be important to spread the word in Texas / Houston's vicinity
It's Official: Chekov hates Kirk
No, srlsy:...
Out of this world accommodation: What sci-fi gets right (and wrong) about life beyond Earth (www.msn.com)
Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Could Prevent an “Internet Apocalypse”
Every eleven years, on average, the Sun reaches the peak of its activity cycle and throws a cosmic hissy fit. The Earth, and the rest of the solar system, must endure a burst of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) spewing solar particles and electromagnetic radiation. As long as the Sun’s meltdown is mild to...
How to see 5 planets line up in the sky on Saturday morning
Wake up early this weekend to catch a celestial sight: Five planets will line up in the sky before sunrise on Saturday....
Teleportation Tech + Refugees Sci-Fi Indie Film 'Coyote' Official Trailer | FirstShowing.net (www.firstshowing.net)
"How far would you jump... for the one you love." Gravitas has released a trailer for an indie sci-fi thriller titled Coyote, made by filmmaker Dustin Curtis Murphy as his feature debut. It'll be out to watch on VOD next week. A story of forbidden love in a dystopian future where teleportation tech enables two
Reddit Blackout Notes and /m/scifi
Here are some notes on the Reddit Blackout and a new home for sci-fi fans on Kbin: https://kbin.social/m/scifi. As of this writing, there are 1700+ members and the Kbin magazine exists to give people a new home for science fiction in the wake of Reddit’s Blackout....
Watch Ariana Richards re-create the 'jello shake' from Jurassic Park
Yeah, I know it's TikTok - you don't need to sign up to view the video....
70s Scifi Movie Trailers
Ahh, movie trailers. It’s time we did a tribute. Really, scifi owes a lot to movie trailers – they’re a part of the entire movie franchise experience and have been ever since theaters started showing them in 1912. Trailers are linked to the promotion of any new film and movie companies will literally scan you to see how...
How Close Are We to Cloned Dinosaurs? The Science Behind Jurassic Park - Short answer: We aren't (www.syfy.com)
Jurassic Park, the masterpiece of horror science fiction from Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton, just celebrated its 30th birthday and it’s time for us to revisit the grand dream and overwhelming hubris of one John Hammond.
The shadow that divides this rainbow into colors (preview.redd.it)
Iraq: displays 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy (www.bbc.com)
A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy following nearly four decades....
Shanghai Film Festival Embraces Sci-fi Genre, With Retrospectives, Panel Debates (www.msn.com)
After a golden age in the 1980s, Chinese filmmakers were quietly discouraged from dabbling in the sci-fi genre – it isn’t real science and authorities did not want youngsters to get confused. That stance changed during the last decade and the Shanghai International Film Festival has just hosted its first sci-fi week,...
This Dystopian '80s Sci-Fi Docufiction Is More Relevant Than it Should Be (www.msn.com)
Born in Flames was way more prescient than director, Lizzie Borden, ever wanted it to be.
Include your name on the Europa Clipper!
Europa Clipper is a robotic solar-powered spacecraft built to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and make nearly 50 flybys of Europa to determine whether there are places below Europa’s surface that could support life....