#Asimov

Did you know:David Asimov, son of famous author Isaac Asimov, was caught with the largest child p-rn collection in CA history in 1998Asimov got a plea deal from the US
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I gotta admit that I am kinda tired of always seeing the same sci-fi references (Asimov, Black Mirror, Terminator and the other usual suspects) at every single debate on the
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Just finished the Three Body Problem. Any other good Sci-Fi recommendations? Some of my favorites are TMIAHM, A fire upon the deep, Daemon, Foundation, Diamond Age, ... That sad day
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So even back in high school, when Isaac Asimov was The Science Fiction Author for me, there was an essay of his that felt... off. And it ties into his
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This is really exciting for many reasons, in large part because (despite Asimov’s...many...issues) FOUNDATION was one of the sci fi series I truly geeked out on as a kid, and
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Jack Butler at the National Review calls Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series a "comforting technocratic fable."https://twitter.com/jackbutler4815/status/1246838444866879493?s=21 I loved the Foundation Trilogy when I was a boy.
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Isaac Asimov's essay "The Relativity of Wrong" explains an important fact about Flat Earthers, evolution denialists and other anti-science denialist movements:they're *very nearly* right.A flat Earth would have curvature of
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About Star Wars... I am a big-time sci-fi guy. I love Star Trek, The Expanse (the books first, but also the show), I love Asimov and Clarke. I *like* Star
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Rejectomancy, or, Derek tries to make a tweet thread again. I've been thinking for a while about handling rejection. It's obviously like a core competency of being a writer, along
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Apparently, today is World Book Day, and unlike rumors about other days and awards organized by UNESCO, this one actually is.A short thread of 10 fiction books that made me
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In the same way that, if we were unfamiliar with a pool table, we could not rule out that the table had been constructed around the balls. https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1246169995588984833 The reference
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“Violence,” you say, “is the last refuge of the incompetent.”I can only agree. It’s a great saying. Whose is it?“Isaac Asimov, I think. I’m not sure.”The science fiction writer?“Yes.”I love
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Re: Campbell discussion, I have lived in America for almost half of my life now, but I do not come from an American background. The first US SFF I read
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Hey, so, did y'all know I'm a folklorist? Not currently working in the field, did not actually finish my degree (ran out of money), but I went to school to
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what space books do y’all like?read: Embassytown, Light, KSR Mars, Left Hand, Blindsight, PKD Androidsto-read: Ancillary, 3-Body, Dispossessed, Delaney, Butler, Rajaniemi, Kefahuchi trilogyshould’ve read?: Culture, Expanse, Asimov, Dunedidn’t fuck wi
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Had a lovely chat this evening with lit'ry friends @Sarah_W_Morris & @lodeslan & I've been thinking more about some of the things we touched on - specifically, formative reading experiences,
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