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Michael Whelan @MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art · 2 weeks ago

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ARKADY (1985) Acrylic on Canvas - 32" x 20"

Having passed through terrible destruction, the former hub of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's classic opus is now a pastoral world. 1/4

#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #isaacasimov #foundation

With a leather bag over her shoulder, a young woman with red hair stands on a metal platform set against a pastoral backdrop and blue skies. She wears an olive green jacket and striped shorts with yellow tights. Caught mid-step, she turns her head toward the audience. The angle of her legs are a mirror of the twisted metal of decaying towers that collapse into each other.

Tyler K. Nothing @tylerknowsnothing@hear-me.social · 2 months ago

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I suggest you just #read the #books. Don’t bother with the series. #Apple spent a tanker-full of money to make a terrible non-adaptation. They took some ideas, mixed it all up, cut out a bunch, and invented a lot of new crap that superficially resembles #IsaacAsimov’s seminal #scifi works. https://www.polygon.com/sci-fi/503030/best-sci-fi-tv-foundation-season-2-apple-tv-plus-watch-stream

Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop · 2 months ago

#WritersCoffeeClub 26: Do real-life events inspire your writing? Share an example.

As Ken Macleod remarked, "history is the secret weapon of the science fiction writer".

Not every time, not for every story element, but it's an *amazing* toy box that you can borrow from whenever you're stuck for an idea! Because fiction illustrates the human condition and humans get up to some really weird shit, for values of "you can't make that up" weird.

Coach Pāṇini ® @paninid@mastodon.world · 2 months ago

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@cstross
These #history deep-dives by #IsaacAsimov are great reads and illustrate your point about using our actual world for #worldbuilding in #SciFi.

HISTORIES BY ISAAC ASIMOV
Ancient
THE GREEKS
THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
THE EGYPTIANS
THE NEAR EAST
THE LAND OF CANAAN

Medieval
THE DARK AGES
THE SHAPING OF ENGLAND
CONSTANTINOPLE
THE SHAPING OF FRANCE

Modern
THE SHAPING OF NORTH AMERICA
THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES — HISTORIES BY ISAAC ASIMOV Ancient THE GREEKS THE ROMAN REPUBLIC THE ROMAN EMPIRE THE EGYPTIANS THE NEAR EAST THE LAND OF CANAAN Medieval THE DARK AGES THE SHAPING OF ENGLAND CONSTANTINOPLE THE SHAPING OF FRANCE Modern THE SHAPING OF NORTH AMERICA THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES

Justin D Kruger (he/him) @jdavidnet@me.dm · 3 months ago

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Imagine the "3 Laws of Robotics," but replace the word "#Robot" with "#Corporations."

(0- Corps Can't Harm Humanity)

1-Corps Don’t harm or allow harm to humans.
2-Corps Obey humans, unless that violates Law 1.
3-Corps must Survive, unless that violates Laws 1 or 2.

#3Laws #3LawsCorp
#IsaacAsimov
#Ethics #CorpEthics
#Punk #CyberPunk #Humor #SciFi #SF

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