May 10
The “Past Tense” duology in Deep Space Nine feels kind of naïvely optimistic now.
It portrays the 21st century United States actually trying to shelter and provide for unhoused people instead of trying to chase them into the sea or whatever.
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The “Past Tense” duology in Deep Space Nine feels kind of naïvely optimistic now.
It portrays the 21st century United States actually trying to shelter and provide for unhoused people instead of trying to chase them into the sea or whatever.
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The first season of Seaquest DSV was set in 2017???
@stephanustertius, but not only.
Who recognizes the movie?
re-reading an old uber-xena fic from circa 2000, set at the then far-future 2020 election, so of course there's lots of fun guesses about the future that are way off (leaving aside the pandemic because obviously)
in the story, most tech accepts voice commands - as long as they're concluded with your PIN for authentication. Anyone who knows your code can take over everything because they only match the code, not the voice print. Terrible security!
glasses are now super-rare and when worn most of them magically correct your eyes so that you don't have to wear them for more than a few years.
Microsoft has been destroyed (Apple doesn't even get a mention) by a new amazing non-proprietary operating system that works on everything.
There's a viable third party and they elected a lesbian president.
And that's just the beginning...
What bugs me about all those retro-futuristic artworks of gleaming cities with vast skyscrapers bisected by motorway canyons is -- commuting in a car sucks. You have to pay attention to the road instead of looking at the scenery, you're the one expending energy with your foot on the gas pedal, you can't really relax, you're stuck behind everyone else on the road so you can't even feel free to zoom down it, and unless you've got a call on speakerphone it's crushingly lonely. And we thought this was the future? This was supposed to be modern convenience? Everyone cut off from everyone else by walls of steel and speed?
These days I get to relax on my commute and read what I want because I'm taking the bus. At least my hour-long journey doesn't sap all my energy.
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The Foundation Trilogy — some thoughts
The Foundation Trilogy — some thoughts
Prompted by the TV series, I’ve been rereading Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation). For context, I read them a few times in the ’70s and early ’80s, the latter when Asimov revisited the series and extended it into part of a magnum opus. Back to the 21st century, I’ll talk about their antiquity, most obvious flaws and ponder their eternal…
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