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[skip wooznum]

Damn it, apparently not.

The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.

well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?

We could discuss the location of any secret bases you have.

that wasnt part of the deal!

[Darth Vader]

Damn it, apparently not.

The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.

well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?

We could discuss the location of any secret bases you have.

that wasnt part of the deal!

Pray I do not Altar the deal any further. Because you know, I could trash you. For any $5 cost.

[Seprix]

My reaction to all of this:

[Kuildeous]

We're debating rescuing a rat. Pet store has two rats returned to it, and they are not at all social. In fact, one of them bit me when I tried to pick her up, and rats aren't known for biting.

But the super-aggressive one looks like she may have a tumor. We're new rat owners, and I don't think we have the experience and resources to care for two rehab rats. If the entumored one passes and leaves her cagemate alone, then we could consider rehabilitating her. Even then that's kind of sketchy.

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

There has to be some joke available here regarding gaining rats, and trashing your house, or something, but I can't quite grab it.

[Seprix]

https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force

[Tables]

https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force

Oh man. That game looked like a generic first person Sci-Fi shooter, not like any Metroid game I can think of. I'll keep an eye on it just in case it turns out good (I'm a sucker for Metroid after all) but I don't have my hopes up.

Nintendo's E3 was really not that amazing this year. Had a few nice games but nothing too hype.

[eHalcyon]

https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force

(Please notice the 90% dislike ratio. NO ONE wants this game.)

Blatantly untrue.  That statistic suggests that 10% of people want this game.

[Kirian]

OMGWTFBBQ



This video has used up all the awesome.

[AHoppy]

Just... wow.  That's too good to be true...

[pacovf]

Now they only need to add Dr McNinja and the Universe will implode, expand, and implode again.

[Witherweaver]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

[Voltaire]

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

It's 100% RSP. I was typing up a "short version" and even that was pretty crazy.

[Teproc]

It also doesn't even seem worth responding to. Claiming science-fiction shouldn't be (and hasn't been) political is like claiming that the Earth is flat. It's not a political statement, it's a flat-out lie or mistake.

[Seprix]

It also doesn't even seem worth responding to. Claiming science-fiction shouldn't be (and hasn't been) political is like claiming that the Earth is flat. It's not a political statement, it's a flat-out lie or mistake.

Anyone who says this idiotic statement that science fiction has never been political clearly has never read Philip K. Dick or Ray Bradbury...

Part of the magic of science fiction is the weird. The what-if. I love science fiction for the ability to criticize everything by taking it to the extreme.

[Asper]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

Very interesting read, thanks for sharing
I have no clue about this "Hugo" thing.

Where i live, Hugo is either a rare, anachronistic name or a sweet alcoholic beverage.

[eHalcyon]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

Very interesting read, thanks for sharing
I have no clue about this "Hugo" thing.

Where i live, Hugo is either a rare, anachronistic name or a sweet alcoholic beverage.

Haven't read yet.  I don't know what the controversy specifically is, but I'd bet that it involves the Hugo Awards.  Probably they nominated or awarded something controversial.

[Asper]

Science Fiction is an incredibly broad genre.

"From Earth to the Moon" by Jules Verne is something i'd consider Science Fiction. It has barely any social commentary and doesn't play in the future. It's still science fiction in the strictest meaning of the words, an adventure novel based on a technological premise.

"A Clockwork Orange" plays in the future, and boy, everything that plays in the future is science fiction, right? Well, future should bring scientific/technological evolvements, so fictional science is bound to be part of it, so - it's science fiction, isn't it? Either way, that book has a whole lot of social commentary.

An then there's stuff like "Star Wars". A long time ago, in a far far away galaxy. So, no future, no social stuff, but IN SPACE! And space, again, implies (fictional) technology/science, so hey, those definitions seem to get along after all. I assume that Star Wars is closest to what a certain "Nutty Nuts" person from that blog post might like, because it spends no thought on how human society might evolve (as it's neither about humans nor the future), and is basically an adventure tale with lasers and space ships. That's one of the reasons why i can understand people considering Star Wars "not exactly Sci-Fi", though obviously it fits the definition i gave.

It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.

[Seprix]

It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.

Firefly would like to have a word with you.

[Witherweaver]

I don't think any genre of literature precludes social, political, religious, or any other kind of commentary.  I think SciFi especially examines "the human condition" and what it is to be human, which tends to go into those other things.  But it need not be SciFi to do this; it could have been Fantasy, Horror, or just general Fiction.

[Kirian]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.

As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.

[Seprix]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.

As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.

I don't understand what this is.

[eHalcyon]

OK, just read up on the controversy and wow, that is disgusting and deluded. 

[pacovf]

So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about  political/social/etc. issues.  Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?

As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.

As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.

I don't understand what this is.

Fan-run coins are gatherings of numismatics enthusiasts.

[Voltaire]

The thing I think I can safely say, RSP excluded, is to remember that those who attend WorldCon themselves are actually an incredibly diverse group, and the people who care/run/obsess over the Hugos are actually a tiny percentage of the "organization".