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First, my Dragon Age Inquisitor cosplay.

Second, some random recs:
the movie Joint Security Area
Safety Not Guaranteed
What if my Baby Is A Squib Subtle, dark, Harry Potter fanfic that pokes at the squib=disability thing
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lianne Hearn (next year's guest)
Husbands (by Jane Espenson, ditto, omg)

Third, panel notes:

Has Science Fiction Changed Society?
The general consensus was that it reflects existing changes and can inspire/help individuals, but is rarely on the forefront of any change. It's really bad at predicting the future so not much good at preparing for or inspiring it. I might write up the rest of my notes but while I enjoyed the panel none of it seems worth the effort.

John Scalzi Guest of Honour Speech
The meaning of life is unverifiable.

Poison Elves
I went to this by accident but have always been vaguely curious after seeing the comics in shops, and was amused to discover the hero's name is Lusipher. I wonder if there's a Saetan too.

Science in Speculative Fiction

Getting shot in the shoulder is not a minor wound, you have lost the use of that arm.

Young people are learning the wrong physics from YA!

Notably good science: Ender's Game, Catherine Asaro, Space Cadet, Andy Weir the Martian, Keith Stephenson Horizon
Notably bad: Across the Universe, Star Trek 2009

Any movie that doesn't make sense happen in the Matrix (...which also doesn't make sense)

Don't overexplain. Character says "I would explain it but you don't have the math".

People would not survive being thrown about by Terminators. In Old Man's War they have improved bodies so he can gloss over that stuff.

If the plot revolves around it it should make sense.

Editors will not check this for you. Even magazines don't have fact checkers any more.

Genre affects expectations.

Talk to people, make friends, read widely.

Date: 2015-04-11 06:14 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tree
ooo, jane espenson will be there? jealous.

also you look excellent on that throne. i think you should accessorise with it more often. ;)

Date: 2015-04-14 12:44 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k
The cosplay was grand! I hope you received due admiration from all and sundry.


Huh, there have been some SF works which have excelled at predicting the future, and have changed me to become the person I am now:

Skallagrigg
The Sheep Look Up & Stand On Zanzibar
The Dispossessed
Solitaire
The Parable of the Talents & The Parable of the Sower


Finding HUSBANDS seems to be trickier than it needs to be. It seems like seasons 1 & 2 were on YouTube, and season 3 is on CWSeed.

The official site is all-images, and many blank pages.

The IMDB has an episode guide
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2056091/episodes?season=1

Here's a YT compilation of many Husbands-related playlists
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFjFZygoIbflvSfd5t40U0g/featured


Date: 2015-04-15 02:57 pm (UTC)
fred_mouse: line drawing of sheep coloured in queer flag colours with dream bubble reading 'dreamwidth' (Default)
From: [personal profile] fred_mouse
Skallagrig is one of my all time favourite books! So glad to have someone else recommend it!

(Some of thoe others I would also recommend, some have been on my to read list for a while....)

Date: 2015-04-26 12:58 pm (UTC)
fred_mouse: line drawing of sheep coloured in queer flag colours with dream bubble reading 'dreamwidth' (Default)
From: [personal profile] fred_mouse
Would you like to borrow it? I unearthed it in the great book sort currently happening, and will be out your way next week, so could toss it in the door/leave it on the doorstep (there won't be time to visit, for various reasons).

Date: 2015-05-18 10:32 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] fred_mouse
aaand I completely forgot, until looking through my inbox for things that I could delete. If it occurs to me, I'll look it out, and maybe I'll think of it next time I'm out your way.

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