It was absolutely a mistake for literary awards to merge fantasy and scifi. Detrimental to both genres, and to fiction as a whole.

Right... how much science fiction is really just fantasy posing as a kind of pastice of science fiction?

Most of it, now that you mention it.  Pretty much all of Star Wars is fantasy-in-space, or perhaps even just a space opera.   Real science fiction requires some imaginative speculation, some radical departure.

Hey guys, do you read any regular science-fiction magazine? Do you have any recommendations for good ones? Duckduckgoing around shows many rhits, but I usually get better results asking people away.

Archive.org has most of the back-issues of Galaxy...  That ought to take you at least a year or two to get through unless you have way too much time on your hands.

Yeah. When I was writing for Tech Republic, there was a big house cleaning where they cut about 95% of their editors and content contributors. The two Sr. Editors at the top were flaming liberals. 

Around the same time, I noticed that Wired, a bunch of video game outlets, and other media outlets like Gizmodo started going very Identity Politics on their articles. National Geographic was actually the *first* publication where I noticed this, and quit my long term subscription, years ago. 

It is kind of like how every "colonize Mars" or "set up a permanent space station in Earth Orbit" movie now starts out with a white male Captain who becomes incapacitated within the first 30 minutes of the movie, and his female, Chinese 1st Mate takes the helm. Once you see it as a pattern, it is hard to un see it.

Oh, there is also a white women who is a science engineer or botanist who is having a secret affair with the black man who is the chief-engineer. The white woman slowly becomes unstable, unable to handle the crisis. She may have a single child back on Earth. How she came to this position is left unanswered - but it was probably the fault of an abusive white male. 

Plug in whatever story you want to this formula. Lost on Mars, destroying a killer asteroid, investigating some cosmic anomaly, setting up a colony on the moon. Every single time. 

Wed Mar 17 2021 12:25:20 EDT from darknetuser Subject: Re: Sci-fi magazines

2021-03-15 23:12 from ParanoidDelusions
Subject: Re: Sci-fi magazines
Funny, Amazon made a bunch of recommendations for Kindle SciFi
magazines - and I was almost ready to pull the trigger - and then It

[Acame to me - it'll just be paying to get stories that push an agenda,

and I'll be disappointed.

Yup. It seems many modern publications are pozzed :)

If you do some research it turns out lots of current publications have political disclaimers in their websites, which is not good.

Not read them yet but just ran across some BSG books, supposedly set in the time around when the colonies fell. Guy was supposed have played a part in the story of the reboot.  ( and they are legit free )

https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/55216

Well i cant find where where were talking about the proposed scifi episode about pushing gates out an airlock..  But i had my bot come up with a short story for us:

In this science fiction story set in the future, an evil wealthy man named William Fence designs a series of computers using terrible invasive software to gain more control over people's lives. He then uses his power and influence to limit access to meat and vegetables for common people, forcing them to scavenge and eat insects just to survive.

The story begins with the introduction of William Fence as a wealthy man who is determined to have complete control over society. He designs a series of computers that are equipped with invasive software, which he uses to monitor and manipulate people's lives. With this power, he limits access to meat and vegetables for common people, forcing them to scavenge and eat insects just to survive.

As the story progresses, it becomes clear that William Fence is a ruthless man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He uses his wealth and influence to control the supply of meat and vegetables, making it difficult for people to access these essential food sources. The common people are left with no choice but to scavenge for insects just to survive.

The situation becomes dire as more and more people become malnourished and sick due to their limited diet. They begin to organize themselves, forming resistance groups that aim to take back control of their lives by overthrowing William Fence's regime. The story follows the struggles of these resistance fighters as they try to gain access to meat and vegetables again.

As the tension builds, it becomes clear that William Fence is not going to give up his power easily. He uses all means necessary to maintain control over society, including violence and intimidation tactics. The story culminates in a final showdown between the resistance fighters and William Fence on a luxury spaceship orbiting Pluto.

In the end, after a trial, the common people push William Fence out of an airlock as punishment for his crimes against humanity. This serves as a warning to other wealthy individuals who may seek to gain control over society through invasive technology and limit access to essential resources.

Had it expand on the final battle scene. Now all we need to do is feed it into stable diffusion to make a movie.  lol

( and ya, ill stop now :) )

Sure, here's an expanded version of the final battle scene:

The resistance fighters had finally tracked down William Fence to a luxury spaceship orbiting Pluto. They knew that this was their last chance to take him down and end his reign of terror once and for all. The ship was heavily guarded, but the rebels were determined to succeed.

They launched a surprise attack on the ship's defenses, using advanced weapons and tactics they had developed over time. They fought fiercely against William Fence's forces, taking down one enemy after another. Despite their best efforts, however, it soon became clear that they were outnumbered and outgunned.

William Fence himself was nowhere to be seen, but the rebels knew he must have been hiding somewhere on the ship. They pressed forward, fighting through wave after wave of enemy soldiers until finally, they reached his inner sanctum.

The room was filled with advanced technology and security systems, but the rebels were not deterred. They fought their way past the guards and made their way to William Fence's throne room. There, they found him sitting on a golden throne, surrounded by his loyal followers.

William Fence sneered at them as they approached. "You fools," he said. "You will never defeat me." But the rebels were not intimidated. They launched their final attack, firing every weapon and using every tactic they had in their arsenal to take down William Fence's forces once and for all.

The battle was fierce and intense, but eventually, the rebels emerged victorious. William Fence was captured and brought before a tribunal of his peers, where he was tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity. The common people were finally free from his tyranny, and they celebrated their newfound freedom with joy and relief.

Ok i know i said i was done, but i asked it to give me prompt data to feed into the image generator to create a book cover, based on the final battle scene and it was worth sharing. But now i'm done flooding everyone with nonsense, ..  really.. :)   

Oh, i could have had it do better, with more refinements.  Just dont have the patience and it wasn't that important to spend all afternoon on.  You outline each section more carefully than i did, feed results back into itself for expansion/refinements until you have a complete workable story. 

Same for the image, you take what you got, feed it back in for it to refine.  tho it did resemble the cover of a lot of 1970 and 80s paperbacks.

Sun Jun 04 2023 05:45:56 PM EDT from darknetuser

It was a nice read. It was also a good reminded that I am not going to lose one of my jobs anytime soon XD