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Jason William Karpf<p>Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon</p><p>While Musk and Starship explode, Bezos self-funds Moon ships. New Glenn heavy booster has put first payload into orbit. Blue Origin can quietly come from behind in Space Race 2.0.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueOrigin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AV4oXzMQlQMaRYvtUU7qcdA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AV4oXzMQlQMaRYvtUU7</span><span class="invisible">qcdA</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Sci-fi writer Charles Stross' dark take on Silicon Valley 'religion'</p><p>I teach that scripture and sci-fi share the lesson: playing God leads to trouble. Tech worship a Torment Nexus, a cautionary fiction made real by people who miss the point.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TormentNexus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TormentNexus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apple.news/Aly3QAaYuS8Oyylo2vLXlvQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/Aly3QAaYuS8Oyylo2vL</span><span class="invisible">XlvQ</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>In 1950, A Shockingly Dark Sci-Fi Adventure Tried To Predict The Space Race</p><p>Rocketship X-M, quickie ripoff of Destination Moon. Astronauts discover Martian civilization destroyed by nuclear war, leaving behind mutant cavemen. Many science flubs. Even more numerous sexist remarks. Still, better than expected, enhanced with special effects shots added in the 1970s.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RocketshipXM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RocketshipXM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://apple.news/APQoOTv0sSTWMNNSl1kVbQw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/APQoOTv0sSTWMNNSl1k</span><span class="invisible">VbQw</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say—Space.com</p><p>Yes, it will happen. Yes, it will have unexpected consequences. Yes, sci-fi warned us.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/totalrecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>totalrecall</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AKJTu-j5kQlKAEVYcpUGXKQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AKJTu-j5kQlKAEVYcpU</span><span class="invisible">GXKQ</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>David Goyer (Dark Knight, Foundation) is building a new blockchain-based science-fiction universe called Emergence.</p><p>Fascinating mashup of blockchain, crowdsourcing, fan-fiction, and Snow Crash. Will a newcomer or a never-was really be able to circumvent Hollywood gatekeeping and join the big leagues?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DavidSGoyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSGoyer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AZ2MQdKA0Q9qwMQaAecGtDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AZ2MQdKA0Q9qwMQaAec</span><span class="invisible">GtDw</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Tunguska-Like Event May Not Have Inspired Biblical Tale Of Sodom and Gomorrah After All—IFL Science</p><p>It looked good on paper.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tunguska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunguska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/tunguska-like-event-may-not-have-inspired-biblical-tale-of-sodom-and-gomorrah-after-all-79359" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/tunguska-like-e</span><span class="invisible">vent-may-not-have-inspired-biblical-tale-of-sodom-and-gomorrah-after-all-79359</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>The original: The Quatermass Experiment on BBC, a live miniseries in 1953 with no permanent record of the bulk of the broadcast. Proving ground of Nigel Kneale, the Rod Serling of the UK.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quatermass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quatermass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NigelKneale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NigelKneale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1950sSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1950sSciFi</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quatermass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quate</span><span class="invisible">rmass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Both novellas from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System are Christian book award finalists: “Sinflowers,” Selah Awards; “Through a Glass, Darkly,” Realm Awards.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelahAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelahAwards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RealmAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealmAwards</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/K2iQDmz5ba8?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/K2iQDmz5ba8?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Writing and sci-fi were in the family.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.beckyvanvleet.com/learning-the-family-business-from-nazareth-to-beverly-hills/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beckyvanvleet.com/learning-the</span><span class="invisible">-family-business-from-nazareth-to-beverly-hills/</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Best 10 sci-fi TV shows of ‘70s—Space.com</p><p>Fine list. Choices increased after Star Wars as Hollywood had a hard time refuting sci-fi’s popularity.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1970sSciFiTVShows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970sSciFiTVShows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-1970s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/entertainment/space-</span><span class="invisible">movies-shows/the-10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-1970s</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>90-year anniversary of Bride of Frankenstein. Good article describing how this movie cemented Hollywood sequels and franchises—today’s dominant strategy.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brideoffrankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brideoffrankenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/bride-of-frankenstein-90-year-anniversary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inverse.com/entertainment/brid</span><span class="invisible">e-of-frankenstein-90-year-anniversary</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>70-year-anniversary of Conquest of Space, George Pal’s follow-up to When Worlds Collide and The War of the Wars. Box office disappointment restricting Pal’s future budgets and ambitions. Good assessment of movie. Depressing plot and tiresome comic relief. Ambitious special effects (judged a bit harshly in this review.)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeorgePal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgePal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1950sSciFiFilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1950sSciFiFilms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/conquest-of-space-70-year-anniversary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inverse.com/entertainment/conq</span><span class="invisible">uest-of-space-70-year-anniversary</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>My novella “Through a Glass, Darkly” (from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System) is a finalist for the Realm Award, from Realm Makers, the society of Christian sci-fi and fantasy authors.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RealmAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealmAwards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThroughAGlassDarkly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThroughAGlassDarkly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Good overview of Torment Nexus concept. In the end, sci-fi doesn’t teach people to be evil. It simply amplifies today’s evil with tomorrow’s technology.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tormentnexus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tormentnexus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neilstephenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neilstephenson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isaacasimov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>isaacasimov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robertheinlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robertheinlein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/williamgibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>williamgibson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philipkdick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philipkdick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bladerunner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bladerunner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thiel</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/the-big-idea-will-sci-fi-end-up-destroying-the-world?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/14/the-big-idea-will-sci-fi-end-up-destroying-the-world?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Back to the cautionary tales from Star Trek TOS. Do not retrieve the ancient satellite. Do NOT re… Oh, never mind.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a></p><p><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/space/worlds-oldest-satellites-earth-return" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">interestingengineering.com/spa</span><span class="invisible">ce/worlds-oldest-satellites-earth-return</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>'The Wizard of Oz' is coming to The Sphere in Las Vegas with reimagined AI-generated scenes—Mashable</p><p>Pay no attention to that computer behind the curtain.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WizardOfOz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WizardOfOz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thespherelasvegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thespherelasvegas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mashable.com/article/the-wizard-of-oz-the-sphere-generative-ai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mashable.com/article/the-wizar</span><span class="invisible">d-of-oz-the-sphere-generative-ai</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>And the company behind it is called Colossal Biosciences. Do you want to call Jeff Goldblum, or should I?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JurassicPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TormentNexus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TormentNexus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dire-wolf-colossal-biosciences-de-extinction-56d6c192c5d968731b448081aa4149fe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/dire-wolf-c</span><span class="invisible">olossal-biosciences-de-extinction-56d6c192c5d968731b448081aa4149fe</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Will AI Become God? That’s the Wrong Question—Vox.</p><p>Indeed.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/407154/jaron-lanier-ai-religion-progress-criticism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/the-gray-area/407154/j</span><span class="invisible">aron-lanier-ai-religion-progress-criticism</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Gaia, the space observatory, won’t shut down easily now that its mission is over. Shades of Star Trek—TOS episode “The Changling,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” You knew this would be a problem! 😊</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/gaia-shutdown-troubles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/gaia-shutdown-tro</span><span class="invisible">ubles</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Looking deeper into God’s universe. Makes me think of my upcoming short story “Let There Be Light,” with a Christian scientist and his secular protege fighting (literally) for control of a mile-wide space telescope in 2044.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/james-webb-space-telescope/scientists-used-jwst-instruments-wrong-on-purpose-to-capture-direct-images-of-exoplanets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/space-exploration/ja</span><span class="invisible">mes-webb-space-telescope/scientists-used-jwst-instruments-wrong-on-purpose-to-capture-direct-images-of-exoplanets</span></a></p>
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