Cowboy Bebop is amazing, beautifully written, drawn, and directed. Don't be turned off by the 1st episode which isn't very sci fi and more like film noir cliche stuff. The future world unfolds over the episodes along with the back story of how it evolved though another great thing is each episode stands independently.
chat
send private message
iron jizz
send
message sent
joined dec 2015
share iron jizz and generate bitcoin with reference codes.
1 topic on iron jizz
41 posts
+137.2 votes
by
iron jizz
What is the best Science Fiction Anime Series?
There is supposed to be a live action movie coming out at some point in the future. I thought there would be a third season but l guess l am wrong.
Steins gate is class. Time travel sci fi. Bit of a slow burner but get past the first two episodes it’s quality on Netflix as well.
Steins;Gate is brilliant. Some unique characterisations and a great, but inevitably confusing, take on the time travel concept with a ton of real world references and conspiracies. Solid choice. However, I highly recommend this viewing order: Steins;Gate episodes 01-22 then episode 23β (alternate version of 23), Steins;Gate 0 episodes 01-23 (you can watch somewhere online or on Crunchyroll) then original Steins;Gate series episodes 23-24. Sounds confusing lol but honestly this is the best way to experience the story.
Don’t know if this is a mad suggestion or if literally everybody has seen it. But the Animatrix ?
9 (I think) half an hour animated films set within The Matrix universe. All are interesting and well animated, but a few are stellar.
There’s one created by Shinichiro Watanabe, of cowboy beebop and samurai champloo (my personal favourite).
If you haven’t seen it, buy the dvd and watch it; if you have seen it, back me up!
Peace
9 (I think) half an hour animated films set within The Matrix universe. All are interesting and well animated, but a few are stellar.
There’s one created by Shinichiro Watanabe, of cowboy beebop and samurai champloo (my personal favourite).
If you haven’t seen it, buy the dvd and watch it; if you have seen it, back me up!
Peace
back that matrix up, it's awesome.
the back and forth between ghost in the shell and the matrix gets its best iteration right here.
the back and forth between ghost in the shell and the matrix gets its best iteration right here.
dig this thanks
Terraformars (テラフォーマー, Terafōmā) are evolved humanoid cockroaches who live on Mars. They possess physical traits and skills that greatly surpass those of normal humans. They also appear to be somewhat intelligent and have a natural hatred for humans; much like how humans hate cockroaches.
Terraformars (テラフォーマー, Terafōmā) are evolved humanoid cockroaches who live on Mars. They possess physical traits and skills that greatly surpass those of normal humans. They also appear to be somewhat intelligent and have a natural hatred for humans; much like how humans hate cockroaches.
Finished kaiba the other night from this recommendation. Thought it was class, trippy as fuck.
I love the premise here with the mind-body interchange but its really hard for me to get past the drawing. It seems more like something out of Spain in the 1930s than Anime.
Was about to say this, superb Anime!!
Also, an oldie but a classic is "The guyver" bio booster armour!!!
Also, an oldie but a classic is "The guyver" bio booster armour!!!
not sure it qualifies as science fiction - but! try to watch it when high when high.
DOROHEDORO
i'd love to hear from you when you do.
DOROHEDORO
i'd love to hear from you when you do.
Dorohedoro is fucking class. Watched the first season twice (high) then read the entire manga.
Deathnote was good, so was One Punch Man. Terror in Residence was really good too. And I quite liked Knights of Sidonia. Or just watch Akira and Ghost in the Shell and be done with it :)
Space dandy. Some really good episodes to watch stoned especially the first few.
Love death robots good shout.
Saiki k. Didn't watch stoned but really enjoyed it, might give it another look myself.
Non SciFi recommendation would be Kakegurui, if you haven't watched it watch it stoned it's really good. It's about gambling and girls that leak a lot of fluid.
Also 'close enough' is quite good to watch stoned from the makers of the regular show but for adults.
All should be on Netflix.
Love death robots good shout.
Saiki k. Didn't watch stoned but really enjoyed it, might give it another look myself.
Non SciFi recommendation would be Kakegurui, if you haven't watched it watch it stoned it's really good. It's about gambling and girls that leak a lot of fluid.
Also 'close enough' is quite good to watch stoned from the makers of the regular show but for adults.
All should be on Netflix.
Thanks for the tip. It should be cool just based on the fact that he did Samurai Jack. And Ive found out a movie version was made and even submitted to oscars (fck oscars tho!).. Nice!!
serial experiment lain!!!, a bit old but still ahead of most anime... and I mean, Evangelion, if you have not seen it!
Cowboy Bebop. No qualifying statement required. It's a timeless classic. I wish I could see it for the first time again
Sci fi anime faves:
Noein (short series based on quantum physics theory),
Gintama (comedy anime partly set in space),
Ergo proxy (short dystopian series in futuristic world),
Inuyashiki (Old man becomes a weaponized cyborg and you follow his story),
Parasyte (High school kid gets infected by an alien parasyte),
And last but not least!
Psycho pass, it has 3 seasons and about 5 movies on the same world. A world which is monitored by an expert crime a.i. program, people get a hue which shows how likely to commit crime you will be, it's hard to explain but definitely my favourite sci fi series for a while.
Noein (short series based on quantum physics theory),
Gintama (comedy anime partly set in space),
Ergo proxy (short dystopian series in futuristic world),
Inuyashiki (Old man becomes a weaponized cyborg and you follow his story),
Parasyte (High school kid gets infected by an alien parasyte),
And last but not least!
Psycho pass, it has 3 seasons and about 5 movies on the same world. A world which is monitored by an expert crime a.i. program, people get a hue which shows how likely to commit crime you will be, it's hard to explain but definitely my favourite sci fi series for a while.
Castlevania on Netflix is awesome! Not really sci-fi but the art style is great and a nice spin on an old tale. I binge watched 3 seasons in like 3days lol
19 posts by iron jizz
1 post
+2 votes
use three words to describe little biggy
+1 for 80s reference
My postman is obviously a stoner, just the way he carries the back all slung back on his shoulder gives it away but he also looks like Wayne (or Garth I can't remember which one is which). I keep thinking I should offer him a bowl of the good shit but he delivers so much weed to me I think I'd be putting him in a bad position.
You got me.
Relax in piece - RIP
Happily ever after.
Home sweet home.
Sunshine at night.
Just 3 words?!
Relax in piece - RIP
Happily ever after.
Home sweet home.
Sunshine at night.
Just 3 words?!
Lol that's poss the best 3 words. Esp goin by the shit that appears in my area as "weed". And the wannabes selling it
Layer of consciousness
Each of the competitors has emotional limbic partners
A light wavwyin accord
Does it matter what substrate
Each of the competitors has emotional limbic partners
A light wavwyin accord
Does it matter what substrate
1 post
+2 votes
Meet Light Sail 2
Can a light saiil be used on earth to propel motion?
Meet Light Sail 2
Later this year the second light sail will launch as a small satellite
1 post
+5 votes
on
{nations}
will the chinese gov say sorry?
started topic
on
{nations}
will the chinese gov say sorry?
no conspiracy theory here looking at this as an accident what kind of a person wouldn't show some remorse?
World events do not occur by accident. They are made to happen, whether it is to do with national issues or commerce; and most of them are staged and managed by those who hold the purse strings. ~ Denis Healey, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence (1964-1970) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974-1979).
to answer your question directly - no commie government will apologise!
russian government fucked up the response to chernobyl.
chinese government fucked up the response to covid.
communism sucks arse, hard.
russian government fucked up the response to chernobyl.
chinese government fucked up the response to covid.
communism sucks arse, hard.
Sadly so does capitalism when a ceo earns more by the end of the day Jan 2nd than the majority of the workers earn that year… Theyre all flawed, at least in communism you know you’re being fucked.
i think a lot of people, inclduing the ceo, would want more money to clean loos than to fly around on private jets lionizing themselves.
FYI just because China call themselves communists it doesn’t mean they are. They are a fascist capitalist dictatorship. Communism is actually a great idea in theory. It just forgets to account for the fact that power corrupts all.
But, couldn’t the rest of the world have seen this coming from miles and miles away? Why should only the Chinese government be responsible? I feel like we all could learn from other people’s mistakes. Once the Chinese government failed, the rest lacked in response as well.. and now people are so stubborn, wanting to continue normal life when things are still not in control. Which is absolutely understandable. But blame is not going to stop this, especially if we don’t take responsibility ourselves. so why not ask for an apology closer to home?
It quite clearly wasn’t an accident, even if it was how can they admit it? Every government in the world suing for 600 Billion, everyone that lost someone getting multi million dollar payouts… It was a giant scam from start to finish imo.
It’s USA and China.
Thank me later (copy this b4 it’s taken down)
Smoking gun…. 🤷🏻♂️
https://republicans-energycommerce.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Year-5-EHA.pdf?fbclid=IwAR36wLp-vTrD6I9CS0Fk5aa4EPRhDbHnwHYZbu3M2dnMusk0tcEgXHLGnWQ
Thank me later (copy this b4 it’s taken down)
Smoking gun…. 🤷🏻♂️
https://republicans-energycommerce.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Year-5-EHA.pdf?fbclid=IwAR36wLp-vTrD6I9CS0Fk5aa4EPRhDbHnwHYZbu3M2dnMusk0tcEgXHLGnWQ
1 post
+0 votes
on
denofsim
A Cryptographer's Moral Responsibility
Yeah it's an infinite loop of cat and mouse i reckon
on
denofsim
A Cryptographer's Moral Responsibility
An academic cryptographer says scientists and engineer's must protect people from surveillance.
It seems Tim Cook is taking it pretty seriously and I applaud him. Apple is in the position to help freedom in a way but no politician could ever accomplish because technology is the enabler of human progress.
he was, now he is lying with a gun to his head, just like any company beholden to governments that must see everything
I'm not so sure of this, technology is what allows all the surveillance to begin with. To take things to the extreme think of primitive people with no technology and the freedom to do whatever they want, put anything in their bodies, go wherever they please, etc.
This piece is worth listening to, the former head of anti terrorism efforts for the US gov is on Apple's side and besides the says everyone in government besides the FBI is too.
This guy actually compares the situation to the moral responsibility of nuclear scientists in the 1940s. I think this isn't quite a parallel not so much because of the stakes but because he is asking people to go beyond their jobs and become activists where as the 1940s guys (including Einstein) were petitioning existing leaders.
0
Those 40s scientists were up against something inevitable so they could only stall things a bit, this lot can actually enable.
It's not much of a moral responsibility, and it shouldn't be. People don't become these roles just to protect people from the government. It's rather inevitable that we'll never achieve full privacy.
0
1 post
+22 votes
on
{nations}
End of nations: Is there an alternative to countries?
started topic
I was disappointed by the article, there seems to be no awareness of distributed systems of governance like bitcoin.
Modern nations are basically about providing a trustworthy authority to govern commerce. Some countries like Singapore are especially good at this while others are left to shake downs like protectionism and arms manufacture under the constant threat of war.
Decentralised systems with no-trust elements (like bitcoin) or a reputation systems (like the one here) are the most logical apparent alternative to existing government.
Modern nations are basically about providing a trustworthy authority to govern commerce. Some countries like Singapore are especially good at this while others are left to shake downs like protectionism and arms manufacture under the constant threat of war.
Decentralised systems with no-trust elements (like bitcoin) or a reputation systems (like the one here) are the most logical apparent alternative to existing government.
I don't understand the premise of a nation, when they say a nation competes what does that mean? Is there some kind of contest like the olympics? Who are the contestants representing each country? Who are the judges etc, it's all bullshit trying to describe after the fact people just going about their own lives. Who wakes up in the morning saying I'm representing say Chile today, and I'm going to beat those fuckers in Lithuania?
Sure it's what the nation's call "cyberspace" and they aren't going to allow it to be an "alternative" if they have anything to do with it.
1 post
+9 votes
Dicks With Time Machines
true this!
Whoops I thought this was going to be Time Machines with Dicks, because you know they are always so vaginal.
Seemed intriguing.
Seemed intriguing.
1 post
+5 votes
Resurrecting the Dead From Outer Space
Hate it when that happens :)
Youre surely a bigga I'd like to smoke with
Resurrecting the Dead From Outer Space
Nikolai Federov founded Russian Cosmism, a philosophy based not only on the quest for immortality but also a resurrection of the dead by harvesting their particles from space.
if you are happy with a transporter room kind of version then sure, but did we tell you about your premium storage options?
Great idea. Better stay away from singularities (black holes) though. Small matter of your residual info on the event horizon sputtering away like radio static thanks to Hawking radiation.
If this is possible then it's the kind of thing another intelligence may come up with already. Maybe we are part of such a process ...
{stoned thouhht}
{stoned thouhht}
You know this isnt totally crazy, the cost of putting a head into space is coming down and then the cold storage is free for a real long time.
3 posts
+7 votes
on
Joy Addition
Patents Are Immoral
kind of difficult to understand you but fiat money comes from a central bank, crypto is mined.
my wealth isn't stolen without patents. if anything i…
+ 3 more
on
Joy Addition
Patents Are Immoral
The EpiPen Debacle reminded me of this, basically the argument is that invention is discovery of what is out there waiting in a very public kind of realm of intelligence.
the only thing i like about patents is it helps establish intellectual property that can help an individual inventor. theyre fucked in the corporate legal system without it.
that said if they held a crypto key that controlled or sanctioned its use it would be a better system.
that said if they held a crypto key that controlled or sanctioned its use it would be a better system.
A patent is only worth having if you have the money to defend yourself in our lovely legal system. Good luck taking apple or google to court, you will run out of money before they even get into the courtroom. Know how is more important with certain parts covered by patents;)
extremely interesting topic
i agree patents are immoral many instances
ive recently been interested in cannabis gene mapping how big pharma and cannabis firms are taking strains mapping it and then owning it!
Which means that locals must buy seeds from them or work in another way with them
i have been watching the channel Future Cannabis Project on youtube
i agree patents are immoral many instances
ive recently been interested in cannabis gene mapping how big pharma and cannabis firms are taking strains mapping it and then owning it!
Which means that locals must buy seeds from them or work in another way with them
i have been watching the channel Future Cannabis Project on youtube
This seems to be a stronger argument for chemistry which even if original is only a few steps away from nature.
Without patents your life would be very different. Think about all the money ip generates for the country which trickles down through society. Morals are a luxury for people with money and or a safety net to look down on others and tell yourself how you are nothing like them;) if patents didn’t exist then all your wealth would be stolen and your morals would also likely disappear when you needed money for food and healthcare or your family.
Think about where all the money circulating comes from. Even if you don’t directly receive money from abroad, where do the people who pay you for whatever you do, money come from. Money goes round and round. Money stops going round to the people injecting money into this circle if they cannot receive money because someone just did it in another country for cheaper.
kind of difficult to understand you but fiat money comes from a central bank, crypto is mined.
my wealth isn't stolen without patents. if anything i'm going to have more wealth since i wont be paying monopoly prices for chemical compounds.
my wealth isn't stolen without patents. if anything i'm going to have more wealth since i wont be paying monopoly prices for chemical compounds.
Where does the money come from to buy crypto from the people who mine it. Where did the money come from to create the structures that allow the miners to mine. Money from the central bank only flows it the outlook is good or against assets. Increasing Past earnings and assets allow that good outlook. Also how did England become so wealthy? How did we acquire the assets in the first place. Not all from patents of course but ip plays a massive role in where developed countries acquire wealth
The "structure" of crypto mining is open source, its a great example of what happens when patents are not part of the ecosystem.
Money from all central banks is issued against reserves in a reference currency like USD or gold or confidence in tax receipts.
England basically fostered trade to get where it is. Openness is the catalyst, the antithesis of patents.
Money from all central banks is issued against reserves in a reference currency like USD or gold or confidence in tax receipts.
England basically fostered trade to get where it is. Openness is the catalyst, the antithesis of patents.
1 post
+1 votes
I have found ketamine to be as good a reset button as taking mushrooms. However, be prepared to be shown the darkest of it all to get there! Not something I take anymore. But it has been a healer for depression to me, many times.
1 post
+5 votes
What can I do to preserve my grandmother before she dies?
Wait you're gonna go with "plastication" because you think it has less embarrassing analogies than freezing?
What can I do to preserve my grandmother before she dies?
My grandmother has cancer and even if she makes it she doesn't have more than 5 years to live realistaclly. I believe that some kind of immortality or radical life extension is coming but she isn't going to be able to participate so I wonder if there is something I can do to give myself a little hope if nothing else.
My gran died a couple of years ago and one of the biggest regrets I have is that I didn't talk with her about her life. My advice is spend as much time with her as possible, talk to her, learn about her (write things down if you need to) - and then keep her in your memories. Pass on your knowledge of her to the next generation. That is basically as close to immortality most of us get.
Exactly this! My gran died in 2014, one year shy of 100. She had seen a lot in her life, being born during World War One. I cherish the chats that we had. As I get older, I realise how privileged I was to have known her. Not only because of who she was but because she was born in another era and her stories and memories were real life history from a very different world to our own.
Record her talking about her life and memories, oral history vcan be an amazing gateway into the past.
I might be too old fashioned, but since you're talking about your grandma, that might not be a bad thing. Have you asked her how she feels about death? She might not want to be frozen, or otherwise kept from death. I've had to deal with death way too much recently. It's horrible, and my heart goes out to you. But sometimes dying people see loved ones who are already dead. Real, or imagined, I won't know for sure until I take that last trip. I've started to feel very selfish for keeping my sister on life support as long as I did. Personally, I really believe that death is just a transition. Regardless, I think spending as much time with her as you can, and even recording conversations with her would be a good thing. Whatever you choose, I wish you both well.
Plastication may very well be ready within 5 years and it looks not only better than cryonics but also free of any ties to discredited white rappers.
Wait you're gonna go with "plastication" because you think it has less embarrassing analogies than freezing?
It seems like a perfect idea, instead of fighting the long life of plastics we use this to preserve.
I imagine an undertaker could inject some plastics, use a plastic coffin and we could have masses of people preserved inexpensively.
Hard to find much on this though, Gwern's piece is pretty old
I imagine an undertaker could inject some plastics, use a plastic coffin and we could have masses of people preserved inexpensively.
Hard to find much on this though, Gwern's piece is pretty old
Does she want to be preserved? This can be a really big deal for her legacy and may freak out her family, it takes some fortitude to get past that.
this. I have a very hard time even talking with people about this basically they think it's a conceit to even consider it.
1 post
+6 votes
picard series?
wow i'm total opposite, i like to savor and sometimes even just watch a couple of scenes at a time. then its separation anxiety, i wont watch the las…
It just great, edgy, sexy and sweary- what more could you want. It leaves me wondering how far trek can be pushed. I came across this fan art on Facebook of what if....
i watched the 1st one and was a little bummed so i havent had the gumption for the next one. special effects were shit but im gonna give it another go the story is rarely good in a 1st episode so no comment there
Me too! I hate waiting a week for episodes. Binge watching has ruined me lol! I love Star Trek and Picard was always my favourite Captain, so no doubt I will love this.
1 post
+3 votes
on
little buggy
Is anyone else having trouble with android?
Login screen is shite.
on
little buggy
Is anyone else having trouble with android?
I get dumb sizing on several pages using a galaxy edge 5
Using a pixel 3xl with chrome browser and everything seems fine to me. Although it can take a while to load pages at certain times.
Mines acting up at the moment things are really slow, Im getting restricted pages and can't send a message without it crashing on me
Yeah I've noticed a big slowdown the past week or so. Some pages and topics won't even open and just crash the site if I try. Hard to engage with the community at the moment because of it.
i have a problem on text input for example this post, when the text box opens the way the page then zooms is a freak show, and the auto correction does not work maybe its the way its defined in the code. i'd be happy to contribute to the bounty if anyone fixes this.
1 post
+9 votes
immortality for sale - well, as a bot
started topic
immortality for sale - well, as a bot
but still!
an early step towards digitizing humans.
an early step towards digitizing humans.
Yeah I actually think one of those guys is working customer service for my cable company.
1 post
+5 votes
on
{modafinil}
Does anyone use other nootropics?
lions mane is a great idea for most people, like vitamins for your brain. and a nice complement to cannabis imho
lions mane is a great idea for most people, like vitamins for your brain. and a nice complement to cannabis imho
Thanks bud . I just recently found out about it. Gonna order some and try it for a few months.
1 post
+1 votes
Passengers
better off dead
1 post
+11 votes
Anniversary of the 1st Web Page Ever
started topic
Anniversary of the 1st Web Page Ever
1 post
+1 votes
on
{Economics}
Entrepreneurs are redesigning the basic building block of capitalism (Economist)
Article is implying the money follows the system of organisation so while you're spot on with the transitional state we are in now it would appear the…
on
{Economics}
Entrepreneurs are redesigning the basic building block of capitalism (Economist)
Article basically says the systems of organization that required corporate scale have been replaced by networks that are accessible to individuals.
Yeah but corporations can use these systems just as effectively, perhaps even more so, and once individuals use these systems enough they organize into corporations anyway - because that's where the big money is.
bigg topics
