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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20972382

The prophecy begins.

The new HBO Original Series #DuneProphecy premieres November 17 on Max.

Not sure I totally agree with the article writer. But it provides food for thought.

If you know, you know.

Looks promising! Good cast!

I've watched all the YouTube videos and tiktoks about the spice and the guild navigators.. basically they're what exists instead of decision making computers.

But what do they actually do to operate the ship? Like they looked and saw some shit and now they have to do something about it.

Does the navigator have buttons and levers to configure the drive? Do they just speak words to some sort of helmsman about how to steer? Do they write out instructions? Is there some sort of telepathy or telekinesis the navigator does with the hardware?

Whenever I Google it I just find articles and videos about spice. What about SOP?

"... funniest shit I've ever seen!"

“We must negate the machines-that-think. Humans must set their own guidelines. This is not something machines can do. Reasoning depends upon programming, not on hardware, and we are the ultimate program! Our Jihad is a "dump program." We dump the things which destroy us as humans!” 
― Minister-companion of the Jihad

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/6038148

Would you ?

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/6016134

Lisan Al Gaib !

Interesting article about the struggles two linguists had taking Frank Herbert's eclectic Fremen words and turning them into a working conlang (constructed language) for the new movies.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13135450

I have so much hype for this 😍

The first advance screening for general audiences was on February 25 in IMAX cinemas. This thread is for people who have seen the film to discuss ahead of the official release on March 1.

SPOILERS AHEAD! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM AND DO NOT WANT TO GET SPOILED, STOP SCROLLING AND GO BACK NOW.

Mods, please let me know if this is appropriate and feel free to remove if not.

After finishing reading books 1–6 for the first time, I would personally rank them in order of enjoyment:

1. Dune
2. Children of Dune
3. Dune Messiah
4. God Emperor of Dune
5. Chapterhouse: Dune
6. Heretics of Dune

I am honestly not sure if I will re-read books 5 and 6. I did enjoy some parts of Chapterhouse, but overall thought the ending was ho-hum. I was entertained and engaged by the first three novels and found God Emperor to be an interesting philosophical and heady trip and didn't mind the near lack of action. I found books five and six also had interesting parts, but overall didn’t offer as satisfying of reads as a whole.

Now I am faced with the decision as to whether or not to read the next two books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Hunters of Dune and Sandworkd of Dune). I know that there are some strong opinions on these two books and that many are not fans, like many also don’t particularly like the last three of Frank Herbert’s books.

I’d like to hear from this community what people’s thoughts are on the series as a whole and the pros and cons of continuing to read the last two books or not. Does it put a satisfying bow on the overall story for those they did read them? Are they worth the time? Would it be best to call it here and re-read the books I did enjoy on occasion? I’m curious about what others have experienced in their readings and interpretations of this series as well. Thanks for any thoughtful replies anyone cares to offer. Keep it flowin’.

But I'm having bad luck. Our local 70mm theater site won't even open, it must be overloaded. I'm hoping other people are having issues, too, so I can get good seats.

Anyone else have any luck?

A massive, loyal-to-the-messiah dessert warrior culture (of which said messiah’s mother became an adopted member), a secretive order of women mystics pulling the strings on human civilization, weapons inspired by the Javanese kris, a heavy focus on political intrigue and machinations, a strong focus on a near-instantaneous method of traveling, and so on and so forth.

I’m astounded that the book Origins of the Wheel of Time completely failed to mention Dune when listing out all the inspirational works and events for Robert Jordan’s magnum opus.