The Shrine

So, I'm leaking this sort of information here, because I've known y'all for decades and figured you might be interested. Just know that I try really hard to not link these two accounts, because this nick is far too easy to link to my real personal info. That and I don't like having different communities I interact with have these weird preconceived notions of what my opinions or personality is, so I try to separate out my aliases as much as possible. Especially work. Not that I work in a hostile environment, but people still get fired over the stupidest social media shit. So, this post is breaking my own personal rules.

Anyway, I have a YouTube channel. I post long-form video essays on sci-fi, music, and video games. Narration has been the biggest challenge, but I've worked on my audio setup and vocal work over time. Funny, I hate the audio quality (and some other decisions) of my first video, but it's still the biggest hit I have, since I was filling a gap that people were looking for.

It's typically only a weekend thing for me, but I try to get a few videos a year. Currently working on a script for a SOMA video right now.

I'm pretty much a ghost online so I don't blame you for being cautious.

I'd love to post more about myself here, but hesitate for similar reasons.

Thanks for letting us know, I'll try to check it out.

I find science fiction as an interesting topic.

I don't know if you'd ever want to cover this, but here's an idea to mull over:

If we were to liken our forum to something in science fiction - the Spacers of Asimov's universe fit the bill. A relic of the ancient past from the beginning of the future.

In Asimov's timeline, about the end of I, Robot in the 21st century, and going on until the Robot trilogy some 2.5 thousand years later by the second book in The Robot trilogy "The Naked Sun" with the Solarians, the 51st colony of humanity, 51 different Utopias. The original expansion of humanity in a more fractured and less expandable phase. Our little groups evolved into something a little different.

Then there was a second expansion (following the book Robots and Empire). To the Galactic Empire, which expanded until it too met its limits, and began collapsing only to be saved by The Foundation, which began the third expansion. While the Foundation sequels end at the beginning of that expansion, there are other stories, such as The Last Question, that reveal Asimov's vision for the rest of the universe.

A great story (IMO), a quick read, or even a quick listen.

Dramatized adaptation, featuring Leonard Nimoy as narrator:



The straight audiobook from the text: