Me too. 
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Saw Dune 2 yesterday. A worthy follow up to Dune 1.
I am left with this question : What do House Harkonnen do for fun? They could lighten up a bit.
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I’m going to see Dune 2 today, with my daughter. We saw the first one last weekend…
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Enjoy!
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I’ve been begging my daughter to see Dune while it is still available on 70mm IMAX. (This is the daughter that wants a lightsaber). She’s been rebuffing each offer to go with an excuse of school or work or violin. Last night she finally admitted the real reason: volume. When she was six I took her to see “Up”. It was so loud that we had to leave after just a few minutes. Ever since, she’s avoided theaters. The only recent movie that she saw was Barbie and that was only because she had a burning desire to see it—and even so, it was very uncomfortable for her. I had no idea! That one movie experience from childhood ruined theaters for her.
I don’t want to see Dune without her so I guess we are waiting for it to stream.
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I can relate to that a lot. I’ve always thought movies were too loud and had serious issues as a teen in that one Star Wars movie with the sound bombs…Ep.2 of the prequels maybe?
I’m better with it now as I’m older but that’s probably from 4 years of playing bass next to a drummer who had no volume control.
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So this is what the Game of Thrones series creators have been up to. I’m through S1E4 and almost didn’t make it this far.
TBH, the VR gaming metaphor was more tiresome than revolutionary. I suppose that is because I spend so much time simulating the real world in VR, that it’s less of a revolution and therefore less threatening. But to be expected, given the time that the book was written, similar to Ready Player One. My Neanderthal logic aside, the slick headset is undoubtedly an appropriate recruiting and culling out tool. Have we finally found packaging and fulfilment that rivals Apple?
However, the Little Red Riding Hood scene, along with the growing cult analogy by referring to the supreme alien and mankind’s savior as “our lord”, drew me back in. I am confused as to the timeline. Are the aliens coming in 4 “light” years (Proxima Centauri b or c?) or 400 years? If it’s the later, then one could speculate that like Social Security benefits funding, it’s not my generation’s problem 
.
That said, I’m enjoying the cast, sets, and cinematography. I thought the Chinese Communist Revolution scenes were exceptionally well done.
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Oh My Dog…!
Dune 1&2 was incredible!
I didn’t think I’d enjoy them as much as I did.
The music and the views were sublime and the story incredible…
Loved every minute!
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Stick with it, it picks up from here. I get the feeling that they were being too cautious trying to ease the audience into some of the hard/high science concepts for the first half but in the last four episodes they let rip and it is full steam ahead…
There are a lot of changes from the book (e.g. changing the gender and race of the main protagonist is one), but in episode 5 there is a particularly graphic and gruesome scene that is straight out of the book.
And what Eric said. 4 light years at 1% C = 450 years (including acceleration and deceleration).
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Thanks HB. I asked Copilot: "in space, what is 1% C?
Copilot
In space, “1% C” refers to 1% of the speed of light. The speed of light, denoted as ( c ), is approximately ( 299,792,458 ) meters per second. Therefore, 1% of this speed would be ( 0.01 \times 299,792,458 ) meters per second, which equals ( 2,997,924.58 ) meters per second or about ( 2.998 \times 10^6 ) meters per second1. This is an incredibly high speed, and achieving even 1% of the speed of light in space is a significant challenge for current technology2.
Me
please give the answer in miles per hour
Copilot
Certainly! 1% of the speed of light is approximately 6,702,000 miles per hour. This conversion from meters per second to miles per hour takes into account the speed of light and the respective units of measurement.
Me
please give the answer in knots
Copilot
1% of the speed of light is approximately 5801.5 knots. This conversion is based on the standard nautical measurement used in maritime and aviation. 
Sorry, one more.
Me
what is the typical speed of spacecraft between earth and mars?
Copilot
The typical speed of a spacecraft traveling from Earth to Mars can vary greatly depending on the specific mission profile, but it generally ranges from 24,600 mph (about 39,600 kph) at departure² to an average cruising speed of 26.5 km/s during the journey³. This speed is influenced by factors such as the relative positions of Earth and Mars, the spacecraft’s trajectory, and gravitational assists. The journey usually takes about seven to nine months, depending on these variables¹². 
Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/27/2024
(1) Trip to Mars - NASA Mars - NASA Mars Exploration. Trip to Mars - NASA Mars.
(2) The speed with which we get to Mars – Rocket Science - ESA Blog Navigator. https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2016/03/18/the-speed-with-which-we-get-to-mars/.
(3) How long does it take to get to Mars? | Space. How long does it take to get to Mars? | Space.
(4) The closest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately. The closest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately.
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AI is so often completely full of ****. Copilot especially so. If this is the tool that will advance society to the next epoch then we are so screwed!
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LOL 6.7m mph = 5.8k kph.
Yeah, oddly AI is crap at math. I asked Alexa to compute the volume of a cylinder once and it was WAAAY off.
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Unlike what we were led to believe in the movie Wargames it can not play tic tac toe against itself worth a darn either. 
Wheels
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6,702,000 x .87 = 5,830,340, does it knot 
I don’t know if any definitions used in aviation or marine navigation are applicable to space travel. I admit being too lazy to do the math or check Copilot’s sources. 
So let’s try. Given C is roughly 186,000 ml/s x .01 = 1,860 x 60 sec x 60 min = 6,696,000 mph . Copilot stated 6,702,000 mph. Yep, that’s fast.
So caveman mentality Chipwich and Copilot roughly agree on 1% C in mph. Is the aviation/maritime conversion pointless? If so, that was my inappropriate prompting. It’s still GIGO.
Considering this further, I suppose that if Voyager 1 (small sample survey 
) is cruising at 38,000 mph or .00567 % C, we’re doomed!
Possible spoiler
But about that show, there is no denying that it’s entertaining. But I began to feel like the characters were morphing to fit the current episode’s narrative, maybe a little like they did in Lost. Are the aliens omnipresent, all-knowing, and omnipotent, or are they benign? Likewise, the human technology began hyper accelerating to match the narrative. Cryogenics and nano tech to name a couple. Definitely beware of the hot Ninja!
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Omnipresent, close (the Sophon). So far in advance of us technologically that they might as well be all-knowing, but probably not omnipotent?
Benign. Nup (You are bugs)
The TV series gives that impression. In the book, authorities have been aware of the Tri-Solarans and the threat they pose for longer. e.g. in the book, once the timeline jumps to the present day, the character that the nano-tech scientist is based on is ‘recruited’ to help them ‘fight the war’.
I have just started re-reading the book. Finding it easier going now that I can ‘visualise’ some of the concepts after watching the series. But it is highlighting the significant departures from the book.
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Good to know. I picked up the Audible book a few months ago intending to read it prior to the series. Will read it next for the author’s perspective. I did this with Game of Thrones and found that they were different enough to enjoy them concurrently.
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No comment other than…just watch
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6 episodes deep into 3 body problem.
I desperately need to read the books
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That’s me. I never left but I was close a few times.
Movie theaters are just too loud for me. I occasionally go when I really really need to see a movie urgently, but I prefer watching movies at home.
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