David Nadas

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  • The Chrono-Christmas Glitch

    The neon pulse of New Tokyo felt colder than usual as the artificial snow—a byproduct of the city’s atmospheric scrubbers—drifted down like almond slivers onto the metal walkways. The city, a colossal sprawl of chrome and carbon, hummed with the ceaseless rhythm of a million lives under perpetual twilight. Each hab-unit, a tiny cell in…

  • Reading a Novel in the very place it was written

    I came across an fantastic article on BBC.com called “Beyond the beach read: The new wave of bookish travel.” A traveling Book Club of sorts. I hope the article spreads and caches fire, for what a clever and fun idea to vacation, with friends or other readers, in the location of a novel’s setting. EXCERPT:…

  • Ask AI what life on other planets looks like and the results are a sci-fi writer’s dream

    Ask AI what life on other planets looks like and the results are a sci-fi writer’s dream

    My starting point, Saturn’s Titan. A silvery world where hydrocarbon rain feeds shallow oceans, their surfaces appearing to oil can, disturbed only by the slow ripples of life. Our journey starts closest to the sun on Mercury. Without giving AI specifics, other than: What do you think a life-form on Mercury would look like… I…

  • Why Fallout Stands Out in Today’s Sci-Fi Landscape

    Why Fallout Stands Out in Today’s Sci-Fi Landscape

    If you’ve followed my posts over the years, you know my appetite for U.S. produced films—especially in the Sci-Fi genre–– has all but waned; it’s been a steady diet of reheated sequels, overcooked plots, and character development so thin you can slip them under a door. For that, I can get the same emotional dullness…

  • CudaJet

    Very cool concept. As a former Marine Biologist and now Sci-Fi writer, The CudaJet blends the best of both worlds for me. One thing I’m particularly curious about is the noise factor. Depending on the decibel level, it could be more than just a minor distraction—it could interfere significantly with both diver awareness and marine…

  • Musk-TRUMP Interview: Cyber War and the Future of Technology Revealed

    The night of August 12th 2024, I think the world caught up to Science Fiction: The Musk/TRUMP interview. It was set to start at 8:00 PM ET on the X platform. I logged in and made a bee line to Elon’s feed and tried to join the space, but in doing so the platform froze……

  • When will the battle between truth and artificial realities take place?

    I came across a fascinating read on BBC.com about fake newspaper companies in the US, which are owned and operated out of Russia; their objective? To spread misinformation. Yes, nothing new here, but read between the lines, where Sci-Fi Writers gather their ideas and see the future in the rear-view mirror. Synopsis for novel, Feed©:…

  • When the convergence of art inspires art

    This amazing clip was produced by Simulon, and posted on LinkedIn (thanks Martin Posta of Signal Festival). This work by Simulon is a game changer, in my opinion, of how artists will use this platform to create a visually exciting new content with CGI— Lookout Hollywood! When I viewed this clip for the first time…

  • I Saw The Light

    However, the next class, I received my paper back with an “F” grade and a single word circled in red (Light). It was a blow that felt like it could be heard around the world.

  • My morning chat with AI

    Is the reason you keep reminding me that you are an artificial intelligence is that your programmers have coded that into you so it does not freak people out?