ThisDudeRufus's discussions

I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one with hairy nipples. Read more

I refuse to play any horror games until the Oculus comes out. Read more

Speaking of John Huston, as far as I'm concerned, Alfred is a post-Lazarus pit Peachy. And Bane is Dravot's grandson.

I compare everything to masturbating animals. It's a separate problem. Read more

A neat subfield. Like, "sure, I collect seminal samples from animals at the zoo for a living, but I do it with the lions and panthers". Read more

Hence, why I tell people that I studied Archaeology rather than Anthropology. Read more

The Barbara Remington version is the one that I first read, with a beat-up, ancient copy my mom still had from college. It was a mark of pride to have the oldest, brownest, most torn, least well bound version of all my friends. I think. Read more

Speaking of Robot Jox...

I did not see a single American flag.

Well, Scott has been chasing the rights to the book for almost three decades, and seemed really pumped when he finally got it. So it'll be in the hands of someone who cares. Read more

I guess 'fascinating' is a good word. It felt like the science fiction equivalent of listening to Dad try really hard to prove he has an open mind. Like, you can appreciate the gesture, but there's still that disconnect... Read more

Oh, sure they can and do reproduce. And all I know of gay culture, honestly, came from a few friends I had in college and the occasional internet argument. But it seems like now that gays aren't actively compelled to hide their sexuality, we'll have fewer gay men and women having kids out of 'obligation', but that… Read more

All I know about Haldeman's own life comes from the Wikipedia article. But what I read seems very much in line with his fiction (including Robot Jox, which I never thought I'd say). In his stories, war is always, always a waste of time and talent, even when fought in defense. The only conscientious, deliberate career… Read more

From what I remember, it's a combination of selective breeding, societal pressure, and the idea (as it was at the time) that sexuality is largely a choice. Read more

Makes sense, if you really found the ideas in Prometheus gripping. I just found the execution to be incredibly frustrating, and I'm not sure there's anywhere to go with the story that isn't deeper down the frustration-hole. Read more

Oh, definitely. I think the biggest part of that is as Forever War went on, Mandela was not only alienated from the society he was fighting for, but even the soldiers he was fighting with. By the end, there was only a singe person he could possibly connect with. Whereas with Ender's Game, there was never that… Read more

I know it's not entirely related, but this video always gives me chills. Especially since I clearly remember Shelby Foote saying in the Civil War program that no one quite knew what the Yell sounded like.

It's also interesting, since the kids in Ender's Game were very much conscripted. And since the war in Card's series is just as pointless as the one in Forever War, if not more so. Read more

The most trite response, I guess, is that 'gays excuse themselves from the gene pool'. Assuming there's a genetic, or at least epigenetic basis for sexuality, it's not the kind of thing that would propagate itself. Read more

I fully support reposting this article twice every month until Ridley Scott finally buckles down and starts making the movie. Read more