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Discuss your thoughts, theories, opinions, and predictions based on episode 4 here!

I haven't read any confirmation, but the designs look way too similar to be coincidental.

It would also be fitting that the Bene Gesserit "Witches" should adopt such an implement to test their own subjects, lol.

Does anyone have a reading order which makes the most sense for someone who's never read or watched anything Dune? Thank you in advance!

I hope this isn't the case, but the timing of the movies is really good to get people into Dune. They'll need the books to fully understand the parallels though.

Hopefully Trump doesn't do the things we suspect he'll do based on what he's said, but, if he does, hopefully it's a moment humanity can learn from (again). Hopefully we come out of this and people stop trusting charismatic leaders. Dune may be more relevant than ever.

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 😍