Društvo SFera

First they told us the Moon is not made out of cheese.
Now you tell us Mercury has not coconut cream.

It's like you don't want us to go to space!

But at least, it should be really clean after passing through so many kidneys

Handy chart when in a need of protection...

We are composing our own variant, with things from vertical axis as a protector.

Sharks look really usefull in that one! 😁

Tjedni program X-e-Cona, predavanja i radionice po školama

Sve je počelo kao dodatni program za popularizaciju dznanosti, pogotovo astronomije za osnovne i srednje škole, a zatim se prirodno pojavila i SF konvencija u subotu.

Naslovnica Programske knjižice X-e-Con 5, kojeg orgsniziraju AD Gea X, SF Orion i SF Arinoe

Program X-e-Cona 5 za subotu.

Ove subote idemo u Slavonski Brod!
#X-e-Con ove godine ima višu koncentraciju SFeraša u programu nego li je to obično...
Svratite do Tvrđave ako ste u blizini!

A crt TV screen photo of heralds in orange and gold all lined up with horns extended and gold lion on red banner lowered.

Another gorgeous piece of cinematic pixel artwork of a mounted knight at a tournament presenting themselves to nobles seated in a plush looking box

The first person perspective of the joust mini game where you must lower your lance and aim at just the right place and time

A photo of the strategic map of England, an isometric, Crusader Kings-ey rendition. It uses colour cycling to simulate the ocean and it's twinkling waves around it, a popular early Amiga animation technique

Defender of the Crown ⚔️ First released in 1986, this was Cinemaware's debut game, one of medieval strategy and mini games. A technical showpiece for the Commodore Amiga featuring Jim Sach's artistic talents.

This truly was a showstopper for the young computer released only the year before.

Ahhh Cinemaware!
Defender of Crown, Wings, It Came From the Desert...

(Goes to dig i the attic for his old Commodore)

Update 2: Juliet McKenna on Welsh folklore · They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd) As promised, here is the first of our updates about Welsh history and legend. This one is from Juliet McKenna.I was drawn to the Welsh myths underpinning The Green Man’s Gift for several reasons. Firs...

The @wtpress.bsky.social Kickstarter campaign has a lot of fun stories from Welsh history and mythology. They are best read in order, so I am going to make a mega-thread of them, starting with @julietemckenna.bsky.social on why she used Welsh folklore: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Good thing there are alternatives!

"Did you know that carpentry can flip your denomination? Simple act of hammering a nail to a wooden plank, lets say a door, can cause you to abandon catholicism! Fascinating!"

Good morning! Let's have a Balkan Feast, OK?
x

(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)

#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans

The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez; These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban; Red Dust by Yoss; A Legend of the Future by Augustín de Rojas; The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton; and The Name Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

We're kicking off your weekend with some Cuban SFF recommendations! How many of these authors have you read?

"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"

...eh

🛸🕊️ 4.10. Slavonikon (Požega)
🪐🛰️ 4.-11.10. Tjedan svemira
🍿🇯🇵 6.-31.10. Studio Ghibli retrospektiva
🎲🃏 11.10. - 12.10. Geek games (Velika Gorica)
🛸🐼 11.10. - 12.10. Pandakon
📚🇭🇷 15.10. - 15.11. Mjesec hrvatske knjige
🛸🔭 25.11. X-e-Con (Slavonski Brod)

#ŽivotSamoUtorkom #ProgramSFere
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Raketa pogonjena klasjem žita umjesto plamenim eksplozijama. Logo koji smo maznuli od prošlogodišnjeg X-e-cona! :)

#ŽivotSamoUtorkom i #ProgramSFere u listopadu!

🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa

Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....

sfera.hr/2025/program...
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Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"

Older veteran: “87.”

Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”

Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”

🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

Painter Renato Casaro has passed away, but his incredible work will never be forgotten.

Highly recommended!
(Not just because we know Aleksandar! That collection is great!)

Two books sit on comfortable chairs on a stage in front of an audience of books. The interviewer book says to the other "Decades unfinished in your author's drawer. Years untouched in a publisher's slush pile. Months on an indecisive editor's desk. And now, top of the bestseller charts! It's what we all dream of: tell us all about your incredible journey!"

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Yes.
You have to terraform the Mars in fixed number of turns to win

A promo graphic showing Paivo Press and their writers and translators, as well as the author and voice actress for Hornytown Chutzpah.

Hey, these are real people and real human-crafted works.

Please help!

ko-fi.com/africantrans...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

Weird AI Yankowic

Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁

Bilbos eleventy-first birthday party, scene from Ralph Bakshis Lord of the Rings

When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.

Happy birthday Mr. Baggins & Mr Baggins!

#HobbitDay

a man and a woman standing in front of a blue box Alt: Definitely NOT a Doctor time traveler and his companion leaving in Tardis.. uh, entering a blue police phone box!

Definitely not a time travel!

OK, OK, you got me!

I'll have to brush up my cunieform and get back to you on that.

Altough, are we sure there aren't even earlier texts painted on some cave wall?

Ramayana is a anime?
Guys from India that wrote it around 5th century BCE would be really surprised if they heard... 😂

Monolith from A Space Odyssey, crab version