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Old 01-07-2010, 01:45 PM   #106
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and Dar, sorry, but you've been talking to the wrong people.
Let's see, I hung out with the chess club & science geeks in high school. I took a semester course on science fiction when I was getting my Education degree. I went back to get a computer science degree and now work with reams of computer science geeks. And just now you're getting around to telling me I've been hanging out with the wrong people?

We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't know who your people are, but my people are not as picky about nomenclature.
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Old 01-07-2010, 01:53 PM   #107
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Forrest J Ackerman used the term "sci-fi" at UCLA in 1954.[12] As science fiction entered popular culture, writers and fans active in the field came to associate the term with low-budget, low-tech "B-movies" and with low-quality pulp science fiction.[13][14][15] By the 1970s, critics within the field such as Terry Carr and Damon Knight were using "sci-fi" to distinguish hack-work from serious science fiction,[16] and around 1978, Susan Wood and others introduced the pronunciation "skiffy". Peter Nicholls writes that "SF" (or "sf") is "the preferred abbreviation within the community of sf writers and readers".[17] David Langford's monthly fanzine Ansible includes a regular section "As Others See Us" which offers numerous examples of "sci-fi" being used in a pejorative sense by people outside the genre.[18]
from WikiP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

Maybe I'm older than you? When I was involved in organizing conventions a decade or two ago, this was the feeling.

Edit: Ha! I just looked at your profile, and not only are you older than me (by a smidgeon) but you're a male and for some reason I thought you were a female. You certainly have more geek/nerd credentials than I do, but I was always taught not to use "scifi" when I was actively involved in fandom.
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:03 PM   #108
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You are both incredibly geeky because you are actually having a discussion about this...
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:07 PM   #109
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:13 PM   #110
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Edit: Ha! I just looked at your profile, and not only are you older than me (by a smidgeon) but you're a male and for some reason I thought you were a female.
Well damn. (Not directed at you Cloud). This is not the first time that mistake has been made.

The difference might be that I've never been to a convention. The convention types might be more avid.
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:13 PM   #111
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:15 PM   #112
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avid. maybe "rabid" would be a better description!
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:24 PM   #113
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You're not fooling anybody, missy.
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Old 01-07-2010, 03:19 PM   #114
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avid. maybe "rabid" would be a better description!
Awesome movie, but Horror, not SF nor SciFi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabid
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Old 01-07-2010, 10:07 PM   #115
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WOW! What a movie. One of the best in Special Effects I have enjoyed since LOTR. A must see for anyone. You have to see this in 3d or IMAX to really appreciate it. Don't miss this one.
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Old 01-08-2010, 07:42 AM   #116
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Old 01-08-2010, 09:21 AM   #117
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so much negativity. you're going to be reborn as a guinea pig. in South America.
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Old 01-08-2010, 10:14 PM   #118
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Well, I'm locked in to IMAX King of Prussia http://www.fandango.com/uakingofprus...date=1/16/2010

on Sat Jan 16th for the 2:50 show. We'll be there with friends. If anyone from the Cellar wants to show up, buy your tickets early.
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Old 01-08-2010, 10:16 PM   #119
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WOW! What a movie. One of the best in Special Effects I have enjoyed since LOTR. A must see for anyone. You have to see this in 3d or IMAX to really appreciate it. Don't miss this one.
Dude, I'm going to see it in 3D and IMAX. If I don't get sick to my stomach during the flight scenes, I'm going to ask for my money back.
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Old 01-09-2010, 01:57 AM   #120
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I grew up reading asimov, clarke, and heinlein.
Wrong, those people never grow up.


btw, here's what the theaters look like after they showed avatar.
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