Hello!

[FremenSquid]

Hey guys,

I'm FremenSquid and I'm a biology student currently in my second year. I like electronic music, science, and science fiction. Recently I realized that I miss the philosophical discussions I used to have with friends in high school. I don't have very many intellectually driven friends, so I decided I'd join up here and hope to maybe learn some things about life, the universe, and everything.

Hope to see you all around!

[David B]

Hi FS.

Start some threads about stuff you are interested in, and people will pick up on them, join in anything you find interesting, or both.

We have a good mix here, young, old, in between, all sorts of countries of origin, all sorts of interests.

Welcome:)

David

[Barefoot Bree]

Heya Squiddie. Since you say you like scifi, I'm going to hazard a guess that my initial impression is correct, and the "Fremen" part of your name is in reference to Dune? Rather an odd juxtaposition, tossing a sea critter onto a desert planet. But who am I to judge?

[Stephen]

Hello

[FremenSquid]

Heya Squiddie. Since you say you like scifi, I'm going to hazard a guess that my initial impression is correct, and the "Fremen" part of your name is in reference to Dune? Rather an odd juxtaposition, tossing a sea critter onto a desert planet. But who am I to judge?

That would be a correct deduction. That's my favorite book series :D

Actually the Squid part comes from my days as a kiddo when I went by Sammy (my real name's Samuel). If you've ever seen the cartoon Rocket Power there was a character named Sammy who they called "the Squid" so my friends started calling me that.

[Jobar]

Ah, a man of good taste, then! I also rate the Dune books as among the very greatest science fiction ever written. (Although I think it would have been a good thing if Brian Herbert had never been taught to read and write; he has no trace of his illustrious father's talent or wisdom, and the books he's written after Frank's death are not worth the paper they're printed on.)

[DMB]

HI, FremenSquid! Cool name. :wave:

[Barefoot Bree]

Ah, a man of good taste, then! I also rate the Dune books as among the very greatest science fiction ever written. (Although I think it would have been a good thing if Brian Herbert had never been taught to read and write; he has no trace of his illustrious father's talent or wisdom, and the books he's written after Frank's death are not worth the paper they're printed on.)

I only barely finished the third in the series; never even thought 2 and 3 were as good as the original. I'm not even sure when Brian came in to the picture, but fairly certain it was sometime after that, so it was Frank himself that I gave up on. Bad me.

[David B]

Ah, a man of good taste, then! I also rate the Dune books as among the very greatest science fiction ever written. (Although I think it would have been a good thing if Brian Herbert had never been taught to read and write; he has no trace of his illustrious father's talent or wisdom, and the books he's written after Frank's death are not worth the paper they're printed on.)

I only barely finished the third in the series; never even thought 2 and 3 were as good as the original. I'm not even sure when Brian came in to the picture, but fairly certain it was sometime after that, so it was Frank himself that I gave up on. Bad me.

There might need to be a split on this at sometime:)

I love the Dune series, too, but I thought the second of them the weakest, and they improved after the third.

Mind you it is a long time since I've read most of them, and a few years since I have read any of them.

I rate Herbert along with Zelazny and Wyndham as top class SF writers who could actually write. Oh, and Bradbury.

David

[Jobar]

I'd agree that Dune Messiah and Children of Dune are the two weakest of the six novels written by Frank Herbert. But IMO the fourth, God Emperor of Dune, is the best of the series, and the last two are at least as good as the original.

Matter of taste, of course. I recall arguing about this years ago, on Internet Infidels. If others want to discuss the series, it'd make a great topic in AM&L.

[FremenSquid]

Yes, Brian's writing doesn't compare. Although I have to admit I did enjoy the Butlerian Jihad series, it was just very different from the other books. And yes the original series picked up with God Emperor. Loved God Emperor :)

I'll start a topic then!

[FremenSquid]

Here's the thread:

http://www.secularcafe.org/showthread.php?p=225665

[Berthold]

Hi! :wave:

Rather an odd juxtaposition, tossing a sea critter onto a desert planet.
There's something similar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scincus_scincus) in terrestrial taxonomy. :)

[SilverFalcon]

Hi and welcome! I'm a newbie too but enjoying the site.

SF

[FremenSquid]

Hi! :wave:

Rather an odd juxtaposition, tossing a sea critter onto a desert planet.
There's something similar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scincus_scincus) in terrestrial taxonomy. :)

Interesting, but I prefer the handle FremenSquid over Scincus Scincus :dunno: