kerbiloid Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13736071/Ancient-pyramid-collapse-Mexico-bad-omen.html Another "ancient" 3.14ramid has been washed down by rain. Spoiler Quote Descendants of the ancient Purépecha tribe, which built the structure, said the storm could signal impending doom as a similar event happened 'because gods were displeased.' Of course they were. The gods of tourism were disappointed by their percentage, and have shown their rage. Like the Sacsayhuaman partial collapse after rain in 2010. *** Happily, it's never raining on Cheops, as inside it is the same. Edited August 23 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I can honestly say that I thought of this many times, along with millions of other dads, I'm nearly certain. But this father did it. Major dad points here: https://youtube.com/shorts/ypsmDKIYjOU?si=-CKJ_RLjfW3qp7SF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 In Fallout series they watch TV set, rotating the generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 8/23/2024 at 4:08 AM, kerbiloid said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13736071/Ancient-pyramid-collapse-Mexico-bad-omen.html Another "ancient" 3.14ramid has been washed down by rain. Reveal hidden contents Of course they were. The gods of tourism were disappointed by their percentage, and have shown their rage. Like the Sacsayhuaman partial collapse after rain in 2010. *** Happily, it's never raining on Cheops, as inside it is the same. dont worry, i have a feeling attempts at dedesertification of the sahara will have spillover consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nuke said: dont worry, i have a feeling attempts at dedesertification of the sahara will have spillover consequences. The Sahara de-deserts on its own periodically over large spans of time, not sure why some think humans had much say in it the last times the climate there has shifted greatly. During the last greening civ flourished there but it wasn't "overgrazing" that turned it into a desert. It was lack of rain as patterns changed, glaciers naturally retreated etc. Edited August 24 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 hour ago, darthgently said: The Sahara de-deserts on its own periodically over large spans of time, not sure why some think humans had much say in it the last times the climate there has shifted greatly. During the last greening civ flourished there but it wasn't "overgrazing" that turned it into a desert. It was lack of rain as patterns changed, glaciers naturally retreated etc. changing the climate accidentally is the first step in changing the climate deliberately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 The Era of Giant Ladies' Hats: a Typographer's Jest Tula Chatter, 1910 Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Grandmother of the ascii art of an nude lady and other stuff we had back in the 80's and used scrolls, as in dot matrix printers printing from an roll. That lady was an meter tall I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 8/26/2024 at 10:08 AM, magnemoe said: Grandmother of the ascii art of an nude lady and other stuff we had back in the 80's and used scrolls, as in dot matrix printers printing from an roll. That lady was an meter tall I think thats nothing compared to what i found on some of grandpa's floppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 When the microcalculators were big. 21+ only Spoiler o8-< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 2 hours ago, kerbiloid said: When the microcalculators were big. 21+ only Hide contents o8-< PR0n! Spoiler uu=====D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 The excited state of proton: two u-quarks, one d-quark, and double gluon bond. Cuz fizzix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Google, "acid canyon trail radioactive" (some links contain politics, so didn't post them). https://vsluh-net.translate.goog/4165-populjarnaja-turisticheskaja-tropa-v-ssha-okazalas-radioaktivnee-chernobylja.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru&_x_tr_pto=wapp Should the New Mexico dwellers fear the feral ghouls and deathclaws? Is it now explained, what is howling there in the night from the hills? Acid Canyon appeared to be more radioactive than Chernobyl zone. P.S. Think positive: pure plutonium for free. Edited September 3 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Harvey and Bob Weinstein wanted Peter Jackson to compress Lord of the Rings into one film. He found a more audacious backer in Robert Shaye, who put his entire studio on the line to sign up for the whole nine yards three movies Pic unrelated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted Thursday at 04:45 AM Share Posted Thursday at 04:45 AM On 9/24/2024 at 5:30 AM, DDE said: Harvey and Bob Weinstein wanted Peter Jackson to compress Lord of the Rings into one film. He found a more audacious backer in Robert Shaye, who put his entire studio on the line to sign up for the whole nine yards three movies Pic unrelated. And then Warner Brothers backed a dump truck full of money up to Peter Jackson's house, and he went on to take The Hobbit, which could have easily been one movie, maybe two, and turn it into a trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted Thursday at 08:23 AM Share Posted Thursday at 08:23 AM 3 hours ago, TheSaint said: And then Warner Brothers backed a dump truck full of money up to Peter Jackson's house, and he went on to take The Hobbit, which could have easily been one movie, maybe two, and turn it into a trilogy. I watched the first one in the theater, the 2nd on DVD rental, and the 3rd not at all. I watched a recap on YouTube and don't think I missed anything all that important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted Thursday at 06:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:03 PM 9 hours ago, Superfluous J said: I watched the first one in the theater, the 2nd on DVD rental, and the 3rd not at all. I watched a recap on YouTube and don't think I missed anything all that important I did watch all three of them. If you could somehow manage to forget that they were based on J.R.R. Tolkien, they were sort of fun summer action flicks. That's about the highest praise I can muster for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted Thursday at 07:35 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:35 PM I did somewhat like how they tied it in more with the rise of the Necromancer, aka Sauron, but only the stuff that was pretty in line with canon but not well detailed in the books. The storytelling around Dol Goldur was important and well done. The tomb of the Witch King was good, but diverged a lot from canon, iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted yesterday at 07:04 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:04 AM On 9/24/2024 at 3:30 PM, DDE said: Harvey and Bob Weinstein wanted Peter Jackson to compress Lord of the Rings into one film. He found a more audacious backer in Robert Shaye, who put his entire studio on the line to sign up for the whole nine yards three movies I still insist that the whole movie/series makes no sense without Tom Bombadil. Everything in the 3rd epoch biosphere shouts out that he is the main demiurge of the specific MiddleEarthian species since the very first days. So, without him Him all that skirmish is just a mouse coaster with no aim. P.S. Like with Jackson's LOTR, I've never seen Jackson's Hobbit with original text, only parodies. They are anyway not farther from the book that the Jackson's ecranizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 17 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Tom Bombadil Was a whole part of the magic and mystery of the story - showing joy in the world. Absent him in the story? Missing something key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago I agree both that Tom Bombadil is an important feature of the world, and that he had no place in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago (edited) Probably one of the most dramatic, but understated, scenes in the FOTR is when Bombadil puts the One Ring on and nothing happens. So many questions Edited 14 hours ago by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) 11 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Was a whole part of the magic and mystery of the story - showing joy in the world. Absent him in the story? Missing something key. Not just joy. In this series of posts I tried to explain my vision of Sauron (semi-jokingly) and Bombadil (seriously). https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4378403 https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4378500 https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4387387 https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4389743 https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4390094 https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/174601-shower-thoughts/?do=findComment&comment=4421343 Upd. Spoiler My version also explains, why did the eagles not deliver the ringing hobbits directly to Orodruin. The Ring was a property of Sauron, while the eagles were owned by Bombadil. Bombadil didn't want to violate Sauron's property, so the eagles weren't allowed to take part in the Ring elimination. But he let them bring the escaped hobbits back to the zoo. *** Also, as Fangorn is 2-in-1, they should call them "they" literally. Edited 4 hours ago by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriz Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Fun fact: Doctor Who used to be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 hours ago, boriz said: Fun fact: Doctor Who used to be great. Many lifetimes ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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