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Commented on Life After People, new documentary
I agree, and I'm sort of fascinated by the whole narrative framing, though I'd recommend Polidori's book of Chernobyl photographies for better image appreciation (if that's the right word). The book of recollections, Voices from Chernobyl, is gripping as well....
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Commented on Life After People, new documentary
Bottle Kid, wasn't that just a hoax? http://www.boingboing.net/2004/05/26/girl-photoblogs-cher.html...
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Commented on Life After People, new documentary
Oops, here's the link for that interview I mentioned: http://www.vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=3487&page=2...
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Commented on Life After People, new documentary
I Am Legend, post-apocalyptic city-wise, took a few cues from Weisman's book (which was inspired by his own 2005 article), according to an interview with the fx people. Doesn't matter, it's interesting stuff....
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Commented on Warren Ellis's angry, profane Three Laws of Robotics
Whoa, creepy thread. Brought about by violated fantasies?...
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Commented on Easy-bend teaspoon
Mark, I'm disappointed in you for being so uncritical of Uri G--oh I get it, nevermind....
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Commented on Hybrid carp with "human faces"
Clearly the result of the evil USFK dumping formaldehyde into the Han River....
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Commented on Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind video -- baffling mentalism
Tubman, the "absurd psychological claims" I am speaking of would be something like: "the first part is real and he uses a series of cues to program the woman to stop after 5 paces." Sure, whether he admits it or...
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Commented on HOWTO Make a steampunk MP3 player
Astonishing! Something to occupy me whilst I perambulate in the evenings....
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Commented on Don't glaze me, bro!
The "glazers'" facial expressions are what really cause me to laugh....
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Commented on Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind video -- baffling mentalism
What bothers me about Derren Brown's absurd psychological claims is that he's become the pseudoscientific equivalent of the psychics he's so skeptical about....
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Commented on Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind video -- baffling mentalism
I couldn't resist clicking that little eyeball. Did I just flag my own comment, hehe....
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Commented on Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind video -- baffling mentalism
I'm a bit disappointed you seem so starstruck and uncritical of the fellow. Isn't he just using basic TV magic (magic tricks + editing, acting, et cetera) and adding the veneer of 'debunking mysticism' to make pseudopsychology seem legitimate and...
