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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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Bottle Kid, wasn't that just a hoax? http://www.boingboing.net/2004/05/26/girl-photoblogs-cher.html...
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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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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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Whoa, creepy thread. Brought about by violated fantasies?...
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Mark, I'm disappointed in you for being so uncritical of Uri G--oh I get it, nevermind....
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Clearly the result of the evil USFK dumping formaldehyde into the Han River....
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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Astonishing! Something to occupy me whilst I perambulate in the evenings....
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The "glazers'" facial expressions are what really cause me to laugh....
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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I couldn't resist clicking that little eyeball. Did I just flag my own comment, hehe....
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...

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Ebro Brown commented on Life After People, new documentary
WOW... the Hoover Dam is impressive. Seems that they are not dependent on grid stablity like all of the other power plants in the U.S. Other generators that attach to the grid have many protective features that will "trip" or shutdown the generator that produces the power for shipment to the grid. One consideration will be the VAR loading that is setup for the generator as the load some distance from the plant changes. Unless they have auto VAR loading circuits. As the various generators go down it will produce a cascade effect on almost all generators on the grid....
Takuan commented on Life After People, new documentary
there's always earthquakes...
License Farm commented on Life After People, new documentary
I watched this last night and thought it was all right. The continual reuse of the more impressive bits of animation (and some of the lesser ones, too) began to grate after a while. I'd also have liked to see more about how animals would develop without our influence; there's a great book by Dougal Dixon called After Man that explores where evolution would go if the larger mammals became extinct. But it did reinforce the idea of how fleeting our civilization is, and that if we were to just vanish tomorrow most signs of our existence would disappear in...
sonny p fontaine commented on Life After People, new documentary
@license farm #48 "Perhaps we ought to consider "backing up" our greater works in a vessel not subject to the conditions terrestrial housings are, such as the moon." why? what would be the necessity of that? why should we be so pompous as to inflict ourselves on our successors?...
License Farm commented on Life After People, new documentary
I don't believe it to be pomposity, Sonny. If anything, it demonstrates that we understand we may be little more than a passing phase. That's pretty humble, if you ask me. And our successors might appreciate knowing where we went right, but also perhaps more importantly where we went wrong, so they don't cover the same turf....

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