Pat @Pat@qoto.org

@mc

Fortunately? I don't watch these old films for pure entertainment, as I would a newly released film. I watch like a historian or social scientist. It’s fun to try to try to figure out what was going on when the film was made, what the filmmakers were trying to say, how audiences of that era would respond to the film, and how things have changed since it was made.

And of course it's fun to laugh at the primitive special effects.

When I first saw this film I was too young to understand the plot, it was just another monster movie to me.

I was thinking about including this is the scifi of the week series, but I'm not sure. I'll have to go back and watch it again.

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #space #race #film #movie

Retro SciFi Movie of the Week...

War of the Satellites (1958)

This film was made to exploit the news frenzy surrounding the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957. Filming began while the satellite was still orbiting the Earth.

It was a low budget film, but they used real actors so the film is watchable and even entertaining at points.

It was released as a double feature by Allied Artists, along side “Attack of the 50-foot Woman”.

@freeschool

I voted no. Maybe there's some other way that voters can volutarilly disclose how they voted. But I'm not sure how they could.

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #sun #solar #panel #water #fuel #gas #energy #science
#nato #eu #europe #driving #electric #car
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Energy saving tip number 7
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Install solar panels…

If you live somewhere that isn’t cloudy all the time and you get direct sunlight, it makes sense to install solar panels. The prices have dropped considerably compared to a decade or so ago, so they can pay for themselves quickly.

A grid-tied system hooks up to the utility company’s system through a special inverter and can send excess electricity back to the utility grid when you aren’t using all of the energy that the panels generate. Think of the grid as being a giant battery that can store all of your extra electricity. Some companies will help finance the purchase or installation of a solar system. Others will act as a utility company themselves and charge you a monthly fee. Sometime the utility company will pay you for the extra electricity that your panels generate for the grid.

You could also have an off-grid system that uses batteries to store extra electricity when the sun shines and then provide power when it doesn’t. Or you can have a combination system that is grid-tied with local battery backup. A system with battery backup is nice if your electricity supply is unreliable.

If solar is not practical for your location, consider helping to finance a system for someone else who is in a sunny location.

If you can’t afford a complete system for all of your energy needs, you can install just a few panels to help offset your energy usage. Every little bit helps.

(Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SolarHouse.jpg, CC-BY-SA-4.0)

#diamond #geology #rocks #stone #jewelry

Largest blue diamond to go under the hammer in Hong Kong...

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sothebys-tips-largest-blue-diamond-at-auction-to-fetch-48-mn-171593

@skells

We're working on it...

@trinsec @mandlebro

Don't jah know.

@trinsec

I don't want to promote it, so I didn't name it.

The thing is that Hollywood continues to do these projects where the cast is all-white, or they denigrate black people in the film, and then they put a ton of resources into these films so that they will win all these awards and just further promote racism.

@trinsec

Also see "Energy-saving tip number 12" to be sure your windows are properly insulated.

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #heat #water #fuel #gas #energy #science
#nato #eu #europe #driving #electric #car
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Energy saving tip number 5
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Insulate...

Make sure the exterior walls of your home and business are well insulated. A well-insulated home can stay at a comfortable temperature without using a furnace or heater even when it gets down to 0C-5C or lower outside. Just your body heat and the waste heat from appliances is enough to keep it cozy inside. If your home can’t do this, here’s what to do…

Use a hand-held infrared thermometer to check the temperature of all of areas on the exterior walls of your home, looking for excess heat. (It’s best to do this in the early morning, before the sun heats up the exterior.) Usually, upstairs and the attic/roof are where heat leaks most because those are the warmest parts inside the home. If you use a warm room, that will naturally show more heat, also. Once you find out where the trouble spots are, you can address those by adding insulation to those areas. If all of the walls are even and you still lose too much heat, then your home may not be properly insulated at all and you’ll need to add insulation throughout all of the walls and attic/roof.

Insulation is rated with an R-value, the higher the number the better the insulation is per cm thickness. It’s usually better to use better or more insulation in the attic and roof, because that’s usually where it is warmest.

You can get creative with insulation – it doesn’t have to be regular building material. You can use bails of straw stacked against the outside walls, or you can shovel or gently plow fluffy snow against the exterior in the winter. Here’s link to a list of various insulation material. Remember it’s not just the R-value, it’s the thickness, too. So it may make sense to use a lower R-value material if it is cheaper and you are able to use a lot of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)#Example_values

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@Acer

Here's how google translates your name into English...

@icedquinn @rlamacraft

FDR did a lot of stuff that was unconstitutional. He was the closest thing the US has ever had to a king.

This is why we have the 22nd Amendment.

@icedquinn @rlamacraft

>"kind of like when they just up and decided to start stealing everyone's gold?"

The takings clause prohibits that.

@icedquinn @rlamacraft

Roovevelt did it. Carter did it.

The commerce clause gives congress the power to regulate it, if it crosses state borders.

@rlamacraft

>"Why are we not instigating gas and oil rationing across the continent? "

Tried that already, didn't work...

They must be on the payroll of the Russians -- get half of the population so disgusted with the country that they refuse to fight for it.

Plus it features animal cruelty within a normative context.

What the fuck is wrong with those bastards?

#RacistHollywood #racist #hollywood #film #AcademyAwards #bafta #blm

Another all-white film nominated for the Oscars, and it won the BAFTA.

This is getting disgusting...

#TruthBeTold
#CSPAN #TiaMitchell #USPol #congress #bill #russian #language
#unfair #edit

In a gesture of good faith to facilitate negotiations, the US Congress is poised to begin using the Russian language in place of English on all future federal legislation. The exact vehicle they will use to implement the change has not yet been decided, but they will likely just replace English with Russian in pending bills.

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)
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(Video courtesy C-SPAN, fair use, from:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?518629-3/washington-journal-tia-mitchell-reid-wilson-discuss-week-ahead-washington&event=518629&playEvent&auto timecode: 2:52)