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@skyblond

It's all relative...

@DickyMint

By Jove, I think he's got it!

I just blocked skells for using a racial epithet. 15:03

Here's another image from the film that shows that this really is a scifi, but it's still mostly just a typical medium-quality, 80s/90s Hollywood movie. (Fair use)

(Image: From Timebomb, fair use.)

@lucifargundam @Amikke

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Retro SciFi of the Week…

Timebomb (1991)

Three decades after The Manchurian Candidate, ten years after The Bourne Identity novel, ten years before The Bourne Identity film. Not much scifi in this one, just a typical low budget film of that era. TV movie quality.

@Theraviranjankr

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Can you get monkeypox by spanking the monkey?

@lydiaconwell @trinsec

I've noticed that yellow/orange tint they often put in films when showing Mexico or the Middle East. Interesting that I've seen it used for locations in several Middle Eastern countries, but never in Israel.

Whenever Hollywood does something racist like that, there is usually some pretext that they use to hide intent. (At least when the technique is very noticeable like that.) In this case I’m sure they would say that it is meant to indicate a hot climate or something like that. But most people know it’s real purpose.

@rastinza

Well, if you made a friend, then the night wasn't "wasted".

@rastinza

>"Another night wasted flirting with a lesbian; the count is getting a bit too high."

They may not be lesbian.

It just seems more polite to say, "Sorry, I'm lesbian" rather than "Sorry, I don't date jerks".

#extinct #endangered #species #environment #ocean #river #china

China has intentionally killed off all of its Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) causing the extinction of the species.

https://news.yahoo.com/iconic-chinese-paddlefish-wild-yangtze-232130046.html

@stormtoast

Well, make them pay the electric bill then.

@trinsec @Theraviranjankr

Everyone knows that those resignations are due to rising tensions between
Hamma al-Hammami and Tunisian President Kais Saied leading up to that country’s constitutional referendum.

@stormtoast

Are they double-pane?

@trinsec @Acer

According to my translator the Chinese OP says, "I've been looking for a cat language translation software for a long time today, but I haven't found one that really works."

"cat" may refer to:

Entertainment and media
Cats (musical), a 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
Cats (1998 film), a video version of the musical
Cats (2019 film), a film based on the musical
Cats (1925 film), a 1925 silent British comedy film
The Cats, Dutch rock band
The Cats (reggae band), English reggae band
"Cats", an episode of the television series Zoboomafoo
People
Jacob Cats (1577–1660), Dutch poet
Jacob Cats (painter) (1741–1799), Dutch painter
Another form of the surname Katz
Sports
Geelong Cats, an Australian football league team
The former name of the Lions rugby team in South Africa
Acronyms and abbreviations
CATS or C.A.T.S. may stand for:

CATS (software), electronic design automation software
CATS (trading system), Computer Assisted Trading System, an automated trading system developed by the Toronto Stock Exchange
CATS pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in North Sea
Canadian American Transportation Systems, a defunct Fast Ferry company serving Rochester, New York and Toronto, Ontario
Capital Area Transit System, a transit system in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños, a trade union in El Salvador
Charlotte Area Transit System, the regional transit authority for metropolitan Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Chicago Area Transportation Study, the former metropolitan planning organization for the Chicago region
Children's Acute Transport Service, UK Children's Intensive Care Transport Service (publicly funded)
Citizens for an Alternative Tax System, a national tax reform public interest group in the United States
Cloud Aerosol Transport System, an Earth observing instrument attached to the International Space Station
Cognitive analytic therapy, a psychological therapy initially developed in the United Kingdom
Commonwealth Accountability Testing System, the assessment process for K-12 schools in Kentucky, United States
Computer Active Technology Suspension, an automotive technology that controls the movement of the wheels
Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme, a scheme used by many UK universities to evaluate modular degrees
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, an annual awards event in Scotland
City of Anderson Transit System, a transit agency in Anderson, Indiana
C.A.T.S., fictional Home Office team from C.A.T.S. Eyes, a British television series aired between 1985 and 1987
CATS, a character from the 1989 video game Zero Wing known for speaking the phrase "All your base are belong to us"

(from wikipedia)

@cweickhmann

Windmühlen und Windturbinen sind so schön und anmutig anzusehen. Touristen reisen aus der ganzen Welt an, um sie in den Niederlanden zu sehen.

Ich erinnere mich, dass wir vor 50 Jahren in unserem Bundesstaat ein Windturbinenfeld hatten und jeder es einfach liebte, es sich anzusehen, wenn der Wind wehte. Ich glaube nicht, dass sie zu einem „ästhetischen Problem“ wurden, bis sie anfingen, mit Öl, Gas und Kohle finanziell wettbewerbsfähig zu sein.

#germany #nordstream2 #russia #ukraine #oil #career #solar #panel #water #fuel #gas #energy #science
#nato #eu #europe #driving #electriccar #job #invention

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How to set your hot water heater to the most efficient temperature...

First, turn it down a little bit.

Then wait a few a days to see if anyone complains.

If nobody complains, turn it down a bit more.

Repeat until somebody complains.

That’s the perfect setting.

(Did you know that in the summer, depending on several factors, you may not even need to turn on your hot water heater at all!)

See also:
https://qoto.org/@Pat/107948799721263487

(Image public domain per https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Handyman_project_to_disassemble_hot_water_heater_1.JPG)

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Retro SciFi of the Week…

Brainstorm (1983)

Another “mind” scifi, this came out during the Human-Potential Movement which derived from the Psychedelic Movement of the 1960s. Think of this one as the HPM answer to The Manchurian Candidate (1962) which was about brainwashing techniques used by governments. Each of those movements were likely used as covers by clandestine entities for conducting mind control experiments “in the wild”.

This film came out during the period between the end of the Vietnam War and the fall of the USSR. Prior to Vietnam, the military was well-regarded by people in the US due to our victory in WWII. After Vietnam the national mood was “Spit on the baby killers.” During the 1990s without the Soviets around to sustain the anti-military mood in the US, the reputation of the military was repaired as everybody began chanting, “Support the troops”. So you will see an anti-government / anti-military bias in this film (and many films made during that time).

This film is probably most noted for what happened off camera during production. One of the lead actors, Natalie Wood, died in a boating incident under suspicious circumstances and they almost scrapped the film. They had to rework the film and shoot additional scenes using a look-alike for some shots. You may be able to identify those in the film if you look closely.

Also, as with many films from Hollywood, this one has racial bias. Can you identify the bias in this film?