sci-fi shenanigans & epic geekery (part 328)

Jul 23, 2024 2:19 PM

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"A L I E N Monday" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUARMF9cf04

"A L I E N Monday" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUARMF9cf04

Clip from "A L I E N Monday" - full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShGElGusepA

Rui Huang: https://x.com/RuiHuang_art/status/1815590480790577271

#4 plot twist: it was redvines all along.

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#3

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#45 When you have clogged the toilet at your friends place, he's the best superhero!

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#29 a coworker was called "Ruby" by a customer just one time.....and now every time he closes a deal someone posts this gif to the company chat

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#45

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#30 I'm in favor of this.

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For our election recently I was thinking of setting up the Thermonuclear Armageddon Party. Policy 1: immediate release of all nuclear weapons. Policy 2: Aim one warhead at Milton Keynes. Policy 3: Aim several warheads at France.

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At first I was going to comment something along the lines of "Typical American, can't even keep their societal collapse in private like civilised people," but then I realised one thing - no American can possibly know Milton Keynes.

(Mind you, the only reason I know about it is Good Omens.)

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I mean it takes a very special kind of individual to build a sodding dual carriage way through the middle of the city, and put a roundabout every mile. That's like the Troll in chief move of road building that is.

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But I am le tired.

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#9

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#1 That is meat but man it must be uncomfortable to wear.

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i see your #42 and raise you

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Isn't that supposed to be served alive?

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yes but you know how fussy humans are with their food :-)

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Let's be honest, if it was a bucket labelled "Kentucky Fried ..." there's not a lot of people that wouldn't be digging into it.

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#13 "Where the hell is your body???"

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#1 So I have been staring at it too long and I'm still not sure I understand: does he have to puff out his cheeks really hard to hit the buttons?

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Also, what was he doing with the batteries? 😅

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That is exactly what I'm wondering

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Same

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I was thinking he would poke it through his cheek with his tongue.

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If they made the fit right they wouldn't have to puff too hard. Like the buttons almost barley touch, or dont touch, and a very slight movement, even talking should be able to activate them,

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I'd have thought so too but they look pretty deep in the vid...

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I needed to know how they control #1. The comments here think it is your cheeks. Simple solution.
Source of that video
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8SZWjPoQz6/

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#9

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Under-rated anime space awesomeness- Wings of honneamise.

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that rocket launch... still gives me shivers after all those years... a thing of beauty and joy forever

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Man there's just something about 80's / 90's anime.

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Plot wise, I feel like the censorship of the time worked towards pushing storytelling in interesting ways. Tackling subjects in subtle ways that skirted around what would have otherwise been allowed, and being able to openly say things that today would need to be toned back to appease the algorithm. Happens differently with every generation, but the 80's/90's stuff just feels like it hit a really nice intersection of what was possible there.
Art wise, there's just this crispness to it.

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Yeah the writing was far more interesting and even the basic animation wasn't nearly as homogenous. Anime was still a style but it didn't all look so exactly the same. The
animation limitations were seen as a challenge to overcome, not a standardised cosmetic feature to emulate. Yes a lot of shots were very simple and still, but lots of shows went all out in some scenes to really show what they could do given the time and money and it gave those action scenes more punch.

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I remember seeing it at an Arthouse Movie Theatre in the 90's when I was a pre-teen. Excellent film, but that fumbled love scene in it was awkward as fuck when sitting next to my dad...

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#19 there's another movie picture that could go on that sign. Too bad it doesn't exist.

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No movie exists in Ba Sing Se.

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This show was so disappointing for me. Cool art style, but nothing about the characters actually learning to survive, and none of the characters were interesting imo.

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You’re entitled to your opinion, even if it’s WRRROOOWNNNNNGGGG!

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Azi is peak struggles, leviiiiii! Fun fact, same actress that played Hunter B-15 in Loki

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Neat!

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ooh, a modern take on Nausicaa?

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Great series!

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My freind rly like to know how the series name is. Can u help him out pls? :)

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Your friend should check out 'Scavengers Reign'. I think it's still on Netflix maybe.

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Not on Netflix or any streaming service in Germany :( The production designer is https://mas.to/@harriorrihar/

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Nice it was on HBO but never got optioned for a season 2 I'm reading. Netflix picked up, opportunity for a season 2 which it is perfectly set up for some amazing story. Don't sleep on Netflix. They're also about to wrap up one of my favorite shows, The Umbrella Academy. In case anyone out there likes to binge shows from start to finish

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#25 We have just folded space from work... much bullshit at work. New bullshit.

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#3

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This is such cool stuff and pretty easy to do with diffusion

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And here I was thinking the joke was "Run! *Forest*"

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My brain was scratching at Run Through The Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Tbh I zoomed in to try and find a tiger. Didn't think about it bring another image

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Being* my bad

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There is in fact a tiger in another image

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that's a nice post

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v I can’t tell you how much I love this upvote made by @HarleenQuinzel4 Thank you!

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You’re so awesome, my friend! Thank you again! v

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What movie is it from?

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Stargate! (1994) v

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#25 I see plans within plans

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Who's the artist on this one?

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I got downvoted for putting a reminder on an artist request for an image that didn't have a reverse search result?

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I love that style of futurism. The big rockets and space stations just tickle me in all the right ways.

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Pretty sure that's John Berkey. He was known for a very similar style.

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That was my first thought, but then I couldn't find it using any reverse search engine. It doesn't have his signature either, so it might be AI generated.

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Possibly. Must be on a home rig version, though— Both DALL•E 4 and Midjourney throw copyright errors on a creation prompt with Berkey's name in it. But it's not outside the realm of possibility.

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#37 Know how I know this is AI? No, it's not the foot-hand in the background, it's the fact that's the face of the kid throwing a tantrum1/2

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Yeah besides the uh... "hands", the fact they have all the same expression. You generally have to do a lot of extra work to get regions to do different things from each other.

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because he isn't allowed to blow out his sibling's birthday candles. 2/2

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#16 here's a deep counter-question for you: why would it not disappear?

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That’s the key… why not clothes? Or the planet he’s on? What makes the boundary?

My theory is that Luke thought of the hand as part of himself. The Force flowed through it just like the flesh and bone of any other living thing. It conveniently solves the question of “what is life?” for the SW universe: sentience interacts with the Force, and one’s sense of self defines them. Why should a robotic hand be any different from fingernails or teeth?

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not part of his natural body

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Clothing also then.

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Depends on how attached you are. When Dale Gribble became one with the Force, his blue jeans were left in a pile but that hat and glasses sure as hell went with him.

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yep, in some works of fiction a pile of clothes is left behind

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Ep 4, for example

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#1 is some next level nurdidity

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I was really hoping it’d be a hyper realistic insect mask when I saw the insides.

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Could do that too

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I just can't get this out of my head after watching that mechanism so I'm leaving it here. It's not great. Goodbyebrows.

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I know! I love it.

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When the engineering nerd meets the comic book geek

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Are their kids neeks or gerds?

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Haha. Everyone knows they don't have sex! /s

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nerd²

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no, it's nerd * geek

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I can't figure out how he's controlling the eyes though

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It’s tongue in cheek.

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Smiling

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I think he blows his cheeks out

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Interesting. So he's huffing like a tuba player in there

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My cheeks push forward ever so slightly when wince and bring my cheeks up or when smiling maybe that? 🤔 That would have to be sensitive it seems ( I know holding my fingers isn't the most scientific measurement, but it's what I got sitting on my couch and getting up and indulging this educational side quest sounds like a bit of work so my lazy side of ADHD wins this round)

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I'm building a helmet maybe 10x more complex than this and let me tell you, whoever built this put in serious time. I expect to wrap my work up by October and I started at the beginning of the year.

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I bought a 3D printer because my kids wanted to make cool stuff with me. Used it 10 times and it’s collecting dust. Now might be a good time for me to break it out again.

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You should! If you pick up some 3d modeling skills you can really make incredible stuff.

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I used to do 3d modeling long ago, but it’s been so long that I would probably feel lost lol. Might have a second look though!👍

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Not the one with sound? Disappointment!

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This will never not be funny to me

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Hahaha what the hell is this from?

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I too would love to know

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"Alien: Lactation" - a short parody film

https://youtu.be/e7apw7IEqfI

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Aww. The gif is the only funny part.

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Hmmm ... Milk alien!

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