ASIA - Heat of the Moment (Live 1983 with John Wetton)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajWHTroRsc

Pity. I was rather hoping he'd be around for at least a series after this one.

Pity. I was rather hoping he'd be around for at least a series after this one.

Originally shared by Patrick Hall

I blame the haters for this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rcps0

It's that time of year again.

It's that time of year again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQZ5AHUk2U

]I have too many handles, thanks.

]I have too many handles, thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fc67yQsPqQ&feature=share

Here we go! (I feel manic)

Here we go! (I feel manic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2bqBhP4AA&feature=share

I have to admit, I hate this film.

I have to admit, I hate this film. Emotionally it makes Ripley's triumph in Aliens a piece of crap. Also, I think Ressurection was much worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJCzPB8FGQ&feature=share

For some reason the main map only updated on one of the stand alone grids I have.

For some reason the main map only updated on one of the stand alone grids I have. I could not find the reason for this, so in the end I just copied the OpenSim.ini file over to the Urbania grid and it ran fine.

I also uploaded the terrain files for the Twin Islands and that went fine. I now have a 30 sqr km canvas to create sets on. Of course stretching the maps has flattened everything as well, but now I can build towns and factories to realistic scales.

I'm actually enjoying this again. Nothing made sense towards the end of last year but now either it does, or I find a way to work around stuff anyway. :D

Starr pp

http://www.slideshare.net/JayAStarr/starr-pp

30 Hypnotic Kinetic Sculptures You Can’t Ignore

http://wp.me/p4uxU-6uS

It's official.

Originally shared by Star Wars

It's official. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is the next chapter of the Skywalker saga. In theaters this December. http://strw.rs/62628RpY8

The Pencilsword: On a plate

http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/the-pencilsword-on-a-plate

What are we doing? | Alice Fraser | TEDxMacquarieUniversity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MlaRGcFHI

What, people still don't get this?

What, people still don't get this?

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

What do you guys think?

#DoctorWho #TheDoctors

Twilight Zone with lyrics Golden Earring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylGkm2EHHvE&feature=share

He is though, a GREAT actor!

He is though, a GREAT actor!

Originally shared by Michael Vegas

Patrick Stewart

This could be fun.

This could be fun.

Originally shared by Wolfie Rankin
http://herestheplanfilm.com/

also...

also...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKNJ_YLgbA8&list=PLcnP8uT1FzoWQrBMjkBNFf98YzI1HM1lb

watching the checkout always makes me laugh, which is a good way of getting a serious message across.

watching the checkout always makes me laugh, which is a good way of getting a serious message across.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DL2V7edBQs

A bit of serendipity here. Seems to collect a lot of military symbol fonts, and has a number of games.

A bit of serendipity here. Seems to collect a lot of military symbol fonts, and has a number of games.
http://www.mapsymbs.com/index.html

uh, OK

uh, OK
http://journal.burningman.org/2017/01/black-rock-city/tales-from-the-playa/drink-water-038-hop-on-back/

I missed this.

I missed this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvebnkjwTeU&feature=share

The full thing runs for about an hour - 30 minutes forward, and 30 minutes in reverse.

The full thing runs for about an hour - 30 minutes forward, and 30 minutes in reverse. I saw this at an art gallery a few years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5366DD9JauU&feature=share&list=RD5366DD9JauU

I saw her perform this live at the Sydney Opera House a long time ago.

I saw her perform this live at the Sydney Opera House a long time ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIT5X46aJcY

We've been in the era of Big Science for some time now.

We've been in the era of Big Science for some time now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Y7830_WWk

Feel the vocoder.

Feel the vocoder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE

'No plans' to digitise Carrie Fisher in future Star Wars films

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/lucasfilm-no-plans-to-digitise-carrie-fisher-in-future-star-wars/8183024

All based on DUNE?

All based on DUNE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTqwe57ObFo&feature=share

No doubt there were a dozen albums worth of material since, but I never heard much from the Chemical Bros after this.

No doubt there were a dozen albums worth of material since, but I never heard much from the Chemical Bros after this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhS9LnDoo_w&feature=share

DC Comics has just unveiled a new Chinese Superman

http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/04/19/dc-comics-has-just-unveiled-new-chinese-superman?cid=inbody:paper-girls-volume-1-fighting-the-patriarchy-and-pterodactyls-with-punchy-art

Good heavens, BLUE MARS still exists (sort of)!!!

Good heavens, BLUE MARS still exists (sort of)!!!
http://idialab.org/virtual-middletown-living-museum-in-blue-mars/

This looks very cool.

This looks very cool.

Originally shared by Inara Pey

Blogged:
https://modemworld.me/2017/01/15/a-second-helping-of-hells-heaven-in-second-life/

I thought this about Dumbledore when I was watching the films.

I thought this about Dumbledore when I was watching the films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR5RfEepp08&feature=share

Whoo Hoo!!!

Whoo Hoo!!!
http://io9.gizmodo.com/agent-cooper-makes-his-return-in-latest-twin-peaks-teas-1791186989

And he DID have rivals. Also see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtmNx4jBjEE&list=PLcvObjGQpCd1i2SVnUes2-w3ztXAcOt2R

And he DID have rivals. Also see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtmNx4jBjEE&list=PLcvObjGQpCd1i2SVnUes2-w3ztXAcOt2R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qsQbleuXrM&list=PLGhvHYKuOMlUSugXPsz5sJZjqD8TpbD5F

Just watching THE MURDOCH MYSTERIES.

Just watching THE MURDOCH MYSTERIES. I thought I'd check out the actor who plays the title character and it seems he's been in everything from the year dot!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick_Bisson#Film

I remember watching the full version of this, which was broadcast locally in three parts, on the ABC in the 80s.

I remember watching the full version of this, which was broadcast locally in three parts, on the ABC in the 80s. It's all an allegorical tale (the IMDB describes the plot as The epic battle for the future of mankind is fought between an angel of light and an angel of death), but I remember this sequence, in an unnamed European city suffering from an epidemic, very well. It effectively represents being lost in a foreign land. The whole thing's on Youtube now in 13 parts and best watched in short bursts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w91ov6RNc

This film looks interesting, despite no real dialogue in this clip.

This film looks interesting, despite no real dialogue in this clip. Another clip of the filom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5N0VnB_Y4E - seems to be the English dub version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSoM67C_T4&feature=share

A non-Lemmy Caution film by Eddie Constantine, from the vaults.

A non-Lemmy Caution film by Eddie Constantine, from the vaults.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urDjmJGmw7k

What Lemmy did after Alphaville!

What Lemmy did after Alphaville!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0kwXHlUyRU

Lemmy Caution is a fictitious Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent—or in later stories a private...

Lemmy Caution is a fictitious Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent—or in later stories a private detective—created by British writer Peter Cheyney (1896–1951), who published the first book about him in 1936.

What I hadn't realised about Alphaville, was that it was only one of at least ten Lemmy Caution films!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_Caution#Films

Should be worth watching as a Fassbinder film, regardless.

Should be worth watching as a Fassbinder film, regardless.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/26-years-before-the-matrix-there-was-world-on-wire?utm_source=aofb

I was surprised to discover that JB HiFi are finally selling DVD sets for seasons 3 (Honor Blackman), 4 (Emma Peel...

I was surprised to discover that JB HiFi are finally selling DVD sets for seasons 3 (Honor Blackman), 4 (Emma Peel b&w), ,6 (Tara King), and the New Avengers! What stopped me buying any of them was the price.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-action/avengers-the-series-6/309793/

Eurythmics vs Bronski Beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFbsyOYjY4

Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRnMfZyYrw

Bronski Beat - Tell Me why (ORIGINAL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzA-V0YN3QA

It felt a bit like this at my house, today. The hear was only 38℃ but still rather warm.

It felt a bit like this at my house, today. The hear was only 38℃ but still rather warm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X144p9qA1w

I've been watching the 1st season of this on local TV.

I've been watching the 1st season of this on local TV. Even though it's mostly based on the first Highlander film - with Duncan instead of Connor MacLeod - it seems mostly a crime drama where tough guy MacLeod  saves Tessa and Richie from trouble. Being immortal means that like Angel it's often a "flashback show" with snippets  of MacLeod's past being dished up to the viewer.

But usually the other immortals seem to appear way to frequently, and with McCloud never losing his own head, their headless bodies litter the streets of where ever this is supposed to be. MacLeod's a "person of interest" but the police seem willingly incompetent. I know it gets better in season two, when the watchers - people who hunt immortals - turn up. There is something odd about MacLeod's accent as well.

But what I find particularly annoying is the regular opening credits (starting at :0:30 in the attached clip). The song's by Queen, but it seems grating in retrospect.
https://youtu.be/VDjsTS5PATo?t=30s

This seems like a good idea. There ought to be a similar thing for the Hypergrid!

This seems like a good idea. There ought to be a similar thing for the Hypergrid!
https://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/linden-lab-announces-place-pages-beta/

Am glad they were connected like this.

Am glad they were connected like this.
http://ew.com/movies/rogue-one-rebels-references/rogue-one-and-rebels

And this trailer - just before PASSENGERS - on the VMax Dolby Cinema, was annoying.

And this trailer - just before PASSENGERS - on the VMax Dolby Cinema, was annoying. The "Inception foghorn/farts" just put me off. Play this will the volume up and you'll hear what I mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwhd4uuqM48

I watched this today.

I watched this today. It was enjoyable, very predictable, and there major errors with artificial gravity. Also, the bartenderjust reminded me too much of the one in The Shining! Next!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BWWWQzTpNU

The Life-Changing Magic of Decluttering in a Post-Apocalyptic World

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-life-changing-magic-of-decluttering-in-a-post-apocalyptic-world

Not quite the death toll of WHERE EAGLES DARE, but pretty deadly. This is NOT the batman I grew up with!

Not quite the death toll of WHERE EAGLES DARE, but pretty deadly. This is NOT the batman I grew up with!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1ydIZNaNY&feature=share

I liked Suicide Squad, but only because I never took it serious.

I liked Suicide Squad, but only because I never took it serious. This video goes well beyond "It was a Good/Bad film." Dissected in detail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDclQowcE9I&feature=share

ルービックキューブでマリオ Mario by Rubik's Cubes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lx_FhrXtjY

Shameless, really.

Shameless, really.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSMsYJejOXw&feature=share

Oak staircase with intricately carved wooden railing in the House of Scientists, Lviv, Ukraine

Originally shared by John S

Oak staircase with intricately carved wooden railing in the House of Scientists, Lviv, Ukraine

We should remember David Bowie as both a genius and flawed human

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-10/david-bowie-remembered-as-genius-and-flawed-human/8172282

Poor Nancy Young, the Suspected Teen Vampire of Rhode Island

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/poor-nancy-young-the-suspected-teen-vampire-of-rhode-island?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

The first non-musical adaptation that might actually be good. Or has it been infected by Game of Thrones?

The first non-musical adaptation that might actually be good. Or has it been infected by Game of Thrones?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCKdYORpiE

VR at the moment seems to deliver less than expected, especially 16 years after THE MATRIX.

VR at the moment seems to deliver less than expected, especially 16 years after THE MATRIX. That may change in the future, but for now AR might have more promise.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/10/too_much_landfill_too_little_purpose_ces_2017/?mt=1484017583575

D'Oh!

D'Oh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6KDz8MIgmM&feature=share

i may have seen this in the cinema

i may have seen this in the cinema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fFQEG7kkbs&feature=share

A strange film, reminiscent of Goya and Bosch.

A strange film, reminiscent of Goya and Bosch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loetcOWYfvA&feature=share

Põrgu (Hell, 1983)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQWuw7UNwG0&feature=share

It's a delicate and tricky process...

It's a delicate and tricky process...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRHVzbJVx8I&feature=share

Nice tie-ins, though most are blatant references and cameos than "easter eggs".

Nice tie-ins, though most are blatant references and cameos than "easter eggs".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3POQwgHkSrI&feature=share

Peter Sarstedt - Frozen Orange Juice (1969)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSYjR8GUQc

Peter Sarstedt - Take Off Your Clothes (Original Version 1969)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh2go8xJKlo

Peter Sarstedt-Beirut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuEHvFRjCKg&index=12&list=PLDRU8SQovCBwKXsZZtUd3ES9B9FIQ5bUa

Peter Sarstedt - Morning Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XO8yiN1Ps&index=6&list=PLDRU8SQovCBwKXsZZtUd3ES9B9FIQ5bUa

Peter Sarstedt - Valentine (Official)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEeUCJaOQuc&list=PLDRU8SQovCBwKXsZZtUd3ES9B9FIQ5bUa&index=8

Sometimes it's just enough "to be". But learning often helps enrich that.

Sometimes it's just enough "to be". But learning often helps enrich that.
http://zenpencils.com/comic/asimov/

The possibility of alternate universes.

The possibility of alternate universes.

Originally shared by Taim Tay

The blank signature by Rene Magritte

"Yes, I saw her over there!"

"Yes, I saw her over there!"

Originally shared by yolonda (TG)
http://steampunk-divas.tumblr.com/post/155558412608/steampunk-girl-httpbitly2igktl5

Yes, completely, but that's not a recent thing

Yes, completely, but that's not a recent thing
HA HA HA HA!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4e50iHelW8

Watching THE POWER OF THE DALEKS, I thought that the look and sound of the character Bragen was familiar.

Watching THE POWER OF THE DALEKS, I thought that the look and sound of the character Bragen was familiar. The original live action version featured Bernard Archard in the role, who nine years later also played Marcus Scarman in THE PYRAMIDS OF MARS!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Archard

Ooooh, second season of GOTHAM started on local TV just now.

Ooooh, second season of GOTHAM started on local TV just now. Always weird fun visiting this crazytown, even if they bend over backwards to not have Batman (yet).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q244TMtDkbs

What video games used to be...

What video games used to be...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGjGhY3i4Q&feature=share&list=PLqp-V2jL9ySjE-D_EiBio1RfZJGUglTc5&index=4

What they were doing when they weren't Forever Young. The power shoulders and drop coats carbon date this one.

What they were doing when they weren't Forever Young. The power shoulders and drop coats carbon date this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfoIF8zpVCw

I could easily see a version of this cut with Dead Or Alive's Something in My House.

I could easily see a version of this cut with Dead Or Alive's Something in My House. (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZKNzs35GP8).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovyq19v5Y94

This Major Tom seems a bit more together.

This Major Tom seems a bit more together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoW4Vw4XGAs&feature=share

Not everyone was punk in '75.

Not everyone was punk in '75.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlK0OGpIRs&feature=share

Probably this one.

Probably this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D8ET7cvQfk&feature=share

I never knew they'd covered this. The video makes more sense than the original.

I never knew they'd covered this. The video makes more sense than the original.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAiGd9nTGmM&feature=share&list=RDf85kK5oODvI&index=2

A prime example of "undead media" (a song that gets covered and remixed to beyond death).

A prime example of "undead media" (a song that gets covered and remixed to beyond death).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LW9JSYn_h0&feature=share

Pioneers of...?

Pioneers of...?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4X2FG9Jbqw&feature=share

a remake of the original

a remake of the original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mmd26nZQ9Y&feature=share

Loved that show.

Loved that show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmQZjKMcPcA

Good heavens, there's heaps of Industrial Musical tracks on Youtube!

Good heavens, there's heaps of Industrial Musical tracks on Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mg4ODxIHfY&feature=share&list=PLp9MhiF_aVKrgum--4VCki7gfAAg4GaUk

And also Coca-Cola Industrial Musicals!!!

And also Coca-Cola Industrial Musicals!!!
http://www.ubu.com/outsiders/365/2007/194.shtml

It ain't just Timelords with portable homes.

It ain't just Timelords with portable homes.

Originally shared by Jenny Tz.

There's been Doctor Who comics almost since the show started.

There's been Doctor Who comics almost since the show started.
https://bmj2k.com/2011/06/11/the-saturday-comics-doctor-who/

I love the anime, but might prefer to see a Japanese live action version.

I love the anime, but  might prefer to see a  Japanese live action version.

Originally shared by Johnny Boy

3 Reasons each that the 2017 Ghost in the Shell Live Action film Adaptation could be either good or bad.

#Ghostintheshell   #scarlettjohansson   #manga   #anime  
https://taboocomics.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/the-potential-good-the-bad-of-the-ghost-in-the-shell-film

Columbo Statue

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/columbo-statue?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

Sort of stumbled on to this, or rather Cathy did.

Sort of stumbled on to this, or rather Cathy did. There's an intensity in this video I find disturbing. In another video the guy had a claw machine trying to get large drink containers and kept shaking the machine to get the last one out.

Um, they might be a bit addicted to these.
https://youtu.be/QAght2jRBjw

Of course this guy did it before AoA.

Of course this guy did it before AoA.
https://youtu.be/JdxkVQy7QLM

Is there nothing new under the sun?

Is there nothing new under the sun?
https://youtu.be/giHf2ATatp8

Not so sure about this, either. Lots of stuff I'm not sure about this morning.

Not so sure about this, either. Lots of stuff I'm not sure about this morning.
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/googles-improbable-deal-recreate-real-world-vr/?_scpsug=crawled_72576_0f48a770-c146-11e6-cc3a-f01fafd7b417#_scpsug=crawled_72576_0f48a770-c146-11e6-cc3a-f01fafd7b417

Fun and weirdness from this and other graduation films.

Fun and weirdness from this and other graduation films.
https://youtu.be/MV5w262XvCU

STAR WARS in World War II - War Bond Newsreel

http://geektyrant.com/news/star-wars-in-world-war-ii-war-bond-newsreel?utm_source=gametyrant.com&utm_medium=related

Artist Injects STAR WARS into World War II Photos

Originally shared by Alex Smith
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=14&ved=0ahUKEwjXzKD5vvfQAhWIsFQKHTX0C6g4ChAWCC0wAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgeektyrant.com%2Fnews%2Fartist-injects-star-wars-into-world-war-ii-photos&usg=AFQjCNHRgtPngWiiXtYlea4cB8oroENPkA&sig2=ocndq9lCphnwUqMFY_N73Q&bvm=bv.142059868,d.cGw

This article is unintentionally funny, because to me it seemed clear that the author hadn't even used Second Life...

This article is unintentionally funny, because to me it seemed clear that the author hadn't even used Second Life let alone High Fidelity. Virtual worlds is not an answer to the Fermiparadox - it merely pushes the problem back one level.

I think there's no paradox yet, just lots of unknown variables which encourage lots of reckless speculation. That tends to feed on one's prejudices and preconceived notions.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Is Virtual Reality the Surprising Solution to the Fermi Paradox?

'From time to time, the Singularity Hub editorial team unearths a gem from the archives and wants to share it all over again. It's usually a piece that was popular back then and we think is still relevant now. This is one of those articles. It was originally published August 20, 2015. We hope you enjoy it!'


'... Perhaps, it’s reasonable to assume that over time, our virtual worlds will become indistinguishable from our current reality.

Soon, we won’t visit the Internet from the glass window of our computer screens, but rather walk around inside it as a physical place. Philip Rosedale, the creator of Second Life, recently announced plans for a bold new virtual universe with a potential physical game map as large as the landmass of Earth. Essentially, he’ll create a virtual world with its own laws of physics, and once he’s pressed play, a newly formed universe will have its own “let there be light” creation moment.

Where we go from there will be stunning to watch.

As we continue our plunge into virtual spaces, the validity of the transcension hypothesis will come into sharper focus. If technology trends toward a world of microscopic computers with infinitely complex realities inside, this might explain why we can’t see any alien neighbors. They’ve left us behind for the digital wormholes of their own design.
...'

https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/01/is-virtual-reality-the-surprising-solution-to-the-fermi-paradox/
https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/01/is-virtual-reality-the-surprising-solution-to-the-fermi-paradox/