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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by Falling Down on Yesterday at 05:25:21 pm »

One of my favourite films.  Watching it in the cinema is a totally different and almost transformative experience compared to watching at home. I’ve had dreams about scenes and the characters.

Roadside Picnic sounds ace.  Will give that a read.

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shootin' the shit / Re: UK General Election 2024

« Last post by stone on Yesterday at 05:05:28 pm »

If the methanol is sourced from biomass (rather than from extremely expensive CO2 capture and green hydrogen) then it has HUGE problems. Perhaps seaweed biofuels might in the future be worked up into being sustainable. I don't see how land based biomass for fuel ever can be. All land/fresh-water is needed for food production or wildlife (already dire shortages for both).

I really worry that methanol is a phoney "look busy" not-too-hard "we're on track" non-solution to a very hard problem.

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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by seankenny on Yesterday at 05:00:21 pm »

I was lucky enough to see Andrei Rublev in the cinema. On paper, it’s a tough sell: a two and a half hour black and white film about a 15th century Russian icon painter. But it’s totally amazing - as other worldly as Solaris in its own way. I’d watch either film again without hesitation.

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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by slab_happy on Yesterday at 04:40:55 pm »

Yes! That's my favourite Tarkovsky.

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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by seankenny on Yesterday at 04:35:28 pm »

Stalker is great. Have you seen Solaris, by the same director?

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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by slab_happy on Yesterday at 04:16:16 pm »

Really need to read that one of these days -- I enjoyed Tarkovsky's Stalker, which is based on it, and a lot of work in the "humans try to engage with strange artifacts left by aliens" sub-genre. So at some point I know I have to go back to the source!

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music, art and culture / Re: Books...

« Last post by Wellsy on Yesterday at 03:49:41 pm »

Roadside Picnic

Dead good, worth a read!

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for sale / wanted / Unparallel vim UK 8.5

« Last post by unclesomebody on Yesterday at 03:49:04 pm »

Very good condition pair of vim. Half a size too small for me (I'm 9 in other unparallel shoes). I persisted and have done maybe 3 or 4 board sessions but they are just too small. Or I've become old and soft.

£50. DM me with a phone number for pics of the shoes. Happy to post at cost.

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shootin' the shit / Re: UK General Election 2024

« Last post by teestub on Yesterday at 01:54:02 pm »

Worryingly, there doesn't seem to be much if anything on climate change and access to the countryside/green space in Labours pre-election talk, .

There was a promise this week for some proposals on environment, so hopefully we will see that soon.

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bouldering / Re: Bring out your dabs

« Last post by finbarrr on Yesterday at 01:19:52 pm »

https://youtu.be/w9MKdalkt_M?feature=shared

I’m sure it can be nice to have a friend who is that supportive