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Dr. Quadragon ❌

Moreover, the first broadcasts that were sufficiently powerful to break through our ionosphere took place in the late 1930s.

Meaning, the first thing they'll see is probably Hitler.

Man, no wonder nobody comes to say "hello". I bet our dumpster fire of a planet is a wicked show, though.

17 May at 23:08 | Open on mastodon.ml
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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

@drq I'm sure you've seen the opening sequence of the film Contact? It deals with exactly this and is spectacular:
yewtu.be/watch?v=EWwhQB3TKXA

One of my favourite sequences in cinema.

17 May at 23:11 | Open on mstdn.social
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)

@rysiek @drq I had forgotten this! Thank you for sharing it. The film that saved Wētā.

18 May at 3:13 | Open on mastodon.social
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

@jackyan oh, I didn't know about the saving thing? Can you say more?

@drq

19 May at 10:18 | Open on mstdn.social
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)

@rysiek @drq I live in Wellington, so I used to see people from the Wētā crews (Workshop and Digital) regularly. Sir Richard Taylor told me this directly. He said Wētā Digital was in bad shape and on the verge of closing down. Then they got the Contact gig, and the money from that saved the company. Not long after, The Lord of the Rings came about.

19 May at 12:14 | Open on mastodon.social
Dr. Quadragon ❌

Somewhere in the galaxy, far, far away from the Solar System:

- Have you watched the latest "Humans on Earth"?
- Nah, it got old by the 21st season. All peaceful and shit.
- Bro, you don't know. They actually elected the red wig money clown as one of the presidents.
- Holy shit! Him? Really?
- Yeah. Also, that rat looking guy - you know, the one who, despite having plenty of land and money, can't sleep over who's boning who...
- Yeah?
- He started a war with his nearest neighbour.
- Fuck, sis, are you free tonight? Let's go watch it and chill, maybe.
- You bring the beer and pizza, the bowl is on me.
- Got it.

Somewhere in the galaxy, far, far away from the Solar System:

- Have you watched the latest "Humans on Earth"?
- Nah, it got old by the 21st season. All peaceful and shit.
- Bro, you don't know. They actually elected the red wig money clown as one of the presidents.
- Holy shit! Him? Really?
- Yeah. Also, that rat looking guy - you know, the one who, despite having plenty of land and money, can't sleep over who's boning who...
- Yeah?
- He started a war with his nearest neighbour.
- Fuck, sis, are...

18 May at 0:01 | Open on mastodon.ml
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