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Review of 'ARQ'
Hey, I recently watched ARQ—more than a year after it was first released on Netflix—a time-loop Groundhog Day meets I don't know, Terminator movie, about a couple in a facility near the end of the world in some desperate battle, obliged to relive a few hours over and over again, because every time they're killed by masked then unmasked intruders, they wake up in the same bed, together, with memories (usually) of what happened to them in the earlier loops. This is because the guy is the programmer of a machine that can (presumably) run forever because it keeps regenerating its energy, by thrusting itself and those in its vicinity a little bit back into the past.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
Celestial Astronomy - Volcano
After just completing the Mercurian phase in Celestial Astronomy's depiction of planetary evolution, one would logically conclude the next phase would be the Venutian phase. While that would be correct, we need to digress here for a moment to examine one of the more important pieces of planetary activity in order to get a better understanding of planetary evolution.One of the reasons planetary evolution is so difficult to discern is that you really need to combine the fields of astronomy and geology. Although legacy astronomy may enable you to chart the positions of the planets, in order to understand how they evolve and why they are at the positions they are at, as well as what they are doing at those positions during their lifetime, really requires an understanding of geology and wormation.Part of the goal is to try to recognize if there is a repeatable definable pattern that is taking place that will enable us to see planetary evolution through celestial astronomy as a structured process, not a random occurrence. In order to do this, we need to take a non-traditional viewpoint of how planets evolve so as not to arrive at the same conclusions legacy Astronomy has arrived at. A perfect example of this non-traditional approach is analyzing the word volcano. VOLCANO is a porpheme for VOLume CANOn. Volume as in a measure of space an object is taking up. Canon, not to be confused with cannon, a rule of conduct or official action similar to canon law. What this basically means is when you see volcanoes forming on a planet you can infer that the planet's volume is going to increase due to the behavior of the volcanoes.Whereas most people would probably be familiar with the term canon as in canon law in the church, the term canon when applied to planetary evolution is more like a law of physics. Though the concept of it being recognized behavior is similar to canon law in the church where their laws prescribe desired behavior. This desired behavior can be recognized when it is not being followed as well as when it is. Canon law pertaining to planetary evolution is recognized behavior of the planet's increase in volume because it can be seen over the lifetimes of planets. Unfortunately, up to this point, no one has drawn the correlation between the volcanoes and the increase in planetary volume. The key is that volcanic activity, when viewed from the big picture, is instrumental in planetary evolution. If the core of the planet is analogous to the root of a tree, the volcanoes might analogous to the leaves. Immediately, you might say but the leaves receive the light from the sun and the volcanoes don't. The key is that the cyclical nature of plate tectonics sending the crust of the Earth into the core where it is is superheated and the heavy elements are maintained and the lighter ones sent out through volcanoes is not only allowing the volume of the earth to increase it is making the core more receptive to the star's energy.So whereas there is no direct physical connection from light energy to a leaf, there is an indirect connection where volcanoes are instrumental in the cyclical process which enables the planetary core to receive more energy. Remember if the root is analogous to the core, the root is not visible so the analogy can only take you so far.So the main idea to get across is that when volcanoes start to appear on a planet, you can tell the planet is going to start to increase in volume. This is creating a repeatable definable pattern that will help to explain planetary evolution as a process that has structure and is not simply random.The volcanoes will perform slightly different functions as the planets grow. Once the planets have achieved their basic size, they are going to play a role in shaping the crust to define the terrain. As the planet's age, the volcanoes will play a role in helping the planet rarify its core to prepare for the journey to depart the star system and function as a comet again in the same or another star system. In the next article, we'll look at the Venutian phase.
By Richard Van Steenberg8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'The Man from the Future'
This one's from Brazil, in Portuguese, from 2011, by way of Netflix in 2016, and I recently watched it as part of my time-travel movie and TV extravaganza. The Man from the Future - O Homem do Futuro in Portuguese - stars Wagner Moura as an accidental time-traveling scientist who finds himself some twenty years in his past — in 1991 — and in a position to change the course of his personal history, and get the girl (played by Alinne Moraes) he's loved all of these years, but lost for some reason at that crucial moment in 1991.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
'The Cloverfield Paradox' Review
In recent years, music industry PR gurus started a trend where they use ninja-like stealth to release surprise albums from major recording artists like Beyoncé and Rihanna. Their line of reasoning: As it gets harder to market albums, the buzz that comes with a surprise debut will help the record stand out. And now, with The Cloverfield Paradox, Netflix is getting in on the act. In an unexpected move, Netflix announced the film would be available to stream right after the Super Bowl. So is their decision savvy marketing meant to capitalize on the year's biggest television event or a crafty move intended to overhype a trash film before critics can tear it apart?
By Victor Stiff8 years ago in Futurism
Why Super Bowl LII Is Known as the Extra Terrestrial Super Bowl
We just reviewed the concept of alphanumerics contained in the concept of wormation. When looking at events on Earth the possibility exists ESH have scripted them in advance of Earth's creation as part of the ETA. With a little bit of analysis, you can see repeating patterns that provide a preponderance of evidence. Major events on Earth are usually an easy place to see the possibility of the clues left behind which enable you to see the ESH handiwork and evidence of their ETI.
By Richard Van Steenberg8 years ago in Futurism
Lone Wolf: Predator in the Snow
For the past three hours, it's been snowing, covering the ground in a thick blanket. Lone Wolf remained in prone as he awaited for excavation. Though he was covered in ice, he was quite warm, using a heating device that he took from one of the troops he killed earlier, a device he is now lying on top of, to keep him from freezing. A wolf howled in the distance as the snowy wind blew softly, though Lone Wolf remained still.
By Michael Hawkins8 years ago in Futurism
Rise of the Oni King Part 2
Diolnaga did not sit on his throne, like so many would, in that barren camp. After moments of deliberation with mother, Diolnaga dispatched three of the four guardsmen who remained to find and return his fleeing subjects, explaining that Diolnaga would be kind to any who returned. The fourth, he questioned:
By Caleb Sherman8 years ago in Futurism
Rise of the Oni King Part 1
Our story begins, as many stories do, a long time ago in a distant land, with the birth of our hero. He is born, as all of his people are, during a great storm that tears the land asunder. Lightning cracks and thunder rocks the earth in a plains-land where a tribe of red-skinned, brown-haired beings reside. These creatures are known as Onis, and legend has it that whenever an Oni mother goes into labor her great pain causes even the heavens to protest, so was the case when Diolnaga was born.
By Caleb Sherman8 years ago in Futurism
