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Vintage articles and footage from the science fiction archives.

The new use for abandoned oil rigs
he grey steel girders of Platform Holly rise 235ft (72m) above the waters of the Pacific Ocean, just a couple of miles off the Santa Barbara coast. Above the water, this decommissioned oil rig is dull and lifeless, but the view below the surface is very different. Beneath the waves, colourful fish, crabs, starfish and mussels congregate on the huge steel pylons, which stretch for more than 400ft (120m) to the ocean floor.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Futurism
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still is an exemplary example of Cold War jitters. Made in 1951, based on the story "Farewell to the Master" (the particulars of which I can remember very little about at this point), it begins with a glowing "flying saucer" with a classic look, landing on the Washington Mall. A ramp cooly slides from the surface, as the military and curious onlookers surround the alien craft. A being in a weird silver suit and a helmet covering its face points a weird object with a springy antenna at the crowd, but is promptly shot by some Army grunt and falls to the ground. His robot, Gort, a hulking mass of Fifties sci-fi aluminum comes to life, and strides like Karloff's Creature down the ramp. A visor slides back, and a ray beam melts the grunts' rifles.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Futurism
What would happen if we stopped using plastic?
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of virgin plastic produced up to the end of 2015, 6,300 million tonnes has been discarded. Most of that plastic waste is still with us, entombed in landfills or polluting the environment. Microplastics have been found in Antarctic sea ice, in the guts of animals that live in the deepest ocean trenches, and in drinking water around the world. In fact, plastic waste is now so widespread that researchers have suggested it could be used as a geological indicator of the Anthropocene.
By Turnell Feliu3 years ago in Futurism
Management is actually a very simple thing, just these three words to lead a team!
In the era of big entrepreneurship, there is never a single fighter. The success of all businesses and individual leaders cannot be achieved without the strength of the organization and the team. The ability to build a team set a strategy, and lead a team is crucial!
By Turnell Feliu3 years ago in Futurism
Since the leader is a villain, so what if you let him have three points?
Jutsu is a smart, kind, strong, and a little stubborn girl. She is a good person, intelligent, hard-working, and generous, and she is liked and liked in every way.
By Turnell Feliu3 years ago in Futurism
Being made redundant or taking a pay cut to find a job, you must have your own plan or it will be worse than redundancy!
In the market economy, whether it is a well-known Fortune 500 company, a once-stable state-owned enterprise, or a private enterprise with good momentum, basically all encounter bad business conditions. The news of layoffs is flying around, and those who can stay in the company without being laid off are also in deep crisis and worried about their professional future.
By Turnell Feliu3 years ago in Futurism
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a Cold War-era Red Scare parable about giant seed pods" from outer space. They suck the mental and physical attributes of sleeping humans and disgorge identical replicas of them. We know this because of the smooth, featureless body that is laid out later on a pool table, just waiting to assimilate the features of the bartender. This happens in Santa Mira, California. Where else?
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Futurism
Close Encounters of the Third KInd (Director's Cut)
***I've seen a UFO. Up close. Matter of fact, I've seen a couple of them. I don't know, specifically, what that means about ME, but, as far as the influence of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind on m life, it WAS one of the first films from infanthood (along with Time After Time (1979) and Salem's Lot (1979), and the TV adaptation of the stage play of The Elephant Man (1982)) to indelibly etch its scenes into my subconscious. Especially the mantis-like alien that first appears during the final scenes of the film.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Futurism
How to make your GVT tiles scratch proof
Are you looking for ways to make your GVT tiles scratch-proof? If so, then you have come to the right place! In this blog post, we will discuss the best way to make your GVT tiles scratch-proof and the benefits of doing so.
By Bluezone Vitrified3 years ago in Futurism
Apocalypse Culture (1988)
"Pod People aspire to a manicured destiny--soft, serene, controlled, filtering any information that does not impinge on their pre-fab gestalt. Their retreat from reality is tempered with enough minor but manageable worries and decisions to negotiate boredom and furnish the mirage of individual mastery. These narcoleptics find sublimity in a jar o mayonnaise. As a consequence of the atrophy of the survival instinct, the Pod People can only breed monsters. The disenfranchised offspring, along with an entire ageless class of human discards, know only that they are doomed."--Adam Parfrey, Apocalypse Culture, (1988)
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Futurism
Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers (1939) is a 12-chapter "cliffhanger serial," that is, a movie divided into twelve parts, each part ending with a "Cliffhanger"; or, in other words, the hero "hanging on to the edge of a cliff," or in some way, hanging on for dear life until the "next thrilling episode" should see him escape danger, just in the nick of time. The story of Buck Rogers is based on a short science fiction novella called Armageddon 2419 A.D. a novel by Philip Nowlan I've never been able to finish, although I've tried. I always lose interest about halfway through.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Futurism
Looking Back to the Future
Back in the 1970s days of yore my high school science teacher, a geeky guy who loved sci-fi and emerging technology, was trying to share his excitement with the class. He asked us to imagine the future.
By Vivian R McInerny3 years ago in Futurism