Brian Johnson, Special Effects Artist Behind ‘Space: 1999,’ Dies At 86
Special-effects designer Brian Johnson, known for his groundbreaking work on Space: 1999, The Empire Strikes Back, Alien, and Aliens, has died at the age of 86. Johnson began his career creating models and explosions for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson productions, later designed the iconic Eagle Transporter, and became one of science f … ⌘ Read more

As ‘Disclosure Day’ Premieres, Steven Spielberg Says He Believes Aliens Really Have Visited Earth
Steven Spielberg grants that his 1977 UFO film Close Encounters was “speculative,” writes the Associated Press, but “Disclosure Day, he insists, is the real deal.”

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Why Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie
Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth. ⌘ Read more

George Lucas Says Steven Spielberg & Harrison Ford Opposed Divisive Indy 4 Twist
George Lucas opened up about creative clashes with Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford during Indiana Jones 4. He revealed that the duo opposed adding the alien element. He noted that Spielberg set the condition that the aliens be portrayed as beings from another dimension, which helped them eventually find common ground. Why Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford opposed Indiana Jones 4’s ali … ⌘ Read more

‘I’d Be Dead’: Jason Momoa Explains Key Lobo Costume Choice in Supergirl
Jason Momoa has revealed a prop choice saved his life in Supergirl. One of the few actors to have successfully transitioned from the now-defunct DCEU to the DCU, Momoa will be seen as Lobo in Supergirl. Playing an alien mercenary and bounty hunter in the upcoming film, he previously portrayed Aquaman from 2016 to 2023. […]

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Disclosure Day: Spielbergs neuer Alien-Film wirkt jetzt schon wie von gestern
Es hätte so schön werden können! Aber leider wirkt Steven Spielbergs neuer Ufo-Film wie etwas, das er sich vor Jahrzehnten ausgedacht und nie mehr angepasst hat. Eine Rezension von Daniel Pook ( Filmkritik, Server)

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What Does the Alien Whisper in Disclosure Day’s Ending? Explained
Curious about what the alien whispers to Daniel Kellner at the end of Disclosure Day? As Margaret and Daniel race to expose decades of classified alien evidence, Wardex Corporation fights to bury the truth. The film’s final moments deliver a single mysterious word to a world on the brink of war, and Spielberg deliberately leaves […]

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Best Steven Spielberg Alien Movies Ranked, Including E.T. and Disclosure Day
We’ve ranked five alien movies that the award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg has ever directed. The rankings are based on each film’s Tomatometer ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. This comes ahead of the June 12 release of Spielberg’s highly anticipated sci-fi movie Disclosure Day, which is also included on this list. All Steven Spielberg alien movies ranked […]

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Disclosure Day’s Steven Spielberg Has an Unexpected Take on Meeting Aliens in Real Life
Steven Spielberg is looking forward to the release of his UFO film, Disclosure Day. Amid this, he talked about meeting aliens in real life in a recent interview. Steven Spielberg explains why he wouldn’t volunteer for first contact with aliens In his interview with Entertainment Weekly, Steven Spielberg opened up about the idea of meeting […]

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What to watch at the movies this week: Was Steven Spielberg right about aliens all along?
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Neues Design gezeigt: SpaceX’ KI-Satellit angeblich einfacher als Starlink V3
Vor dem SpaceX-Börsengang soll ein neues KI-Satelliten-Design für Kauflaune sorgen. Elon Musk will damit außerdem den Respekt von Aliens gewinnen. Eine Analyse von Johannes Hiltscher ( SpaceX, Börse)

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Disclosure Day Lead Had an Unusual Method To Prep for Spielberg’s Alien Movie
The star of Disclosure Day has shared what she did to prepare for the upcoming sci-fi film. Although the actress was “unnerved” by the scope of her character, she found an effective way to approach it. Emily Blunt reveals how she prepared for her Disclosure Day role Emily Blunt is in the midst of promoting […]

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‘They Are Here’: Why Disclosure Day’s Steven Spielberg Believes Aliens Have Visited Earth
Disclosure Day director Steven Spielberg recently went on the record to say he absolutely believes that aliens have visited Earth before.

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New Alien: Earth Season 2 Update Reveals When Filming Begins
Filming for Season 2 of Alien: Earth will begin in London soon. The update ends weeks of speculation about the production timeline, which had slipped past an earlier May start date. The FX series, created by Noah Hawley and backed by Ridley Scott, has become one of the streamer’s most closely watched projects. Season 2 […]

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Major Aliens Star Almost Chose Stanley Kubrick Over James Cameron
A casting tug-of-war between two legendary directors reshaped Aliens. James Cameron created an entirely new character to prevent one actor from choosing Stanley Kubrick’s movie. The revelation gave new insight into how the 1986 sci-fi sequel assembled its iconic Colonial Marine squad. Ricco Ross almost did Full Metal Jacket instead of Aliens Ricco Ross, who […]

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How James Cameron’s Aliens Helped Inspire Real Military Tech
James Cameron’s visionary filmmaking techniques have not only captivated audiences but also inspired real-life technology used by the US military, according to Aliens star Ricco Ross. In a recent interview, the 68-year-old actor claimed that the equipment used while filming the 1986 sci-fi adventure was “so brilliant” that the military reached out to Cameron to […]

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@bender@twtxt.net Fine, Let me answer properly and concretely 😅

Would you want your children not to learn anything, because “they have AI”?

No, children still need to learn. That will never change. What they learn however will over time.

Are you OK with your children using the AI for all of their homework?

Yes, frankly I am. Why? Because much of what we teach them in school is utterly pointless.
For example, learning to read Shakespear never taught me anything useful in my life. I regret much of my school years to be honest.
I leanred to read and write, sure. But I learned Math, Science, Computing and how things work on my own by being very curious.

What sense will it make?

That assumes I answered “no”, which I did not. So it all makes perfect sense :D

What kind of future would that bring for them?

This assumes I said “Yes”, which I did :D It will be an itneresting future that’s for sure. I don’t think we can just bury our heads in teh sand and pretend it’s all going to go away, It will not. It will make things very interesting for sure, as we’re already starting to see what’s possible and what’s changeing. For example; ordinary people are using these LLM(s) to write their legal suit and defense in courts with varying levels of success.

Even if AI were to become omniscient, what will it be of the human race then?

I’m not convinced it ever will. In fact, I am not convinced we know how to create true intellience at all.

What would we do?

What would be so different from say an Alien invasion from far superious beings?
What would we do that? Band together and defend humanity?

Serve the AI? Maintain the AI?

That assumes that “AI” will become intelligent and omniscient, which I don’t believe it ever will.

Would we have found the true meaning of life then?

If the meaning of life is to create our own sub-species liken to ourselves, sure, maybe. But is that even a reality? not sure, I doubt it. We barely understand ourselves at the best of times, let alone how our minds works.

To care for AI, Is that it?

How would this be different to caring for a friend, a family member If we could ever truly reate an actual sentient being with real feelings and intelligenace, is there any reason to worry? Could we not be freinds and have mutual goals and form relationships?

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens
The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there. ⌘ Read more

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A ‘Golden Orb’ on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal
A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal. ⌘ Read more

Neil wanted to be abducted by aliens as a kid 👽😭 ⌘ Read more

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Brazil’s UFO Capital Marks 30 Years Since ‘Alien Encounter’
Thirty years after the alleged 1996 “ET of Varginha” encounter, debate continues to rage over the events that happened in Brazil’s self-styled UFO capital. An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from the Guardian: The skies over this far-flung coffee-growing hub went charcoal black, the heavens opened and one of Brazil’s greatest mysteries was born. “ … ⌘ Read more

New SETI Study: Why We Might Have Been Missing Alien Signals
After decades of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, the nonprofit SETI Foundation has an announcement. “A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests stellar ‘space weather’ could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence harder to detect.”
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Trump Directs US Government To Prepare Release of Files on Aliens and UFOs
US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to “begin the process of identifying and releasing” government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life. From a report: Trump made the declaration in a post on Truth Social, after he accused Barack Obama earlier in the day of revealin … ⌘ Read more

Also the short documentary ‘John Was Trying to Contact Aliens’ was really heartfelt and great. Didn’t know the story of John Shepherd yet. Discovered some great music thanks to this short film. Inkl. Harmonia

Enjoying the show Resident Alien with Alan Tudyk.

Bank of England ‘Must Plan For a Financial Crisis Triggered By Aliens’
A former Bank of England analyst has urged contingency planning for a potential financial shock if the U.S. government were to confirm the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. The argument is that “ontological shock” alone could destabilize confidence and trigger crisis dynamics. The Independent reports: [Helen McCaw, w … ⌘ Read more

Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs
Australian restaurants facing a mounting cost-of-doing-business crisis are turning to automatic service charges as a way to shore up revenue. The practice is legal under Australian consumer law as long as customers are notified beforehand and can opt out, but it risks alienating diners in a country where tipping has traditio … ⌘ Read more

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life
Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others ⌘ Read more

United States to review all asylum cases approved under Biden
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says it has begun “a full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern”. ⌘ Read more

Dan Farah’s ‘Age of Disclosure’ explores ‘80-year global cover-up’
The documentary, which is releasing in a few days, delves into the topics of alien visitation and government cover-ups. Directed and produced by filmm… ⌘ Read more

Demi Moore discusses Roswell and aliens with Stephen Colbert
The actress, who was born in Roswell, recently sat down for an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During her recent appearance on the sh… ⌘ Read more

Alien: Earth Renewed For Second Season
FX has renewed Alien: Earth for a second season and signed creator Noah Hawley to a massive nine-figure overall deal with Disney Entertainment Television. Deadline reports: Inspired by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller film Alien, Hawley adapted the film franchise for television with the strong support of Scott Free and its president, David W. Zucker, who is an executive producer of the serie … ⌘ Read more

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens
Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are exciting, but there is no reason to claim that they are evidence of alien spacecraft – sometimes a comet is just comet, says Robin George Andrews ⌘ Read more

Answering Questions About Time Travel, Aliens & Negative Gravity ⌘ Read more

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You need break the routine.

I haven’t really done that lately. 🤔 Maybe have another go at Rust (given its increasing importance in the Linux kernel)? Or Elixir, yes, I only had some very, very brief contact with it. 🤔

I just came across an old forum posting of mine about Prolog. That brought up some memories. Prolog is pretty alien, but I do miss stuff like that because it’s so different.

Just thinking out loud here. 😅

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10 Fictional Portrayals of Area 51
America is full of urban legends, and one of the most enduring is Area 51. Numerous theories surround this mysterious military base. Because of the Roswell incident in 1947, most of these myths involve aliens. However, many also think the place holds secret weapons and ancient artifacts. Each guess is more outlandish than the last. […]

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Work takes up 110% of my energy at the moment. All I can do is sit here and try to unwind.

On an entirely unrelated note, Resident Alien (Alan Tudyk!) and Ghosts (Rose McIver!) are great shows.

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MayQueen Introduces a 2.13″ Four Color E-Paper Display for Embedded Applications
MayQueen has introduced the PIXPAPER-213-C, a 2.13-inch prototype electronic paper display developed with Triangle Alien Studio. Featuring a four-color display and an SPI interface, it is designed for low-power, high-contrast embedded applications. The PIXPAPER-213-C supports black, white, yellow, and red colors with a resolution of 250×122 pixels and a density of 130 DPI. The active … ⌘ Read more

A Mysterious Square “ALIEN” Structure on Mars! 🪐🔴👽 ⌘ Read more

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10 “Ancient Alien” Artifacts That Have Mundane Explanations
Many relics of human history are so mysterious and wondrous that the imagination, at times, is tempted to run away from the seemingly commonplace and rather unimpressive explanations mainstream archaeology offers. Pseudo-archaeology instead makes more dramatic and appealing solutions, which are nevertheless based more on the need to believe rather than on rigorous scientific investigation. […]

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