Of course I have met many of them and they all think Earth sucks.
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 2 February 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
Earth: the toilet venue of the galaxy
― quad octets or death! (snoball), Thursday, 2 February 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
They don't like all the wrappers and litter about.
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Friday, 3 February 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
aJacques Vallée
bthat lawrence poem upthread is pretty good
― dell (del), Saturday, 4 February 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
there is no life anywhere else in the universe & there is no way a colony of humans could survive a trip to any other potentially habitable planet
― smhphony orchestra (crüt), Thursday, 8 May 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
whew glad that's settled
― stadow shevens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 8 May 2014 16:43 (nine years ago) link
I would actually feel glad if this was the case
― DDD, Thursday, 8 May 2014 16:52 (nine years ago) link
Consciousness downloaded into nanobots and bodies 3D printed at the other end, how about that?
― めんどくさい (Matt #2), Thursday, 8 May 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
Burroughs thought of it first
― stadow shevens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 8 May 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
also, there is no way santa claus could possibly visit all of those houses in one night
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 8 May 2014 17:35 (nine years ago) link
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-venus/potential-sign-of-alien-life-detected-on-inhospitable-venus-idUSKBN2652GO
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Monday, 14 September 2020 21:38 (three years ago) link
Remember this?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55071058
Its twin has just been deployed in Romania:
https://adevarul.ro/locale/piatra-neamt/un-misterios-monolit-metal-similar-gasit-recent-sua-descoperit-cetate-dacica-romania-1_5fc1178c5163ec42714d36bf/index.html
(Sorry, I couldn’t find an English equivalent but it includes photos and a video embed.)
― pomenitul, Friday, 27 November 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
oh god david surber is totally one of these cumstains who reads every craig childs fart in existence. going to be about 500 more douchebags in utvs on the lockhart basin road next spring.
― cosmic vision | bleak epiphany | erotic email (map), Friday, 27 November 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
That Aimless/Martin Skidmore dialogue really cracks me up for some reason - a shame to have missed the golden age of early ilx.
― Luna Schlosser, Friday, 27 November 2020 21:15 (three years ago) link
love that there was a poster named "sb" in 2003. very prescient
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 27 November 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
Yeah that was good xpostWeird thinking about the dates on those.This one made me smile:DJ MartianPosted: 3 October 2001 at 01:00:00Yes, there is life on Mars.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 November 2020 23:15 (three years ago) link
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-55212336
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 15:21 (three years ago) link
DJ Rob da Bank, another island resident, was also among those who took a stroll to see the sight for themselves.He mused: "I'm not sure if it's aliens, a Coldplay PR stunt or a local mirror dealer drumming up trade, but it got us all down the beach anyway."
He mused: "I'm not sure if it's aliens, a Coldplay PR stunt or a local mirror dealer drumming up trade, but it got us all down the beach anyway."
Otm. There's one here some 20 miles away now too, btw. I'm still guessing Coldplay PR stunt.
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 December 2020 19:25 (three years ago) link