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Doesn’t this kind of thing happen all the time in the US?

The Sentinelese DO know that. This isn’t an “uncontacted” tribe. The British almost wiped them out. They understand that contact with the outside world might well kill them.

These are bronze age people, a 60000 year old civilization. Nothing you understand about modern norms and mores has the slightest relevance to them. I assure you, your ancient ancestors would have done exactly the same thing as these people did.

The Guardian claimed “about 100", which is probaby the absolute minimum you’d need for a viable population.

Those horns...

And how is he still fat?

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Unless it’s Star Wars, in which case you’re doomed to repeat it in any case. Because it rhymes or something.

Dude I’ve been here for years.

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Nope, southern US and Baja is about it. I guess you’d have to really. The whole premise about them struggling for resources would break down if you realised that lots of places would be basically untouched.

Cold Open. The Winchester Arms. Afternoon...

There’ll always be a threat, because anybody who dies becomes a fresh zombie. They never really addressed that on the show. I mean, basically everybody would be obliged to lock themselves up at night, in case they died in their sleep.

This is beautiful

You mean the guy who makes his living standing in front of an audience saying things? He should shut up?

Special Circumstances, or to give it it’s original name, Section 31...

When I was a kid, I thought these were actual black people in some kind of weird stage make-up

In the UK, The Register was the place to go for tech news, until it turned all right-wing and libertarian, and every article had a slant

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Yes, they did address it in an off-hand manner, but I find it tough to believe they can make ethanol but don’t have working ploughs until they can liberate one from somewhere else. I mean, they must have skilled mechanics to keep the engines working.