CO2 is poisonous. 1% concentration might give you a headache, 3% will make you ill, 10% will kill you.
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Oh sweet zombie jeebus, the fucking baby boomers will never die out.
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Blade Runner for sure. Some works just are not recognized for the masterpieces that they are until later. Same goes for many authors sadly. I wonder what critically panned films of this decade will be considered brilliant classics in years to come...
Yeah that's what they should have said in July 1969... Why all the excitement? People have proposed traveling to the moon for a century and there have been plans proposed a bunch of times. Totally no big deal... Oh no wait, that's crazy.
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I think it's a little harsh to say that Wells "got it wrong", like he was some clairvoyant trying to predict the outcome of a match. He was a science fiction writer who, like all the best science fiction writers, tried to comment more on the present than the future, and was working with contemporary information.
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Maybe there's something to the plot I'm missing, but what society could they possibly construe where Rachel Weisz has a tough time finding a mate? Does she have some obvious personality flaws that outdo her otherwise good-looking features?
Hm, you know what? Now that you mention it, I stumbled over the fact that the user names in the post are sans serif, and I have to admit that the rest of my post looks a little outmoded in comparison. Maybe you're really right, maybe Kinja should try something else than the Georgia family.... Intriguing...
I can see the Congressional debate already...