Since last week or the other we have Digital Television at home. It is actually from the telephone company but, anyway, it is mostly the same as the satellite –actually better.I have always liked documentaries. I am not an animal documentary guy; I prefer history, invents and all sort of unusual things. I've seen the documentaries of the Serengeti way too many times, so I've had enough of animals. Though, sometimes, a good penguin's film is fine.
So, the thing is that I have seen quite a few lately and they have made me thing a lot about the earth, the human being, Mother Nature, the space and what is out there. Besides, they are broadcasting the new version of "The Outer Limits" again.
I have said many things about recycling and though, whatever we do is still not enough. We are dismantling the Nuclear plants and we are running out of energy. Spain is, at least. The lights from Las Vegas can be seen from the space: apparently there are billions of bulbs that pretend to be a screen where things are displayed.
The thing is, where are we going?
Apparently some kind of planet called Theia (aka Orpheus) collided with Earth and the Moon was formed from it. And apparently the Moon seems to be the reason why we can live in this planet: a part of all the things that change upon the Moon's phases in the animal kingdom, the fact that it's gravity slows the rotation of our planet three times ( i.e. if we didn't have Moon days would last 6 hours, counting the night as well, therefore, no life would exist as the Earth wouldn't heat enough –actually, who knows!). And, apparently, the Moon is getting further from us (no worries, no-one of us will see it happening –unless they invent something to live for the next three thousand years –which I won't have) but they are already thinking of stealing Europa from Jupiter when it happens (although, didn't Zeus kidnapped Europa first?) as it can do the same work for us. Well, this might happen in many many centuries, though, what if Jupiter needs Europa as the Earth needs the Moon and if we take it Jupiter falls and kicks Mars and then Mars kicks the Earth? Wouldn't it be worse?
I know nothing about this kind of things and, I guess, if the intellectuals say it can be done (although not with our current technology), it must be alright. Hmph!
But the worse is that in that documentary where I heard that about Europa and the Moon, they were saying things like "oh, well, the colonization of the space is starting". Didn't you learn already that colonizations aren't good? Actually, why you say colonizations when you mean "get somewhere and kill whatever is there"? Didn't you learn that Bush? huh? Didn't you? Grrr...
Anyway... Apparently in 203
0 there will be some kind of mission to Mars that will take something like nine years because they'll have to wait until Mars and the Earth are closer again. And they are talking about transforming the Moon into a giant petrol station. Well, not petrol, but using Nitrogen, or something that is there, as fuel. Is that mad or it is me?
OK, here is the thing: stop worrying about our loss of the Moon and stop treating it like it was ours. It is hers (I mean, the moon belongs to herself). Why the human being always thinks is the greatest thing there is? Not to talk about UFOs. Another documentary I saw was absolutely hilarious. It was kind of taking the piss out of those who "believe".
I hate clichés, but those people are real clichés and they all say the same things. Which makes me think that either they are all being influenced by the same source... or... it really happened and those little ET's exist and that's why they all experience and see the same. I reckon is the first one. The thing is, why do we keep thinking that if there is another intelligent race out there, they have a technology that we don't even know yet? I just don't get it because it is total nonsense and a contradiction: in one hand we think we ARE the center of the universe and the universes behind this one and think we can rule over any other society that there is; but in the other hand we think that if there is another society, they are much better, much clever and with better technology than us, and, what is worse, they want to kill us all. Why is that? Is that a self centred protective way of excusing ourselves to kill them if we ever get to meet them? Please, Roger, if you are out there, or in here, reading this, comment this post, have a say!
Another of the series of documentaries that National Geographic Channel broadcasts, are those called MegaStructures. The episode I really enjoyed was Boston's Big Dig about the works to clean up the city. It was really an achievement, though, difficult. Also there is the one about the Viaduc de Millau (I've been there) and the scary one of the Petronas Towers.
I really wonder, what the hell are we doing? OK, I could understand high buildings in Vatican City or Monaco, as are the smallest countries in the world. But, why countries that have much more space keep on buil
ding up or into the sea? What happened in New Orleans was unfortunate and could be avoided, though, it wouldn't have ever happened that much if they had stop building when they had arrived to the water. What happened to the Twin Towers in NY was too bad, but it wouldn't have happened if the building hadn't been that high. What happened in Biescas was unfortunate, but it wouldn't have happened if they had respected the space of the river.
I mean, yes, I understand that we have to keep land to grow food, though, do you really think there aren't pieces of land that have not grown a carrot in years in Malaysia? In the States? In Lithuania? In Spain? In the Gulf clubs? I mean, yes, in the ground space that the Petronas use, could only be a few houses or regular buildings, but, do we really need more?
In my own town there is this problem with the natural reserve (now it is national reserve in some part) which are wetlands in the shore, but they keep on building on it. If it was clever to live just in front of the sea, they would not have placed the roads and the railway just few meters from it. What I mean is, for centuries, the ones who have lived in front of the sea have been the fishermen and their families (is like living across the street from your workplace). Now is so on fashion to open your windows and have a sea landscape. What when, in a few years, not that many, much before the Moon runs away, the sea grows (I don't know how to say that) and the whole coast of Catalunya disappears? Huh, what then? You'll like to live in Lleida, right? To buy a flat in my town is difficult. I guess buying one in a similar size town in the province of Lleida must be much cheaper.
Where the hell are we going?
Can't we just live in peace?
So, the thing is that I have seen quite a few lately and they have made me thing a lot about the earth, the human being, Mother Nature, the space and what is out there. Besides, they are broadcasting the new version of "The Outer Limits" again.
I have said many things about recycling and though, whatever we do is still not enough. We are dismantling the Nuclear plants and we are running out of energy. Spain is, at least. The lights from Las Vegas can be seen from the space: apparently there are billions of bulbs that pretend to be a screen where things are displayed.
The thing is, where are we going?
Apparently some kind of planet called Theia (aka Orpheus) collided with Earth and the Moon was formed from it. And apparently the Moon seems to be the reason why we can live in this planet: a part of all the things that change upon the Moon's phases in the animal kingdom, the fact that it's gravity slows the rotation of our planet three times ( i.e. if we didn't have Moon days would last 6 hours, counting the night as well, therefore, no life would exist as the Earth wouldn't heat enough –actually, who knows!). And, apparently, the Moon is getting further from us (no worries, no-one of us will see it happening –unless they invent something to live for the next three thousand years –which I won't have) but they are already thinking of stealing Europa from Jupiter when it happens (although, didn't Zeus kidnapped Europa first?) as it can do the same work for us. Well, this might happen in many many centuries, though, what if Jupiter needs Europa as the Earth needs the Moon and if we take it Jupiter falls and kicks Mars and then Mars kicks the Earth? Wouldn't it be worse?
I know nothing about this kind of things and, I guess, if the intellectuals say it can be done (although not with our current technology), it must be alright. Hmph!
But the worse is that in that documentary where I heard that about Europa and the Moon, they were saying things like "oh, well, the colonization of the space is starting". Didn't you learn already that colonizations aren't good? Actually, why you say colonizations when you mean "get somewhere and kill whatever is there"? Didn't you learn that Bush? huh? Didn't you? Grrr...
Anyway... Apparently in 203
0 there will be some kind of mission to Mars that will take something like nine years because they'll have to wait until Mars and the Earth are closer again. And they are talking about transforming the Moon into a giant petrol station. Well, not petrol, but using Nitrogen, or something that is there, as fuel. Is that mad or it is me?OK, here is the thing: stop worrying about our loss of the Moon and stop treating it like it was ours. It is hers (I mean, the moon belongs to herself). Why the human being always thinks is the greatest thing there is? Not to talk about UFOs. Another documentary I saw was absolutely hilarious. It was kind of taking the piss out of those who "believe".
I hate clichés, but those people are real clichés and they all say the same things. Which makes me think that either they are all being influenced by the same source... or... it really happened and those little ET's exist and that's why they all experience and see the same. I reckon is the first one. The thing is, why do we keep thinking that if there is another intelligent race out there, they have a technology that we don't even know yet? I just don't get it because it is total nonsense and a contradiction: in one hand we think we ARE the center of the universe and the universes behind this one and think we can rule over any other society that there is; but in the other hand we think that if there is another society, they are much better, much clever and with better technology than us, and, what is worse, they want to kill us all. Why is that? Is that a self centred protective way of excusing ourselves to kill them if we ever get to meet them? Please, Roger, if you are out there, or in here, reading this, comment this post, have a say!
Another of the series of documentaries that National Geographic Channel broadcasts, are those called MegaStructures. The episode I really enjoyed was Boston's Big Dig about the works to clean up the city. It was really an achievement, though, difficult. Also there is the one about the Viaduc de Millau (I've been there) and the scary one of the Petronas Towers.
I really wonder, what the hell are we doing? OK, I could understand high buildings in Vatican City or Monaco, as are the smallest countries in the world. But, why countries that have much more space keep on buil
ding up or into the sea? What happened in New Orleans was unfortunate and could be avoided, though, it wouldn't have ever happened that much if they had stop building when they had arrived to the water. What happened to the Twin Towers in NY was too bad, but it wouldn't have happened if the building hadn't been that high. What happened in Biescas was unfortunate, but it wouldn't have happened if they had respected the space of the river.I mean, yes, I understand that we have to keep land to grow food, though, do you really think there aren't pieces of land that have not grown a carrot in years in Malaysia? In the States? In Lithuania? In Spain? In the Gulf clubs? I mean, yes, in the ground space that the Petronas use, could only be a few houses or regular buildings, but, do we really need more?
In my own town there is this problem with the natural reserve (now it is national reserve in some part) which are wetlands in the shore, but they keep on building on it. If it was clever to live just in front of the sea, they would not have placed the roads and the railway just few meters from it. What I mean is, for centuries, the ones who have lived in front of the sea have been the fishermen and their families (is like living across the street from your workplace). Now is so on fashion to open your windows and have a sea landscape. What when, in a few years, not that many, much before the Moon runs away, the sea grows (I don't know how to say that) and the whole coast of Catalunya disappears? Huh, what then? You'll like to live in Lleida, right? To buy a flat in my town is difficult. I guess buying one in a similar size town in the province of Lleida must be much cheaper.
Where the hell are we going?
Can't we just live in peace?
PS I don't know if I achieved what I wanted to say, or if you understood me. I'll keep on thinking about this.
The building in the photo is Warszawa's Intercontinental Hotel,
one of the buildings of recent construction that I like the most
and the highest's building I've slept in.
And the one on the top is from the opening credits of "X Files"
Listening to: Skye - album "Mind How You Go"
one of the buildings of recent construction that I like the most
and the highest's building I've slept in.
And the one on the top is from the opening credits of "X Files"
Listening to: Skye - album "Mind How You Go"
1 comment:
everytime is more dificult to comment. there are so many things to say...
the human race is selfish. they want to be remembered, but they don't care about who's next. but at the end it's all biology. we want/have to survive.
i love that "Grrr..."
technological advances always surprise me. everything is electricity re-arranged to be what it's ment to be. and big constructions are amazing: bridges, tunnels, Airbus A380...
and the problem is that most of the people want to live in the same places, because there is work there. and the companies set in that places because there is people at them, so... there's no way out.
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