MichaelS, Supreme Crow, and maybe a few others...
I mentioned Adam Curtis' documentary The Power of Nightmares in a thread a couple of days ago, and you both expressed an interest. Well, I've found an online version here.

Not sure if it's the full three hours - I've not had a chance to check - but I think it probably is. And it appears to be legit, as well (inasmuch as there's a lecturer here who shows it to his students, and since we're a law school...)
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 13:56, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Michael doesn't come here very often but I'll facebook him the link.

( girlinthehole, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:00, Reply)

Ta kindly!
I've got a lot of computer simulations to run this afternoon, so this might be just the thing to watch while I'm waiting for the computer to churn the numbers...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:02, Reply)

What is a computer simulation?
Is that like on the Krypton Factor where you have to 'land' a 'plane'.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:06, Reply)

I only wish it were that much fun
My simulations involve calculating the transfer of heat through the atmosphere. As you can imagine, this makes me really exciting company.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:10, Reply)

Like if I had a cup of tea
You know whether it would make my living room warm or whether my living room would make the tea cold?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:35, Reply)

I'd never thought to use it for that, actually.
Though my guess would be that, unless you're living room's really tiny, you'll notice the effect of the living room making the tea cold more than the tea warming the living room.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:31, Reply)

Cool!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:35, Reply)

Or perhaps tepid, depending on how warm your living room is at the moment...

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:40, Reply)

My living room is very warm, but also gigantic.
It's about the size of a small pub.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:43, Reply)

Hmmm....
Have you considered turning it into a small pub?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:43, Reply)

No way.
I asked the ladlord if I could have the arches in the cellar for a miniature Cavern-type venue, But he was having none of it.
The entrance was going to be via the coal hole.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:47, Reply)

Fnar fnar
My housemate has been talking about buying a pub. Or possibly creating one. I think he's onto a good idea, but he needs to get hold of a property first...unless we could secretly take over your living room until such time as our brewery's established?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 16:03, Reply)

No way.
I live on my own and have become an intolerant git.
I am very hospitable in short doses and with low numbers. More than three people in the house and I want to jump up and scream "GET THE FUCK OUT ME KEN!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 16:15, Reply)

You sound like me if I'd been born a girl
I'm fine with plenty of people in pubs, but I get dreafully awkward when my house starts filling up with them. Trouble is I go the opposite way and feel the need to start playing the 'Good Host,' even though I'm sure it would be easier to chase them out with a spade...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 16:39, Reply)

I do start playing the good hostess
But I have Inhospitable Tourette's brewing inside.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 16:51, Reply)

My mate cath is producing his next documentary short for Newswipe or something.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:09, Reply)

this is interesting, someone should reply to it.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:29, Reply)

You should use a capital letter for a name.

( girlinthehole, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:31, Reply)

you should be married by now.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:33, Reply)

that's harsh even by my standards
(PsychoChomp, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:33, Reply)

Haha!
I didn't think so.
( girlinthehole, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 14:34, Reply)

Cool!
As far as I'm concerned, Curtis can do no wrong.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 15:15, Reply)

I've just watched the first part
And am disturbed by just how much Donald Rumsfeld's sinister tendrils have pervaded American history and policy.

Also I suspect Michael Leden may be The Goat.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 16:34, Reply)