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Conspiracy revealed. 😲

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OK, that was pretty good.

"The Farce is strong in this one." 😄 

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Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

I just realized something. We know those can't be real X-wings because the F15 was able to keep up with them! 😄 

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Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Things I have in my dreams 🥰

Matthew Kane

I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me 

All you ever wanted to know about the T-65 although it has been replaced by the T-85.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-wing_fighter

I'm impressed by the quality of the video that is probably generated using AI technology and is an indicator of things to come where reality merges with fantasy.  

I'm glad I won't be around to live in a world where you choose the reality you prefer by choosing one fact from column A and one fact from column B and one fact from column C as you move into an Orwellian reality.

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

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2 hours ago, LHookins said:

I just realized something. We know those can't be real X-wings because the F15 was able to keep up with them! 😄 

Hook

 

X-Wings use antigravity, they can hover. No speed is too slow or too fast. 

Wonder how many people will see that video and believe it's real?

My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.

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1 hour ago, stans said:

Wonder how many people will see that video and believe it's real?

 

If it's Instagram, then 95%

From the about box (or whatever it's called):

"This video was created digitally."

That was pretty good.  From the video I knew they weren't "real" X-wings, but I couldn't be sure they weren't real aircraft, mocked up to look like X-wing fighters. Probably not.

What we see in movies already isn't real. Does it matter if some of the actors have been dead for years, recreated through computer technology?  We were talking about that possibility in the mid 70's.

Anyway, we've come a long way since Ray Harryhausen's "Earth vs the Flying Saucers."

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Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Sometimes I awaken in the morning wondering why I am still here.  But maybe I am not.  Maybe I am really an AI clone of my former self and don't know it.  How can I tell?

Noel

The tires are worn.  The shocks are shot.  The steering is wobbly.  But the engine still runs fine.

10 hours ago, birdguy said:

Sometimes I awaken in the morning wondering why I am still here.  But maybe I am not.  Maybe I am really an AI clone of my former self and don't know it.  How can I tell?

Noel, you can't tell, but it doesn't matter. I first realized this after a motorcycle accident, and wondered how I'd know for sure if I was still alive.

You can do like I did after going into bypass surgery during a heart attack, with about 10% chance of surviving. I'm still here, and I refuse to mock God by failing to appreciate the extra time I've been given.

Hook

Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

21 hours ago, birdguy said:

Sometimes I awaken in the morning wondering why I am still here.  But maybe I am not.  Maybe I am really an AI clone of my former self and don't know it.  How can I tell?

Noel

When asked to show my ID, I reply, "the ID is real, but I am not." 😁

My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.

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