https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/12/protect-solar-system-space-mining-gold-rush-say-scientists?CMP=share_btn_tw
this article suggests space mining could become a growing industry in the coming decades which might inspire a wave of dour space realism that portrays a completely expendable precariat workforce as opposed to the heroic astronaut/cosmonauts of space realism past.
― calzino, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
"How hard can hard it be? Aim the drill at the ground and turn it on." loool
― jmm, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
completely expendable precariat workforce
outland has this despite basically being high noon in space
― mark s, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
xp
it's been many many years since i saw it but iirc outland is on the more realistic end of sci-fi movies.
― visiting, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
https://www.joblo.com/assets/images/oldsite/posters/images/full/1981-outland-poster1.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:36 (five years ago) link
(everyone posts about outland at the same time)
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5582f155e4b09b4ecb831628/t/5bca9f0c1905f46470e8ca6f/1540005647798/41478429_336167677120507_6753124538781143691_n.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:37 (five years ago) link
Spacewalker / Age Of Pioneers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA38QfbGvDE
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
I can remember watching Outland about 30 years ago and being dead impressed, but can't remember much about the plot - but remember thinking it looked pretty great.
― calzino, Sunday, 12 May 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
also cliffie from cheers is it AND SO IS HIS MOM
― mark s, Saturday, 11 April 2020 19:43 (four years ago) link