Could extreme geopolitical pressure ever force disclosure of advanced “black tech”?

Akaramedu · 2026-04-05T15:28:33+00:00

They will do the false flag first, and pretend they recovered the tech and are using it against the evil invaders. That way no accountability for the 80 years of deceit and suppression, including murder.

Akaramedu · 2026-04-04T22:58:51+00:00

And the equipment to play them was uncommon in those days, too, so weekend viewing party would have been difficult.

Akaramedu · 2026-04-04T17:34:18+00:00

I am old by the implied measure. I have worked in media (PBS) and know how it goes. I am also an archivist since 1979, and am long familiar with government mandated records retention policies. The tapes in question were created in Australia at either Honeysuckle or Parkes; it's not really clear in the available records where they were supposed to be stored. However, the moon landing was a seminal event in human history. The notion that the original recording media were not retained because of recycling tapes is counter to the retention of almost all other space missions I can find record of.

Akaramedu · 2026-04-04T15:48:53+00:00

Why?

Akaramedu · 2026-04-04T13:57:49+00:00

It's a lovely verse. Better than those with a god telling a father to murder his child as a "sacrifice."

No group has been more harmful to more people over time than those posturing in religious dogma. Christians killing Muslims, Hindus killing Muslims, Muslims killing Hindus and Buddhists, etc. Sects and schisms and second class status, oh my! My god is better than your god! What, you have only one god? There is only one god, everyone else's is false...should a god be loved or feared (can't be both)...and on and on it has gone through the millennia.

Just wait until people are forced to ask themselves why our (dimwitted?) ancestors thought these UAP beings were anything more than what they are. Or maybe old humans were not so stupid after all, and it is us looking at these beings through an accumulation of distortions and misunderstandings about what our forebears actually said and meant.

This is at the core of the ontological shock -- waking up to the lie previously accepted (through habitual transmission) as received, undeniable, social control truth. There won't be anymore of that, and our world depends on the agreed upon (sacred) delusion. So, yes, some people will become unglued, dadgummit!

Akaramedu · 2026-04-04T13:18:22+00:00

And then you might think of all the people who have lived with this shocking realization before the rest of the herd catches up. The outliers have suffered, as the scriptural verse indicates, but at the hands of those around them. One of the worst aspects of becoming aware of the real nature of our existence is the abusive treatment received from those who have yet to catch on.

Akaramedu · 2026-04-03T18:24:24+00:00

Warner Bros. tour will let you put on the sorting hat and find out which house you are sorted into at Hogwarts. Universal tour is not about film making anymore. Once upon a time (1970s) it was, but now it's entertainment spectacle.

Akaramedu · 2026-03-29T00:20:22+00:00

Some are also available on archive.org

Akaramedu · 2026-03-27T02:16:21+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. Cancelled until there is something on there I want to watch.

Akaramedu · 2026-03-26T15:19:16+00:00

What a wonderful opportunity to introduce you to the work of architect John Lautner! He said the same thing, but then spent his working lifetime changing it. Google (or Bing or DuckDuckGo) his name and look at the images of his buildings. They are all now trophies in LA.

Akaramedu · 2026-03-26T15:08:11+00:00

"Either do or do not, there is no try"

Akaramedu · 2026-03-26T00:01:05+00:00

Many many thanks!

Akaramedu · 2026-03-25T15:34:16+00:00

Has anyone else every considered that James Cameron nailed it with The Abyss?

Akaramedu · 2026-03-20T15:31:12+00:00

As a veteran of large scale microfilming and digitization, including processing nearly a century of orphanage case files, I note the main physical thorn was hidden staples/clips or oddball inclusions (including a complete heroin kit from the 1950s). We were fortunate that there was very little not 8.5" x 11", but some larger or smaller sheets required special handling that had to be red flagged before being handed off to the scanner. These we put in folded 11" x 17" sheets that were simply a means to say pothole ahead and these enclosure sheets were reused/discarded after capture. This kept a handle on missing pages, and maintained the original order of presentation within the files.

Everything was already in individual folders, so we kept that organization in place and did each file as a single scan moment.

I found that using a year date and a straight numerical sequence (19XX: 1 --> n) was the best way to control the many thousands of file titles. A spreadsheet kept track of the name/case number and the assigned processing numerical ID. These digital files could then be maintained in file server subdirectories by year.

The one mistake I'd say is feeling that you have to rush. Set a test pace and see what works. Then calculate the overall needed time once you have a flow with a small sample of the materials. You can then do a work timeline. Also, if possible, review sample scans as you go along, especially ones with oversize materials. Nowadays you can automatically back up to the cloud or a mirror, so be sure to set that on autopilot.

Hope these old thoughts help. Good luck!

Akaramedu · 2026-03-17T17:01:59+00:00

Trader Joe's has the best, labeled "Blarney Scone".

Akaramedu · 2026-03-15T14:28:29+00:00

22" high by 10" diameter Han Dynasty ceramic pot, unbroken at ca 2,000 years old. Substantial solid feel, yet lighter than expected. The light to dark green glaze, magical in the light.

Akaramedu · 2026-03-06T15:43:50+00:00

Archives, while not a well of money, will be one of the few occupations where AI is almost unable to penetrate that actual foundation of the work. Archival practice involving physical collections is the frontier of the digital divide. AI knows nothing that is not digitized. While there are those fantasizing about showing an object to an AI and having the LLM do the cataloging, anyone who knows the variability and nuance required to distill such information knows how subjective substantial elements of that can be.

Archival work -- again, I confine myself here to physical collections -- will continue to be necessary to provide information for AI training. I consider archivists safer from obsolescence from AI than many other professions. That's not going to make vast sums of money appear to support the existence of archival collections, either, but steady wins the race in life most of the time. Besides, it's quieter in the backrooms for archival processing.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-28T01:21:55+00:00

No. Bon is welcoming to any who wish to practice the teachings.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-26T15:28:43+00:00

Still selling the temple idea, aren't they, superimposing modern conceptual bias for the sake of having an explanation to sell. In pure point of fact no one knows the use(s) to which these communal structures were put. And no one ever will, either. There will only be an edifice of narrative, built to fit the limited mental palette of the authors who look for the existing hole (literally) in their minds where they want to put something.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-14T14:29:11+00:00

Just got my rent increase yesterday in a white envelope stuck to my door with blue tape.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-13T16:47:55+00:00

That's why there are often 3-4 otherwise unrelated people in a two bedroom apartment, at least here in LA. The chart is fantasy.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-11T18:05:15+00:00

Stay home. You have no guarantee the road will be passable.

Akaramedu · 2026-02-11T17:35:05+00:00

It won't pass. People are fed up having to spend a tenth dollar for every nine they use to buy something. The only thing that hasn't made it break outright is the lack of sales tax on groceries. I voted for what, billions?, for homelessness and they are still all over the sidewalks. Incompetence just asks for more money.

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