THX-1138.ORG

THX 1138 was director George Lucas' directorial debut. Released in 1971 to a lukewarm reception, it's captured the hearts and minds of viewers around the world since.

The film was a dystopian, symbolic vision of one man's escape from his daily imprisonment. It commented on many ills of society, both then and prophetically, today.

The sounds and images that erupt from the film are carefully planned and wonderfully executed. THX 1138 was a film years ahead of its time.

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Shuttle Discovery Launches at 11:38 Today!

By OMM0000 :: October 23, 2007, 07:57:15 AM

I just thought that was funny. Coincidence? Hmm.... Grin

EDIT: According to CNN, GL himself was actually present to send off Luke's ROTJ Lightsaber into orbit. So maybe it wasn't mere coincidence. Nice touch NASA!! Wink

Link: Discovery rockets to space

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No THX like movies in the future?

By OMM0000 :: October 15, 2007, 07:42:05 AM

Ol' papa George said once upon a time that after Star Wars was finished, he'd like to get back to making movies like THX 1138 again. But it looks like we're going to have to wait a bit longer, as he's ramping up for production on a live-action Star Wars TV series!

Is Lucas' 'Star Wars' TV series preparing for takeoff?

Bummer that. I also wonder if this series is going to be any good at all without the direct hand of George? Although history seems to have proven that Star Wars fares better with others at the pen than Lucas. (you know this to be true!)

What do you all think?

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Surveillance Society

By OMM0000 :: September 17, 2007, 07:31:42 AM

Via /., there's a nifty article courtesy of the BBC on surveillance technologies and the like.

Big Brother is Watching Us All

Pretty crazy stuff. That first image from the article looks like it could've come right out of THX, too.

Feel free to panic at any time.

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Coincidence?

By OMM0000 :: July 11, 2007, 08:33:41 PM

I Think Not!!! Just read on and you'll see what I mean! Cheesy

From: Help EFF Examine Once-Secret FBI Docs

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We've already started scouring newly-released documents relating to the misuse of National Security Letters to collect Americans' private information. But don't let us have all fun -- you, too, can dive into the docs and help uncover the truth about the FBI's abuse of power. All 1138 pages are freely downloadable (with searchable text) from EFF

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Talking Cameras! Almost There!

By OMM0000 :: April 19, 2007, 01:59:11 PM

Wow. This is absolutely double-plus wild-good! Or not, anyone over there had this happen yet?

Although the possiblities for fun are endless. Just going "psst. hey buddy!" real quietly a few times could be fun as you watch the victim figure out what's going on.

Closer and closer we get to our fictional world.

Link: 'Talking' CCTV scolds offenders

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