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The Beer Can (2023)

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Re: The Beer Can (2023)

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Post by jgalt212 »

ndileas wrote: post #11
jgalt212 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given that sea levels are rising, it seems that mean snow and ice levels should fall. So on average, foundations should get more exposed rather than buildings getting buried.

You do realize averages don't imply anything about local conditions?

Yes, but this seems to be a problem at every Antarctic base I've read about.

Re: The Beer Can (2023)

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stared wrote: post #12

So, from what I read, it's not that the bar can structure is special - it's more about the author's infatuation with. I resonate with that. I often find some structures (especially technical ones, occasionally - ruins) causing this kind of sensation. (Is there a word it?) Metal grid staircases, pipes often invoke it for me. To some extend, I like these feelings also in some games (notably: Half Life, including Alyx a…

When I moved to London I used to love listening to ambient electronic music and taking the tube at night, and many of the quieter lines and back routes up emergency staircases and so on evoke what I suspect is a similar feeling (at least I think it's similar because it too reminds me of the HL aesthetic).

I wonder if growing up with particular kinds of video game experiences produces a particular affinity with certain situations in real life.

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