Movie ads are getting smarter these days
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sounds like it's the movie to see this year :~)
The movie is from 2022: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Blow_Up_a_Pipeline_(film)
yeah...... I looked that up as soon as I commented haha
The audio book is on Spotify too.
Not the same though - the book is non-fiction. Still great though. And no reason not to enjoy them together.
FBI must not be familiar with the Streisand effect
Even the right-wing reviewers who hate the premise admit it's a well written film in the vein of heist thrillers.
It's a really good movie. Not particularly useful if you actually want to destroy something - they were careful to get a consultant to make sure they didn't break any laws or create liability for themselves or the studio. If you didn't see it in theatre, you missed out! I'm really glad the feds are wringing their hooves over it, it deserved much better marketing. It is destined to become a cult classic.
Related, there's actually a rundown on a bunch of the opsec problems with it: https://anarchist-archive.org/library/en/hakan-geijer-popsec-how-not-to-blow-up-a-pipeline
It's a good story, and would be extremely bad to follow as a recipe. But it would be a good movie to watch with a very small group of like-minded friends.
The beauty of it is -- the people you go with don't have to be 'like-minded.' You can enjoy Oceans Eleven without endorsing theft, you can enjoy HTBUAP without endorsing sabotage. If your friends feel it crosses a line, that's a very interesting post-film discussion: Why isn't it disturbing for people to root against the 'house' in Oceans? Is it okay to break the law to get rich, but not to do it for justice?
one reason solar is a great energy source is it’s decentralized
But then a couple dozen bros can't hoard wealth and power. It's like you don't even care about the capitalists. Bruh
You already had me at decentralized, but now I am fully erect.
Came
Also, How to blow up a solar panel seems a bit boring, honestly.
Those giant solar arrays where they focus all the energy up at one tower would be badass to blow up.
Don't do it, we desperately need more of those, but I imagine it would be sparkly.
sadly, no - you still need high quality silica, and advanced facilities to manufacture the photovoltaics. Imagine it like you buying coal and using coal to power your house. yes this coal is cleaner, and runs for 10-20 years, but there are not many coal plants.
all power sources have the same problem of centralized sources of materials and manufacturing, so it doesn’t make solar any worse than the others
but the other energy sources have the problem of centralization once they’re implemented
this may seem stupid/naive, but geothermal does not have any such problem. it is effectively a ac (heat pump). Nuclear too does not require complex manufacturing. it still requires mining, but so do almost all electrical solutions too. but beyond that, they are just rocks that pretty much perpetually dissipiate heat. if you go for betavoltaics, they directly give electrons, and can charge stuff.
Hey FBI....
Is that Barbie Streisands house?
The producers of the movie: "Thank you for the free publicity! Now far more people will watch our movie than every would have otherwise."
I would like to thank the federal government for raising awareness that this movie exists. Wouldn't have happened without them.
the book is also good
Someone please make "How to dismantle the Federalist Society"
Wow, I really hope no one writes "How to Blow Up a Fractionating Column With a $20 Drone." Pipelines are pretty easy to mass produce, but attacks on distillation towers like we've seen come out of Ukraine can knock out a refinery for years.
I liked it. Not exactly a "how to" movie but a nice escape fantasy. The East has similar eco terrorism vibes but it tries to focus on too much and misses the mark. HTBUAP is dead on focused on destroying a pipeline and tells that story well.
So do they destroy the pipeline or merely damage a part of it?
and violent video games inspire kids to become murderers
haven't seen it, but trailer very good: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21440780/
Anyway. explosives. detonator optional. Fire can work.
I enjoyed the movie. I like how it shows concrete ways in which people can be affected by the matter at hand. Not a "polar bears on thin ice" or similar, but actual effects on everyday people (not that polar bears don't matter)
I don't say carry sand in your pockets because pocket sand shashasha. Well not just because that. It's because of the OSS Manual of Subtle Sabotage.
Boy, it sure would be a real shame if people did that sort of thing. Like tragic even. Hell I might even shed a tear! (If I'm chopping onions when I hear about it)
Oh no, how awful........
Have they put it up on a torrent tracker?
it's available through a lot of libraries through kanopy
Hopefully.
It seems that government agencies recommend very good stories with their warnings and bans.
Great movie btw
Should have called it "How to 'Not' blow up a pipeline".
Would probably have fooled the powers that be (stupid).
Wouldn't blowing up a pipeline just be like, an ecological disaster? Or is this a pipeline that isn't active yet?
I'm sharing it on soulseek if anyone wants it. Use nicotine++, better client.
Maybe don’t bring this book
cool