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The Sphere

by firloop on 12/22/23, 3:26 PM with 18 comments

  • by isoprophlex on 12/25/23, 10:17 AM

    Christ, this Sphere thing is some hubristic shit, escaped straight out of some David Foster Wallace novel. I'm glad the aliens will be able to see all our fucking whopper adverts from space.

  • by kordlessagain on 12/25/23, 6:06 PM

    "In our pursuit of advanced technologies, we must remain deeply aware of the interconnected nature of all things and the importance of being fully present and mindful in our interactions with these technologies." Paraphrased from Alan Watts, by GPT4.

  • by beardedwizard on 12/25/23, 5:29 AM

    It took me 3 sessions but I read the whole thing, and I still have no idea what I read. The best part was the edge of the screen? What?

    I was at sphere 4 hours ago watching the same movie, if you ever went to the Omni in Dallas Tx you have seen a better show, but the massive led screen was impressive nonetheless. Of the ways you can vaporize money in Vegas, it was not the worst.

    As an aside they will flat out lie and tell you that you can't bring bags in and that there is no bag check. There is, they just know they can't have everyone using it so they harass you on the way in.

  • by block_dagger on 12/25/23, 1:04 AM

    My musical heroes Phish will be playing four unique shows at The Sphere in April. Tickets are ridiculously expensive.

  • by dclowd9901 on 12/25/23, 2:40 AM

    > My friend and I became frightened, and as the light poured from the crest, our murmurs turned into screams. We stood there, clutching our heads, screaming. I knew this was the thing that was going to come and get me.

    Lordy loo.

    I guess we’re expected to just believe anything anymore.

  • by simbolit on 12/25/23, 2:35 AM

    Elena Buckley can write; this was a well written text. But I didn't find anything much interesting in the writing. Sad.

    I think this will be the only bit I remember:

    [Fifteen-year-old] Landon thought for a second and nodded. “I do think the Sphere is cool,” he said, looking me in the eye. “But it means more light pollution. I’m trying to see the stars.”