Documentaries

[Angantyr]

I prefer reading to watching TV when I have lazy time

Wasn't long ago I even got a TV in the house again. It's never on though, unless I have guests and if I don't read I listen to an audio book or as I said some lecture (use both for commuting aswell). On the rare event once half a year or so when I do turn on the TV together with someone it's almost a psychedelic experience; commercials, sit coms, reality tv, talk shows, incessant noise and idiocy, and we quickly reconnect it to something sane through the internet.

[ecorcheur_brokar]

So here is the promised site http://documentaryheaven.com/citizenfour/ . Just watched citizen four on it (great to see btw) but it seems there's a lot of documentaries.

[Angantyr]

I can also recommend Citizen Four.

And in line with this, a Glenn Greenwald talk on civil rights at the University of Texas, basically a summary of his work the last years.

[Angantyr]

[Gravoth_iii]

Super smash bros Melee documentary

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Wont teach you a thing, but hey video games. Havent played the game more than a few rounds, watched the full 4 hours though and got kind of nostalgic at the end. Its just interesting to delve into different competitive video games, id like to think it helps me improve my skillz somehow, broadening my gaming knowledge. Makes me dream what crpg shouldve been.

[njames89]

If you haven't seen it I recommend watching Knuckle. Its a documentary that follows some irish gypsy families that vcr each other trash talking tapes and then beat the fuck out of eachother.

Great stuff shot over a really long time period.

[Angantyr]

[cup457]

Der ewige jude

[Angantyr]

[Clockworkkiller]

I have a bunch of WW2/Korea/Vietnam documentaries on DVD at home. If I can dig em out and get the names you'll probably be able to easily find em online.

Also if anyone knows any good military history/anicent history related documentaries. Science or other kinds of history really don't interest me that much.

I'd avoid TED talks if I were you, they used to be good and a rare few still are, but you have to sort through mostly trash to find em and I don't find it worth it.

[WITCHCRAFT]

I have a bunch of WW2/Korea/Vietnam documentaries on DVD at home. If I can dig em out and get the names you'll probably be able to easily find em online.

Also if anyone knows any good military history/anicent history related documentaries. Science or other kinds of history really don't interest me that much.

I'd like some recommends from your DVD collection. I've been watching WW2 in HD and Vietnam in HD on Netflix - I like that the majority of them is actual footage. Bonus if you got anything with crackly radio transmissions or radio/TV news recordings. It puts me in a dark place mentally but I also enjoy it??? I dunno. I guess I like realistic post-apocalypse stuff for the same reason.

As far as historical military stuff, are you looking for ones that cover military tactics and specific battles or more biopics of historically significant military people?

[Clockworkkiller]

I'd like some recommends from your DVD collection. I've been watching WW2 in HD and Vietnam in HD on Netflix - I like that the majority of them is actual footage. Bonus if you got anything with crackly radio transmissions or radio/TV news recordings. It puts me in a dark place mentally but I also enjoy it??? I dunno. I guess I like realistic post-apocalypse stuff for the same reason.

As far as historical military stuff, are you looking for ones that cover military tactics and specific battles or more biopics of historically significant military people?

ok so I thought I had more but turns out i only have 3. they are in these big tin boxes. First one is a 2 disc set Famous generals of WW2, another 2 disc set of The Forgotten war Korea, and last is a wicked cool 5 disc set Battleground Vietnam: War in the jungle. dont think theyll be on netflix but definitely found on amazon.

and yea, military tactics/battles stuff is my shizwhiz

[Grytviken]

[Oberyn]

I have a bunch of WW2/Korea/Vietnam documentaries on DVD at home. If I can dig em out and get the names you'll probably be able to easily find em online.

Also if anyone knows any good military history/anicent history related documentaries. Science or other kinds of history really don't interest me that much.

I'd avoid TED talks if I were you, they used to be good and a rare few still are, but you have to sort through mostly trash to find em and I don't find it worth it.

TED talks are often very interesting, even if you disagree with the research or conclusions they are worth listening to. TEDx talks are almost uniformally piles of garbage from idiots from my experience, although there are obviously exceptions there too.

[Angantyr]

A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise the 8-week General Philosophy course and were delivered in late 2009: