People need to shut up about the holocaust and "evil germans". I mean come on, how many movies do you need.
Things people need to just SHUT UP about.
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Gay jokes. I hear more gay jokes said online than anything else and it's annoying. I mean it doesn't get to me anymore, since being bisexual, I've heard them all, but it's just annoying as hell to hear about it...ESPECIALLY online with, say, Call Of Duty or something...I'm usually just talking to a bunch of friends about something when all of a sudden some guy starts imitating me and ends with either "gay", "homo", or "sleep with guys"...some really moronic stuff...
Also the bullshit behind 2012...really? Just because a calendar for a race that mostly existed thousands of years ago ends in that year doesn't mean it's the end of the damn world.
Also the bullshit behind 2012...really? Just because a calendar for a race that mostly existed thousands of years ago ends in that year doesn't mean it's the end of the damn world.
Yes, it is inductive logic, and while I am not willing to assert utter certainty that mankind cannot resolve a given problem, the odds are against you. Case in point - take a very large object - say this "phantom planet". Then send it hurtling through space at tens of thousands of miles an hour. This object, though small by galactic standards, is actually quite large and with it's size presumably comes complete with mass - which is little more than a measure of how much the object resists changes in momentum. Unless we find out that dynamics and mechanics are utterly full of garbage, we know a few useful things here - most importantly that altering the course of this object is going to be really, really hard. On a long enough timeline however, you don't need a massive force, just a persistant one - thus why I give a qualification of timeframe; early detection gives us options.BGH122 said:
The alternate solution of course is simply destroy the object, but again we find this is going to be incredibly difficult. That trickly little problem of mass comes back again and you find that even if you have enough firepower to say, crack the object (which, depending upon the size of the object we very well may - and I'll disregard the problems of efficient delivery for the sake of the exercise) you'll find that the object will tend to continue onward, mostly held together by gravity - the very force that caused the thing to form in the first place. Thus you realize that "destruction" simply will not do - you'll be forced to more or less annihilate the object which is quite a bit harder.
Yes, there are specifics in play here that we cannot possibly know but let it be known that once an object gets sufficiently large (and by the time something gets classified as a planet it is very, very large) it becomes impossible for us to deal with. I will not offer a specific size limit because that is certainly beyond the scope of my capacity to answer. There are also possibilities that exist for clever application of various physical principles that, while utterly impossible at the moment, may be an option at some point.
To give another example, the gamma ray burst gives us another option for instant death. Literally representing the most powerful explosions in the known universe, the gamma ray burst is actually a fairly common sight. Essentially you get a barrage of the highest energy particles known (gamma rays - each of which contains about a million times the energy of a particle of visible light) that travel across light years of space at very near the speed of light. If one happens to cross paths with our planet and hit us directly - you will find that it is very likely all life (not just advanced life) will be eradicated in a matter of moments. A near miss is very nearly as bad but gives us the option of lingering for a bit without an ozone layer among other things. As far as stopping it goes, there simply isn't anything that can be done. We wouldn't detect anything until it was far too late and the energy in play is greater than that which the sun has produced in it's entire existance.
Of course, you may well point to your original point that "you don't know we can't do anything about it" and in that you would be correct. I cannot possibly know what we will or will not be capable of doing at an utterly unknown point in the future. But, if you follow this little chain back to the beginning, you'll note that I initially responded to a specific threat of the moment that has no real evidence to support it that we have no way to combat. Arguments always fall apart when you disard context, at least outside of a math proof. My assertion remains - such wild fantasies are of no use to anybody. At some point in the future we may have the ability to do something about such a problem, but in the face of grim reality staring us in the face you'll find there isn't a single trick in humanity's collective bags that will avert the problem of "a planet is going to hit us in the very near future".
My post therefore isn't about doomsaying but rather pointing out that there are plenty of ways the universe could kill us all, but none of them are worth worrying about without cause. A comet COULD kill us all but unless it is detected before it hits us, why bother expending even a moment considering the problem? Sure, some people might believe they have a duty to the species to consider the issue, and, for some, this may be a worthy pursuit, but for most it will represent a futile effort. And, as the treat grows larger and harder to predict (such as a previously undected planetoid hurtling towards earth), the list of people even remotely qualified to come up with a solution consists of perhaps a few dozen people. In short, I basically advocate not worrying about the things you ultimately can't control. An unknown threat from space that may strike at some point in the near future sits about as far outside our area of control as anything you're ever likely to come up with.
Of course, one is always free to waste their idle moments considering whatever they wish, and if one wants to dwell upon the potential for disaster to rain down upon their heads I would suggest starting with things they are better able to influence such as their health or employment status and the like. If one is so bereft of things to do that they must think about spaceborne doom, then so be it. I just think there are better things to spend one's time on.
lets see I think people need to shut up about things that dont matter at all. Ih im so sorry to heare Mickaeal Jackson died but seriously when he gets more publicity withing a week then the iraqi war. It gets redicoulous. Also whats with the big deal about celebratesa anyway. sure they sing but what else. in my opinion a construction worker deserves more then a singer. so what if somebody has a beatuifill voice. what about the cops who protect you what about the plumbers that help you what about the teachers that teach you.
walmart still has the 120 gig and the hd's. but you can order em off zune.net. on there you customize the color and design and inscription on the back. i still have the original 30 gig zune and i love it. still works as good (if not better with the new software) as it did the day i bought it.plastic_window said:
This, this, a MILLION times this. I'd give you a thousand roses, but the image embedding on forums just doesn't like me.Sasquatch99 said:
OH MY GOD SOMEONE WHO WAS ON SOME ATTENTION-WHORISH TV REALITY SHOW DIED! NOOOOOOO!KaiRai said:
Srsly.
Thank you for posting my exact thoughts. Seriously, people are making mountains out of molehills on the whole global warming thing. The only way to stop us from affecting it is to take us back to the pre-industrial era, and I assure, you do not want to go down that path. Sure, we could research ecological fuels, but at what costs? When creating bio-fuels for America, the government wiped out 1/3 of Brazil's (I think it was Brazil) fields, resulting in millions of people dying. And we wouldn't have to worry so much if we stopped cutting down the rainforests.BGH122 said:
Another thing that is slightly related that annoys me to death is saving endangered species. People blame us humans for wiping out all species. Let's look at the facts. Over 90% of all species that have ever existed on this planet, are gone. Did we kill them all? No, we didn't. It's nature that does it. And even if we are eating and killing animals, we are carnivores, we're animals too! People like PETA treat us humans like we're aliens from a distant planet intruding on this planet. Bullsh**, I say. I'm not saying we shouldn't take care of the cuddly woodland creatures, but it's going too far when they start blaming humans for everything. Just to summarize all my annoyances, I'll post this here:
This could get lengthy. Here we go:
1. Macs vs. PC's.
2. Steve Jobs.
3. Arguments about religion, can we just say "To each his own" and leave it at that?
4. Sparkling vampires.
5. Homophobes.
6. The war in the Middle East.
7. Obama, everyone needs to STFU about Obama and his plans. Seriously. Just shut up.
8. The console wars.
9. The whole PC gamers cult.
10. The entirety of Fox News need to just pop some anti-retard pills and STFU!
11. The government and Marijuana, just legalize it and STFU, admit you were wrong and back up.
12. Music genre wars.
13. American Idle/The Real World. Both shows suck so STFU.
14. People who think that anything can be considered trolling.
15. Seriously, there is a mile wide line between trolling and having fun.
16. Jack Thompson, though he hasn't been active lately, he still needs to STFU.
17. The puritanical anti "everything that isn't wholesome and innocent" people.
18. Tiger Woods.
19. Micheal Jackson.
20. People who complain that a game is delayed and then complain that the game sucks because it was rushed. They all need to STFU.
21. Finnicky and overprotective mothers. See entry 17.
22. Finnicky and overprotective fanboys.
23. Macho men who are overcompensating for tiny peens by fighting other men for no reason.
24. Little kids on XBL/PSN/Ventrilo all need to wait for their balls to drop before picking up another headset.
25. In the words of Battlefield heroes. "Not getting shot in the face repeatedly by a swearing ultra skilled 15 year old boy who plays the game every day for eight hours" is fun, the people who are ultra skilled teenagers who feel compelled to spew "******!" and "Nooby ******!" compulsively over XBL/PSN REALLY need to STFU!
Inevitably, I'll be called out and hated for my extensive list, so these people who dissent from my probably biased list, and feel the need to point this out, need to STFU as well.
1. Macs vs. PC's.
2. Steve Jobs.
3. Arguments about religion, can we just say "To each his own" and leave it at that?
4. Sparkling vampires.
5. Homophobes.
6. The war in the Middle East.
7. Obama, everyone needs to STFU about Obama and his plans. Seriously. Just shut up.
8. The console wars.
9. The whole PC gamers cult.
10. The entirety of Fox News need to just pop some anti-retard pills and STFU!
11. The government and Marijuana, just legalize it and STFU, admit you were wrong and back up.
12. Music genre wars.
13. American Idle/The Real World. Both shows suck so STFU.
14. People who think that anything can be considered trolling.
15. Seriously, there is a mile wide line between trolling and having fun.
16. Jack Thompson, though he hasn't been active lately, he still needs to STFU.
17. The puritanical anti "everything that isn't wholesome and innocent" people.
18. Tiger Woods.
19. Micheal Jackson.
20. People who complain that a game is delayed and then complain that the game sucks because it was rushed. They all need to STFU.
21. Finnicky and overprotective mothers. See entry 17.
22. Finnicky and overprotective fanboys.
23. Macho men who are overcompensating for tiny peens by fighting other men for no reason.
24. Little kids on XBL/PSN/Ventrilo all need to wait for their balls to drop before picking up another headset.
25. In the words of Battlefield heroes. "Not getting shot in the face repeatedly by a swearing ultra skilled 15 year old boy who plays the game every day for eight hours" is fun, the people who are ultra skilled teenagers who feel compelled to spew "******!" and "Nooby ******!" compulsively over XBL/PSN REALLY need to STFU!
Inevitably, I'll be called out and hated for my extensive list, so these people who dissent from my probably biased list, and feel the need to point this out, need to STFU as well.
Ordinary things that celebrities do. Just because they're famous doesn't mean they're special. I don't give a fuck if they ordered potatoes at a restaurant or shagged someone they're not married to. Why the fuck is "paparazzi" even a reasonable job? So stalking is legal if you're stalking someone that morons are curious about? And if Tiger Woods cheated on his wife more times than Lance Armstrong won the Tour De France, that's not my fucking business, and it certainly isn't yours, let them figure it the fuck out themselves.
The paparazzi need to be shot, the people that own the magazines that buy paparazzi photos and articles need to be shot, and the morons that buy those magazines need to be shot.
The paparazzi need to be shot, the people that own the magazines that buy paparazzi photos and articles need to be shot, and the morons that buy those magazines need to be shot.
Why yes.Patricius said:
Yes he does.
On a related note, I have only one thing to add.
Matt fucking Smith.
We get it, you're pissed that Tennant is gone! So was I! I got over it in less than a day though! Seriously, all anyone in my neck of the woods is bloody talking about is how awful Matt Smith is going to be as the new Doctor, at least give the guy a bloody chance before condemning him entirely.
Yep, I agree with everything you wrote. However, I believe I misrepresented my case, for I was not making an argument in favour of worrying about the unproven, I was instead arguing that in the hypothetical scenario that we were to discover a incoming extinction event then at this point it would be in everyone's interest to start worrying (this would really have to be some form of mobile mass-bearing object, like a planet, because, as you rightly asserted, we couldn't really 'discover' an energy/radiation based event in any meaningful time frame).Eclectic Dreck said:
By no means did I mean to suggest that we should always be worried about the possibility of such an event and actively think about such a thing until it has a high probability of occurring, for as I stated before, there are other more pressing issues to worry about such as medical enigmas. That is not to say that every person should currently worry and attempt to negate/prevent medical enigmas and other such problems, for not all possess the skills to be of any use in such fields, however it does mean that awareness of the current problems as well as the routes one should take in order to solve them should be readily available. This allows those who're talented in such fields (and it seems that we usually naturally draw towards that for which we possess some aptitude) to get working, but doesn't force those who're untalented to work ineffectually at solving our current problems as an obligation might.
But, to summarise, I agree that, in the current situation, there's little or no point in the average person paying any thought to extinction events. Instead, as long as universities, scientific institutes, hospitals and so on continue to make their presence known, those best suited to form preventative strategies shall continue to do so.
That was an amusing clip! I disagree with him regarding our fate, however; we're in the process of shrugging HIV off now that sHIV has been synthesised so that we can safely test HIV cures on monkeys.CrazyHaircut94 said:
The laughable thing is that by maintaining endangered species we prevent the natural evolution of our environment. Human beings exist, we're ubiquitous and nature is going to have to come to terms with it. Some animals thrive in human-affect zones, others do not. That is evolution. A new variation in the habitat has occurred and those animals which can adapt to it will survive to spread their superior genes. By intentionally keeping obsolete animals alive we dilute the gene pool and destroy any chance that animal had of evolving to live in a human-affected world. Environmentalists make me mad-angry.
Well, in his defense, that video is probably a couple of years old. He hasn't performed in the last 1½ year due to a severe case of death. So he probably said those things during a time when a cure for HIV seemed far away.BGH122 said: