Originally posted by mmoDAD

It amazes that there are people in the world that actually believe this stuff, e.g., charging up their credit cards, etc.

Why on earth would anyone put faith in a race of humans that used to cut the hearts out of their own to appease some sun entity for rain etc.

human sacrifice was in the last era of the mayans before they disappeared. it's not uncommon for a society to go crazy on the brink of their destruction. look at the world today, for more atrocious things going on.

Originally posted by 13lake

Originally posted by stygianapoth
really sick of "the end of the world" media hype bs. if you actually researched the mayan calendar then you would feel like a fool for saying that.

End of the World hype has nothing to do with Mayan calendar except using the end  of the 12 b'ak'tun, as advertisment.

Nowhere in all of written and preserved forms of text or picture or anything  else Mayan(avaiable to the public and open to viewing on internet and books), is the end of long cycle presented as an end of something, on the contrary it's cause of celebration, its a new begining, day something magnificent and unique happens.

Best example of this is Timeline Zero, which predicted the "Event" a few days before the 21st December, but it's maker pushed it to coincide with the 21st December, for exposure(educated guess from meself).

I don't "believe" in any of the predictions, nor do I have faith that anything will happen, however i do HOPE we get some Alienz finally (public world-wide exposure) xD 

Technology is progressing too slowly, need to speed things up :(

Some people say technology is evolving too fast and presenting problems, i say it's not evolving fast enough.

Also to everyone responsible for C*ckblocking Tesla's inventions, SHAME ON YOU, you're lame, you're all lame, freaking lamers, all these freaking wires are NOT COOL !

man, i like you. someone that actually knows something. gonna add you to friends list.

Originally posted by mmoDAD

It amazes that there are people in the world that actually believe this stuff, e.g., charging up their credit cards, etc.

Why on earth would anyone put faith in a race of humans that used to cut the hearts out of their own to appease some sun entity for rain etc.

 The Mayans are a very gifted and prophetic people thats why they were able to fortell the end of the world hundreds of years in advance, and why they did so well vs the spanish and are doing so well today (lottery winnings and all) Oh wait.... NM

LOL! Love how you closed the topic :D

Guess Im in the same boat, but Im MMO hoping at the moment...

Technology is progressing too slowly, need to speed things up :(

 

Being in technology for the past 20 years, I completely agree with this statement.  What we are doing with technology today are based on the same principles and standards that were created in the 60s.   We are just able to process the information (read: present) the information faster.  If you didnt grow up with it, I can see it being overwhelming today.

I see it as the stuff we did in our parents basements has just turned mainstream.  I was texting back in 1989 ;-)

Originally posted by stygianapoth

Originally posted by 13lake

Originally posted by stygianapoth
really sick of "the end of the world" media hype bs. if you actually researched the mayan calendar then you would feel like a fool for saying that

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man, i like you. someone that actually knows something. gonna add you to friends list.

Ever since i started actually using me brain, and thinking logically, my IQ has miraculously doubled.

Oh and btw don't spread this prophetic words of wisdom, MENSA will go bankrupt.

Originally posted by darkhalf357x

Technology is progressing too slowly, need to speed things up :(

 

 

Being in technology for the past 20 years, I completely agree with this statement.  What we are doing with technology today are based on the same principles and standards that were created in the 60s.   We are just able to process the information (read: present) the information faster.  If you didnt grow up with it, I can see it being overwhelming today.

I see it as the stuff we did in our parents basements has just turned mainstream.  I was texting back in 1989 ;-)

Exactly :), So many revolutionary ideas from genius people, and they all somehow dissapear into thin air, never to see the light of day for wide-spread public use.

In the rare case they don't, it takes ages for them to be integrated into the society.

I mean come on, mainstream 3D-printers already, just stop making Big Brother, and other reality shows, and u can basically use that money to give away 3D printers and wireless chargers to people for free !. ( not to mention thatprobably less then 1% of a yearly income of all money from the  "developed world" would probably fix all third world country food, water, shelter and hygiene problems for a decade or two, ...)

I mean just look at graphic cards and processors, every new manufacturing process is less of a upgrade than a previous one, why not just skip a year or two ahead, heck skip silicon all together and go straight for carbon nanotubes, why advance       from 32nm to 5nm in a span of 10 years, that's just dumb. Graphics have been on hold basically from 2007 thx to consoles,  so if they can skip 5 freaking years, why can't Intel and AMD skip a few years and not release stuff, and just go straight to picometers :(

10 days untill a new date for the end of the world is determined!

Myan calendar is cyclical. Like a big circle.  In fact i think were starting back at their beginning of that calendar in 10 days...wich incidentially wasnt the day the earth was created...which makes me wonder why we assume the end of the calendar is when the world will end?

Ten Days till the end of the world?

Originally posted by psiicat
and still no really decent mmo's to play : (

And most posters still won't get laid.

News outlets and doomsday shows looking for ratings were the ones that kept pushing "the end of the world" ideas.

The reseting of the Mayan Calendar signifies the next era.  One that is most likely not going to be very pleasant, with overpopulation, and the continued removal of inert fossil fuels from deep underground, pumping them into our atmosphere, where all that carbon gets absorbed into our oceans.. poverty, crazy people, rampant MMO cheating / hacks, mass hunger ...

and yes, still no ArcheAge, EverQuest Next, Star Citizen, the Repopulation, Eve 2.0 ..

Just lots of WoW clones or very shallow MMO's.  Many of which tout that stale themepark design just to ensure that it won't have a large & loyal customer base ...

Originally posted by psiicat
and still no really decent mmo's to play : (

lmao that was pretty funny actually - and sadly, I agree!   Though Dark Age of Camelot still has a nice place on the dusty part of the shelf I pull from at times. 

Originally posted by dreamsofwar
10 days till the end of the world....of warcraft.

It's gonna be a Cataclysm. Zing!

Originally posted by 13lake

Also to everyone responsible for C*ckblocking Tesla's inventions, SHAME ON YOU, you're lame, you're all lame, freaking lamers, all these freaking wires are NOT COOL !

Agreed.

Originally posted by mmoDAD

It amazes that there are people in the world that actually believe this stuff, e.g., charging up their credit cards, etc.

 

first:  any of you that think the world is just going to up and end on 12-21-12, youre a damn retard.

second:  the damn retards are likely to riot on 12-21-12 when the world doesnt end, there are roughly 7 billion of them so it may get ugly.

Originally posted by LadyEuphei
Crossing my fingers for zombies!!!!  WOOT! 

damn right!!!! 

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Originally posted by Crazy_Stick

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Ten Days till the end of the world?

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Originally posted by psiicat and still no really decent mmo's to play : (

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And most posters still won't get laid.

 

 

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I'm using this angle with several women. You have to actually believe in it a bit to be convincing. And I do. Once the gamma jet from our galaxy's black hole death-rays our planet, that'll be all she wrote.

Or not. Either way, The Andromeda Galaxy is headed towards us at 300,000 MPH. In 4 bil years, blamo. No more milky way.

Originally posted by psiicat
and still no really decent mmo's to play : (

But perhaps soon we'll see the best and most terrifying sandbox EVAR! 

I've got $5000 us dollars that says the world doesn't end in our lifetime.

If I win you pay me and if you win I'll pay you.

Originally posted by rojo6934

Originally posted by LadyEuphei
Crossing my fingers for zombies!!!!  WOOT! 

damn right!!!! 

2nd that (or third?)

Just wish we could still depend on the 'ol twinky factory for last minute rations.