So long and thanks for all the fish. - Page 1
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author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 07:43:44 pm
content: A few months ago, I paid some guy on the internet for my boarding pass on the spaceship. I still haven't been sent my ticket yet but was told in an email that I definitely will receive it soon.And I don't know what time I am supposed to be at the airport. Don't want to be late!What to know if anyone here has any similar problems in regards to getting away on time and be interested to know what arrangements you've made.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 07:46:23 pm
content: I'm having a party. May as well go out in style.

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 08:12:38 pm
content: OT: I cannot understand the rationale for the Apocalypse. The Mayan long calendar cycle simply ends on 12/21 there is no mention of the end of the world.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenonIts like saying Dec 31 2012 is the end of the western 2012 calendar. That's it. Probably the more analogous event is a western leap year, as each cycle repeats Feb 29th disappears, and all this is for is to correct for the small changes in timing from the earth's rotation around the sun. The same thing is for the Maya, except the cycle involves far more planets and conditions.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 08:52:12 pm
content: Quote from: saturation on December 15, 2012, 08:12:38 pmWell, no matter what happens, I am also getting a free interstellar passport as part of the deal. Worth the trip just for that.I still need to find out if I need a work visa on Alpha Centauri or if I have automatic refugee status.

author: RCMR
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 08:53:18 pm
content: Quote from: saturation on December 15, 2012, 08:12:38 pmOh you cynic!I bet you don't believe in over-unity energy generation, fairies or Santa Claus either!

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2012, 09:02:22 pm
content: Quote from: RCMR on December 15, 2012, 08:53:18 pmHahaha. We know Santa is real. I sat on his lap yesterday.Cynic?Just watch him be part of the big push and shove when the shit starts to hit the fan.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2012, 11:59:29 pm
content: Quote from: saturation on December 15, 2012, 08:12:38 pmI'm really surprised we are not seeing web-adverts by 'Mayans', for their next edition calendar.You'd think there'd be a strong market demand.Though personally I always write dates in the form YYYYMMDD, which isn't going to wrap around for a while yet. Might become a problem in about 8000 years, if I manage to self-engineer to an immortal space-faring form. But that seems increasingly unlikely. Otoh if I do succeed, in 8000 years it's going to be a bitch of a problem going through all my archives and upgrading the date format to something longer.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:08:36 am
content: I had a friend who worked on fixing Y2K bugs as a consultant.He changed it so that dates >2000 were represented with alphabetical characters.So we could make year 10000 be year "A000" and have at least 26,000 years left. Then we'd need to think of another solution.

author: dave_birdi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:36:25 am
content: I've stockpiled 1 cubic metre of water and 200 tins of baked beans. I'm ready.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:52:10 am
content: Quote from: dave_birdi on December 17, 2012, 12:36:25 amYou're trying to *create* the apocalypse, aren't you?

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:56:30 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on December 17, 2012, 12:52:10 amYeah. Was wondering the same thing. I reckon add some beer and cabbage and he'll be a force not to be messed with.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:57:19 am
content: Anyone know for sure what time the end of the world and all of humanity is supposed to occur?I've heard 11:11 UTC, but I find it kind of hard to believe in such a coincidence, and that the universe's basic time system revolves around UTC. On the other hand, it is calledcoordinate universal timefor some reason, so the Mayans may have been onto something.This is important because we have to plan travel arrangements to thepartydoomsday shelter. And we can't arrive until there's an actual end of the world event. Typical bureaucracy getting in the way.

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 12:59:09 am
content: Quote from: dave_birdi on December 17, 2012, 12:36:25 amThough, no one is ready for you...

author: ampdoctor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 04:54:14 am
content: QuoteIn the 21st century during the 12th month on the 21st day at 12:21:12 UTC I thought everybody knew that. Guess not.

author: Alana
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 06:02:53 am
content: If some nasty stuff is about to happen my friends from Tau Ceti will get me out of here. But now my bathroom needs new paint

author: Achilles
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 09:36:21 am
content: well.........maybe some social work.....go to Bugarach with some hot soup and cheer up all the sad fellows which didn't get saved by Aliens.... "Come on buddy......the next end of the world is just two years ahead...try it another time......"Maybe just take a bottle of champaign and pop it after midnight (22.).....well, we didn't die.........well, wait......Dave, could you please give us a note if you didn't die on that date?!..... we (in the time zones behind you) then have a few hours left to save us

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 09:40:08 am
content: Quote from: ampdoctor on December 17, 2012, 04:54:14 amWould the Mayans have been on UTC? I would have thought that they would be on an American time zone

author: Achilles
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2012, 10:02:56 am
content: Quote from: Neilm on December 17, 2012, 09:40:08 amHmm....No it's YTC (Yucatan Mean Time)..... it's fairly (UTC-6h)-500.000years

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 09:44:34 am
content: See ya, earthlings.It's been fun. Lets do this humanity thing again sometime.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 10:51:10 am
content: Quote from: jim_griff on December 20, 2012, 10:23:31 amYou need to ask? Zombie invasion.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 11:27:47 am
content: And some how, it will involve Derren Brown. Probably as a zombie co-star.

author: grumpydoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 11:37:53 am
content: QuotePlan 9, obviously

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 11:41:46 am
content: Option 11.Your neighbour turns into a used car salesman

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 12:04:38 pm
content: My bet is on The Smoking Man, it's aliens:One hour left here now, 11pm on the 20th.Although the Smoking Man recons the 22nd.Dave.

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 12:10:43 pm
content: It's only 10:10 pm real time dave

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 12:12:41 pm
content: Meanwhile, Kiribati is having a party...Oh, and as for santa claus... He's dead. Burnt up, squashed and turned into quantum soup when he tried to take off...

author: ptricks
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 04:14:14 pm
content: Only possibility I could see is solar activity, forecasting flares isn't very accurate. You can have a 25% chance one hour that goes to a 5% chance the next hour. The sun is really active last year and this year with next year expected to be even more active. I don't want a flare strong enough to cause damage but I would like to see the northern lights where I live.Good site for watching the flare activity, especially if you are interested in how it effects things like radio is solar ham.http://www.solarham.net/Youtube site that has video of various flares over the years.https://www.youtube.com/user/ve3en1

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 04:21:56 pm
content: For 154995 people tomorrow will be the end of the world, courtesy of Wolfram Alpha..............

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 06:36:43 pm
content: i got an email titled "Be Prepared, Before The World Ends - Lelong.my" advertising lingeries WTF? o well, i'm going to enjoy that for a while now while i still can.but wait a sec... isnt it 21st already?***

author: Achilles
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2012, 06:49:32 pm
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on December 20, 2012, 06:36:43 pmhahhahaaaa.......OK, from now the 21st December is officially smoother than christmas :-D. I hope you ordered your's already with express shipping......

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2012, 11:16:21 am
content: you should invite them to Hallowen, then you can save the world a little longer.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2012, 11:44:48 am
content: **British Emergency Redundancy Program**End of the World occurred 25 minutes and 48 seconds ago.Known survivors: Zero.Transmission terminate.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2012, 12:33:02 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on December 21, 2012, 11:44:48 amSo you finally managed to leave the EU.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2012, 01:59:02 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on December 21, 2012, 12:33:02 pmThat posting was done by a bot/script before the black out you fool.