In case the prophets of doom are right
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fear of the unknown will always drive people to be irrational around that which they cannot understand. I am sure eventually we will screw ourselves, but not tomorrow. :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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fear of the unknown will always drive people to be irrational around that which they cannot understand. I am sure eventually we will screw ourselves, but not tomorrow. :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
El Corazon wrote:
I am sure eventually we will screw ourselves
so the glass is half empty i see...
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I've heard enough from the people who want the LHC experiment to be stopped because they think it will cause the world (or even the universe) to end. :zzz: Having said that, if we do manage to screw ourselves out of existence, here's to you guys! :-D I would have liked to meet more of you, but I'm sure I will. ;)
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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well, coliding 2 protons have absolutely no chance to create a durable, heavy enough black hole. but if any, i'm curious to know what's in there :)
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There are people wetting their pants about the LHC creating mini black holes. So what? Even if they manage to create a black hole the size of a mountain: 1. its gravity is not infinity; only that of a mountain. That is nothing compared to that of the earth. 2. for a mountain to collapse into a black hole, its radius would have to be infinitesimally small - smaller than an atom. Naturally, this black hole's event horizon would also be very small, which means the chance that it will gobble up the Earth is next to zero. People are afraid of the unknown. Do you remember the cults that killed themselves (and sadly, others :( ) before 2000 arrived?
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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well, coliding 2 protons have absolutely no chance to create a durable, heavy enough black hole. but if any, i'm curious to know what's in there :)
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toxcct wrote:
i'm curious to know what's in there
Waldo. :rolleyes:
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just don't do like him and read the Lounge. he said he was having some days off... now, let's not talk about that please.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
Well, there is that time difference between here and there. So maybe today's the day.
dagnabbit!! I forgot about that.... :omg: maybe it is!! :omg: ;P ;P ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I'll buy them a drink if they're right! I'm reminded of bit in Star Trek when it looks like they won't make it: Riker: "To the bitter end Captain?" Picard: "There's nothing bitter about." :cool: If I was falling off the edge of the world? Do a swan dive and yell "Yabb dabba doo!" whilst wearing a :bob: t shirt :-D
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I don't mean to be a Grammar Nazi, but shouldn't it be "If I were falling off the edge...", rather than "If I was falling off the edge..."? I remember being taught in school that the former is right ("If the war were over tomorrow...*"). Just want to know if I'm right or wrong (or just sanctimonious :-D ). * Let's see who gets the reference right! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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El Corazon wrote:
I am sure eventually we will screw ourselves
so the glass is half empty i see...
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jgasm wrote:
so the glass is half empty i see...
naw, specifically to many things I am an optimist, but generally speaking in respect to mankind I am a pessimist. I have seen far too much of what goes on behind the seens to ever be optimistic about humanity in general. :) But for the most part, individuals are on the good side. It is just in groups we are bad.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I don't mean to be a Grammar Nazi, but shouldn't it be "If I were falling off the edge...", rather than "If I was falling off the edge..."? I remember being taught in school that the former is right ("If the war were over tomorrow...*"). Just want to know if I'm right or wrong (or just sanctimonious :-D ). * Let's see who gets the reference right! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
You are correct. Sadly many people now would say that you are also being pedantic (over-fussy). The distinction has nothing to do with religion so at least you're not being sanctimonious!
Phil
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I don't mean to be a Grammar Nazi, but shouldn't it be "If I were falling off the edge...", rather than "If I was falling off the edge..."? I remember being taught in school that the former is right ("If the war were over tomorrow...*"). Just want to know if I'm right or wrong (or just sanctimonious :-D ). * Let's see who gets the reference right! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
If you was right, everyone would would say 'were' and not 'was'. ;)
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I've heard enough from the people who want the LHC experiment to be stopped because they think it will cause the world (or even the universe) to end. :zzz: Having said that, if we do manage to screw ourselves out of existence, here's to you guys! :-D I would have liked to meet more of you, but I'm sure I will. ;)
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
IIRC they are only running the first protons round the loop tomorrow, not actually colliding, so we should be OK until the weekend at least.
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If you was right, everyone would would say 'were' and not 'was'. ;)
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chaiguy1337 wrote:
If you was right
I take it that's tongue-in-cheek humour. :~
Cheers, Vıkram.
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chaiguy1337 wrote:
If you was right
I take it that's tongue-in-cheek humour. :~
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
Just wanted to illustrate how bad it sounds in other contexts. ;)
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jgasm wrote:
so the glass is half empty i see...
naw, specifically to many things I am an optimist, but generally speaking in respect to mankind I am a pessimist. I have seen far too much of what goes on behind the seens to ever be optimistic about humanity in general. :) But for the most part, individuals are on the good side. It is just in groups we are bad.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Ah...so you are like Jonathan Swift? “I have ever hated all nations, professions and communities, and all my love is towards individuals .... Principally I hate and detest that animal called Man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.” - Swift
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jgasm wrote:
so the glass is half empty i see...
naw, specifically to many things I am an optimist, but generally speaking in respect to mankind I am a pessimist. I have seen far too much of what goes on behind the seens to ever be optimistic about humanity in general. :) But for the most part, individuals are on the good side. It is just in groups we are bad.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
"In individuals, insanity is rare, but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." – Friedrich Nietzsche.
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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IIRC they are only running the first protons round the loop tomorrow, not actually colliding, so we should be OK until the weekend at least.
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IIRC they are only running the first protons round the loop tomorrow, not actually colliding, so we should be OK until the weekend at least.
Time enough for at least one last Friday Post™ :laugh:
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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fear of the unknown will always drive people to be irrational around that which they cannot understand. I am sure eventually we will screw ourselves, but not tomorrow. :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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I don't mean to be a Grammar Nazi, but shouldn't it be "If I were falling off the edge...", rather than "If I was falling off the edge..."? I remember being taught in school that the former is right ("If the war were over tomorrow...*"). Just want to know if I'm right or wrong (or just sanctimonious :-D ). * Let's see who gets the reference right! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
"If the war were over tomorrow...*"
... that's where the party would be ???
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