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    Brandon X12000
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    So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

    Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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      So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

      Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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      Yes, Brandon, we should worry, and we should abandon our homes, and jobs, and relationships, and wander the country-side constantly flaying our own backsides with harsh whips until the blood flows, calling out to the deity(ies) of our choice, to save us. Another alternative would be to just party-down like there "is no tomorrow;" so one could die of over-dosing on whatever before "The End" so brutally arrived. In any case, we are certainly doomed. And, isn't it about time something purged this planet of this two-legged over-multiplied primate parasitic and destructive species with its hypertrophied brain that has destroyed, and is destroying, so many other species, has destroyed so much natural habitat, that has figured out how to even destroy the entire planet ? cheers, Bill

      "Good people can be induced, seduced, and initiated into behaving in evil ways. They can also be led to act in irrational, stupid, antisocial, mindless, and self-destructive, ways when they are immersed in 'total situations' that impact human nature in ways that challenge our sense of the stability and consistency of individual personality, of character, and of morality."


      Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, in "The Lucifer Effect" 2008: ISBN-10: 08129744

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        Yes, Brandon, we should worry, and we should abandon our homes, and jobs, and relationships, and wander the country-side constantly flaying our own backsides with harsh whips until the blood flows, calling out to the deity(ies) of our choice, to save us. Another alternative would be to just party-down like there "is no tomorrow;" so one could die of over-dosing on whatever before "The End" so brutally arrived. In any case, we are certainly doomed. And, isn't it about time something purged this planet of this two-legged over-multiplied primate parasitic and destructive species with its hypertrophied brain that has destroyed, and is destroying, so many other species, has destroyed so much natural habitat, that has figured out how to even destroy the entire planet ? cheers, Bill

        "Good people can be induced, seduced, and initiated into behaving in evil ways. They can also be led to act in irrational, stupid, antisocial, mindless, and self-destructive, ways when they are immersed in 'total situations' that impact human nature in ways that challenge our sense of the stability and consistency of individual personality, of character, and of morality."


        Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, in "The Lucifer Effect" 2008: ISBN-10: 08129744

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        I saw that movie signs, with Nickolas Cage, just grab a case of vodka and watch the fireworks. The Hopi Indians version of how the earth was created included the 1st generation of man being wiped out by a solar flare, but the ant people and spider women saved thousands of humans in the deserts of Egypt by taking them underground. God said he would create 7 versions of man kind, and then give up. The full story is that god came in a spaceship with spider women and the ant people, and searched for a planet to create life on, he found 2, mars and earth, and created life on both planets. Mars required little effort, but the earth was wobbling around the sun, so he commanded spider-women to fix it, so she create the pyramids to act as weights like on a tire to smooth the wobble. But that wasn't enough, so she created the twins, 2 polar ice caps to fine tune the earths rotation. the ant people live underground, protected by flood and solar storms, and created cities beneath the surface. They act as protectors of man-kind, to populate the earth for the next version. We are the 4th generation of man kind, and our fate is written in the bible, to be repeated over and over. I don't subscribe to the doom and gloom that the left promotes to us anymore, but I am prepared to defend my home. I've been hearing this for over 50 years now. I just reiterating a story told for thousands of years, make what you want out of it, I'm sure most are laughing hard at this moment. Perhaps read up on it, and do a little research. Not quite what I was looking for, but close to it. http://www.zetatalk.com/theword/tword16j.htm [Edit] This is closer to to first time I heard the story, when god create 4 versions of man kind [Hopi Creation Myth]

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          Yes, Brandon, we should worry, and we should abandon our homes, and jobs, and relationships, and wander the country-side constantly flaying our own backsides with harsh whips until the blood flows, calling out to the deity(ies) of our choice, to save us. Another alternative would be to just party-down like there "is no tomorrow;" so one could die of over-dosing on whatever before "The End" so brutally arrived. In any case, we are certainly doomed. And, isn't it about time something purged this planet of this two-legged over-multiplied primate parasitic and destructive species with its hypertrophied brain that has destroyed, and is destroying, so many other species, has destroyed so much natural habitat, that has figured out how to even destroy the entire planet ? cheers, Bill

          "Good people can be induced, seduced, and initiated into behaving in evil ways. They can also be led to act in irrational, stupid, antisocial, mindless, and self-destructive, ways when they are immersed in 'total situations' that impact human nature in ways that challenge our sense of the stability and consistency of individual personality, of character, and of morality."


          Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, in "The Lucifer Effect" 2008: ISBN-10: 08129744

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          I am sure that whenever it happens, it will be right after I have my car detailed :^) Soren Madsen

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            Yes, Brandon, we should worry, and we should abandon our homes, and jobs, and relationships, and wander the country-side constantly flaying our own backsides with harsh whips until the blood flows, calling out to the deity(ies) of our choice, to save us. Another alternative would be to just party-down like there "is no tomorrow;" so one could die of over-dosing on whatever before "The End" so brutally arrived. In any case, we are certainly doomed. And, isn't it about time something purged this planet of this two-legged over-multiplied primate parasitic and destructive species with its hypertrophied brain that has destroyed, and is destroying, so many other species, has destroyed so much natural habitat, that has figured out how to even destroy the entire planet ? cheers, Bill

            "Good people can be induced, seduced, and initiated into behaving in evil ways. They can also be led to act in irrational, stupid, antisocial, mindless, and self-destructive, ways when they are immersed in 'total situations' that impact human nature in ways that challenge our sense of the stability and consistency of individual personality, of character, and of morality."


            Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, in "The Lucifer Effect" 2008: ISBN-10: 08129744

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            Sorry, bill, read the first paragraph and got all hot and bothered and had to go have a cold shower..

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              Sorry, bill, read the first paragraph and got all hot and bothered and had to go have a cold shower..

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              Pete OHanlon
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              Bill made you hot? I know he's a good writer, but there's only so far that good prose should take you.

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                Bill made you hot? I know he's a good writer, but there's only so far that good prose should take you.

                I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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                I'm told that it works spectacularly well with shades of grey...

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                  I'm told that it works spectacularly well with shades of grey...

                  If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

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                  Given the colour of my hair, I'm an expert. It doesn't.

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                    I am sure that whenever it happens, it will be right after I have my car detailed :^) Soren Madsen

                    "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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                    Or just paid off credit card/car loan / mortgage etc. etc.

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                      So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

                      Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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                      The polarity of the charged particles makes a big difference to the how much of the Earth's magnetic field gets hammered. The power grid is at risk but they do monitor these sorts of solar events, and instead of shutting parts of the grid down they open it up to spread the surges. If it bothers you that much, you can monitor swpc.noaa.gov

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                        Or just paid off credit card/car loan / mortgage etc. etc.

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                        In that case, we have plenty of time :sigh: Soren Madsen

                        "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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                        • B Brandon X12000

                          So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

                          Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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                          Never, If you see the history of human beings there are many pit falls came and gone. I think it will be the opportunity to sharp our technology if any struggle comes. men will find the way to come up all of these.

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                            So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

                            Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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                            Brandon-X12000 wrote:

                            this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age

                            The stone age ended when the integrated circuit was invented? That's news to me.

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                              I saw that movie signs, with Nickolas Cage, just grab a case of vodka and watch the fireworks. The Hopi Indians version of how the earth was created included the 1st generation of man being wiped out by a solar flare, but the ant people and spider women saved thousands of humans in the deserts of Egypt by taking them underground. God said he would create 7 versions of man kind, and then give up. The full story is that god came in a spaceship with spider women and the ant people, and searched for a planet to create life on, he found 2, mars and earth, and created life on both planets. Mars required little effort, but the earth was wobbling around the sun, so he commanded spider-women to fix it, so she create the pyramids to act as weights like on a tire to smooth the wobble. But that wasn't enough, so she created the twins, 2 polar ice caps to fine tune the earths rotation. the ant people live underground, protected by flood and solar storms, and created cities beneath the surface. They act as protectors of man-kind, to populate the earth for the next version. We are the 4th generation of man kind, and our fate is written in the bible, to be repeated over and over. I don't subscribe to the doom and gloom that the left promotes to us anymore, but I am prepared to defend my home. I've been hearing this for over 50 years now. I just reiterating a story told for thousands of years, make what you want out of it, I'm sure most are laughing hard at this moment. Perhaps read up on it, and do a little research. Not quite what I was looking for, but close to it. http://www.zetatalk.com/theword/tword16j.htm [Edit] This is closer to to first time I heard the story, when god create 4 versions of man kind [Hopi Creation Myth]

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                              jkirkerx wrote:

                              The full story is that god came in a spaceship

                              I wonder why god needed a spaceship?

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                                Brandon-X12000 wrote:

                                this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age

                                The stone age ended when the integrated circuit was invented? That's news to me.

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                                lewax00 wrote:

                                The stone age ended when the integrated circuit was invented? That's news to me.

                                The failure of all electronics would revert the industrialized world to a pre-feudal society because basic necessities like food/clothing/heat are now completely dependent on electronics. The chaos from those lacks would impact any small attempts to organize. There are probably some places in the world where it would have less impact however those have little capability for providing and recovery and that presumes that they would not be overrun by neighbors that are not as capable of continuing.

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                                  lewax00 wrote:

                                  The stone age ended when the integrated circuit was invented? That's news to me.

                                  The failure of all electronics would revert the industrialized world to a pre-feudal society because basic necessities like food/clothing/heat are now completely dependent on electronics. The chaos from those lacks would impact any small attempts to organize. There are probably some places in the world where it would have less impact however those have little capability for providing and recovery and that presumes that they would not be overrun by neighbors that are not as capable of continuing.

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                                  I'm not saying the impact wouldn't be catastrophic, just that the stone age is a little too far of a reversion. And in this case, most of the knowledge of how to build things isn't lost (unless someone goes on a book burning crusade of course), even if it isn't immediately useful.

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                                    lewax00 wrote:

                                    The stone age ended when the integrated circuit was invented? That's news to me.

                                    The failure of all electronics would revert the industrialized world to a pre-feudal society because basic necessities like food/clothing/heat are now completely dependent on electronics. The chaos from those lacks would impact any small attempts to organize. There are probably some places in the world where it would have less impact however those have little capability for providing and recovery and that presumes that they would not be overrun by neighbors that are not as capable of continuing.

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                                    The world was pretty industrialized before electricity. IE: The first industrial revolution. Ignition of combustion engines can be driven by compression, not just spark.

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                                      So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

                                      Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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                                      When the first paragraph of an *Important Message* contains something like "electronic devises", I immediately start to wonder if I should bother reading the rest.

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                                        So apparently NASA says that a powerful solar storm or flare will engulf the Earth, this will generate powerful radiation fields that will devastate and destroy all electronics in the world. Throwing us back into the stone age, here's the link to the document: NASA Predicts Massive Solar Flare For 2013 - Should We Worry?

                                        Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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                                        Damn! My prediction that 21st December 2012 would mark the end of idiots posting ridiculous crap about the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse seems to have been wrong. X|


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                                          jkirkerx wrote:

                                          The full story is that god came in a spaceship

                                          I wonder why god needed a spaceship?

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                                          That is strange isn't it. That's how the story was told to me when I did a job in northern Arizona, perhaps it made it more interesting. As far as solar flares hitting the earth, it's happened once, but I guess It's like dodging asteroids, just got to be lucky during our lifetime.

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