Because angels totally fly around in spaceships?Im_Dooomed wrote:
Aliens? I thought they were portrayed more as angels
tbh the ending sucks balls when it went for the religious route. stupid americans.
tbh the ending sucks balls when it went for the religious route. stupid americans.
Interesting
the Hopi Indians in Arizona have a prediction, similar to the Maya where "The Blue Star is seen as the starting herald of a Great Purification period beginning prior to 2012. This would last for 7 years in total." The picture above with the blue star made me think about it.
The Hopi story is something about the blue light coming down and dancing with you in your living room... If that's from solar activity then that would be a heck of static charge or ball lightening or something.
the Hopi Indians in Arizona have a prediction, similar to the Maya where "The Blue Star is seen as the starting herald of a Great Purification period beginning prior to 2012. This would last for 7 years in total." The picture above with the blue star made me think about it.
The Hopi story is something about the blue light coming down and dancing with you in your living room... If that's from solar activity then that would be a heck of static charge or ball lightening or something.
http://globalclimatechange.jpl.nasa.gov/Eyes/eyes.htmlKmarion wrote:
http://globalclimatechange.jpl.nasa.gov/
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Assuming that something of this nature will happen, couldn't we just turn everything off for a few hours until it passes?
And plunge the world into darkness?Pubic wrote:
Assuming that something of this nature will happen, couldn't we just turn everything off for a few hours until it passes?
All your banking details might be lost.
Turn off the heat for the elderly during winter and they could die.
etc.
I put on my robe and tinfoil hat.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
Duh Reaper haven't you seen Die Hard 4.0? All the things are saved onto some harddrive!AussieReaper wrote:
And plunge the world into darkness?Pubic wrote:
Assuming that something of this nature will happen, couldn't we just turn everything off for a few hours until it passes?
All your banking details might be lost.
Turn off the heat for the elderly during winter and they could die.
etc.
A few hours? Jesus Christ It'll be like 200 years ago (for a few hours) HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.. oh the horror! Those poor elderly's will have to learn the miracle of fire (for a few hours). Banking data lost... holy schnitt, cause everybody knows when you turn off a computer everything disappears.AussieReaper wrote:
And plunge the world into darkness?Pubic wrote:
Assuming that something of this nature will happen, couldn't we just turn everything off for a few hours until it passes?
All your banking details might be lost.
Turn off the heat for the elderly during winter and they could die.
etc.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
How many banking transactions do you think are currently taking place in your state? How many of those transactions do you think are to do with automated payroll services, superannuation, etc? If there is any power loss there is data loss. It's that simple.Kmarion wrote:
A few hours? Jesus Christ It'll be like 200 years ago (for a few hours) HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.. oh the horror! Those poor elderly's will have to learn the miracle of fire (for a few hours). Banking data lost... holy schnitt, cause everybody knows when you turn off a computer everything disappears.
This isn't just flicking a switch off to your computer. You are switching off everything. Routers. Databases. Not all the information they hold is static, either.
Except the servers usually have a rather powerful UPS system...AussieReaper wrote:
How many banking transactions do you think are currently taking place in your state? How many of those transactions do you think are to do with automated payroll services, superannuation, etc? If there is any power loss there is data loss. It's that simple.Kmarion wrote:
A few hours? Jesus Christ It'll be like 200 years ago (for a few hours) HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.. oh the horror! Those poor elderly's will have to learn the miracle of fire (for a few hours). Banking data lost... holy schnitt, cause everybody knows when you turn off a computer everything disappears.
This isn't just flicking a switch off to your computer. You are switching off everything. Routers. Databases. Not all the information they hold is static, either.
The solar cycle occurs pretty regularly. Go do some research into ham radio. You'll find we often use these phenomena to our advantage.
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Yeah, they would totally be unaffected by a solar storm. omg ...RAIMIUS wrote:
Except the servers usually have a rather powerful UPS system...
Sounds all very absurd and y2kish. Btw we learned how to write data to disk a few decades ago. It's not excatly late breaking news. If you think your data isn't backed up physically (and off site) your kidding yourself. Do you realize that these system have lost power before? If your bank isn't doing what nearly everybody learned 30 years ago then celebrate your financial freedom and thank their idiocy.AussieReaper wrote:
How many banking transactions do you think are currently taking place in your state? How many of those transactions do you think are to do with automated payroll services, superannuation, etc? If there is any power loss there is data loss. It's that simple.Kmarion wrote:
A few hours? Jesus Christ It'll be like 200 years ago (for a few hours) HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.. oh the horror! Those poor elderly's will have to learn the miracle of fire (for a few hours). Banking data lost... holy schnitt, cause everybody knows when you turn off a computer everything disappears.
This isn't just flicking a switch off to your computer. You are switching off everything. Routers. Databases. Not all the information they hold is static, either.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
holy shit another thing for us to worry about. how many is that up to now? lets see, threat of zombie apocalypse, alien invasion, asteroid collision, super virus's, nuclear war, global warming, the 2nd coming of Christ, and so on and so forth. humanity adapts and survives, if this is true and this really does happen the weak will fall an the truly strong and the worthy will pass by and give birth to a new humanity, a much stronger and more united humanity so that this all can blow up in our faces again.
I think your missing the point. Transaction data is entirely different to static state data. You will lose that data once everything is turned off. And just turning stuff off and using off-site backups are not going to be much use should a solar super storm hit, and the area is of such a wide state. Backing up data is simply magnetic.Kmarion wrote:
Sounds all very absurd and y2kish. Btw we learned how to write data to disk a few decades ago. It's not excatly late breaking news. If you think your data isn't backed up physically (and off site) your kidding yourself. Do you realize that these system have lost power before? If your bank isn't doing what nearly everybody learned 30 years ago then celebrate your financial freedom and thank their idiocy.
Why not? Who says they couldn't use transportation? They were carriers for humans maybe?AussieReaper wrote:
Because angels totally fly around in spaceships?
Do you envision angels just holding a persons hand and flying across space to other planets with them?
Just because there is a ship, or a device they use to move across the universe, means they aren't angels, they are aliens?
I mean, how do we even know what real angels look like? Maybe angels are aliens?
Who knows?
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
Build a massive faraday cage around important institutions.
Come to think of it, the Pentagon has one.
Come to think of it, the Pentagon has one.
Silly reaps, CDs aren't magnetic. They're not efficient, but DVDs and CDs won't be affected by magnetic fields.AussieReaper wrote:
I think your missing the point. Transaction data is entirely different to static state data. You will lose that data once everything is turned off. And just turning stuff off and using off-site backups are not going to be much use should a solar super storm hit, and the area is of such a wide state. Backing up data is simply magnetic.Kmarion wrote:
Sounds all very absurd and y2kish. Btw we learned how to write data to disk a few decades ago. It's not excatly late breaking news. If you think your data isn't backed up physically (and off site) your kidding yourself. Do you realize that these system have lost power before? If your bank isn't doing what nearly everybody learned 30 years ago then celebrate your financial freedom and thank their idiocy.
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Oh I just figured you see an alien space ship and you figure, oh yeah, "aliens" not well, they must be angels...Im_Dooomed wrote:
Why not? Who says they couldn't use transportation? They were carriers for humans maybe?AussieReaper wrote:
Because angels totally fly around in spaceships?
Do you envision angels just holding a persons hand and flying across space to other planets with them?
Just because there is a ship, or a device they use to move across the universe, means they aren't angels, they are aliens?
I mean, how do we even know what real angels look like? Maybe angels are aliens?
Who knows?
It was a stupid plot device either way.
Quick, we're going to store the internet onto some dvds!some_random_panda wrote:
Silly reaps, CDs aren't magnetic. They're not efficient, but DVDs and CDs won't be affected by magnetic fields.
Better use blu-ray.
Reaps, Doomed. You're missing one major point.
Angels in the religious sense don't exist.
Angels in the religious sense don't exist.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
You don't exist in the religious sense.Flecco wrote:
Reaps, Doomed. You're missing one major point.
Angels in the religious sense don't exist.
Have you even seen the movie?Flecco wrote:
Angels in the religious sense don't exist.
No but I heard it was shit so I'm going to steer clear.AussieReaper wrote:
Have you even seen the movie?
OH SHI-Macbeth wrote:
You don't exist in the religious sense.Flecco wrote:
Reaps, Doomed. You're missing one major point.
Angels in the religious sense don't exist.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
At least I'll get to see the Northern lights without having to go to the North Pole!
Sooo...you're saying the Mayans saw "Knowing"?
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Obvious troll is obvious.AussieReaper wrote:
And plunge the world into darkness?
All your banking details might be lost.
Turn off the heat for the elderly during winter and they could die.
etc.