Out of the Blue

[Mar 31, 2012, 12:45 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Hey, it's Earth Hour today! Like the old joke about children's day it could be argued that every hour should be earth hour. I'm pretty sympathetic to the concept on many levels, but I think I'm with John Carmack on this one: "I’m going to turn on every damn light in protest of Earth Hour. Lighting the darkness is fundamental to humanity's climb." Maybe Earth Hour would be a good time to celebrate World Backup Day (thanks HARDOCP)?

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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 22:22

Prez

Mr. Tact wrote on Apr 1, 2012, 14:19:
If thinking Earth Hour is a crock makes you a dickhead, then I guess I'm a dickhead.

Same here. And proud of it.




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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 16:54

banddirector

xXBatmanXx wrote on Apr 1, 2012, 14:40:
April fool? No update for us?

The ultimate April Fools joke - - no update at all?




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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 14:40

xXBatmanXx

April fool? No update for us?




In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. / Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder. Playing: RL

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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 14:19

Mr. Tact

If thinking Earth Hour is a crock makes you a dickhead, then I guess I'm a dickhead.




Truth is brutal. Prepare for pain.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 14:03

Umbragen

So Carmack's a complete dickhead, tell me something I didn't know.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Apr 1, 2012, 02:14

Prez

"I’m going to turn on every damn light in protest of Earth Hour. Lighting the darkness is fundamental to humanity's climb."

It's been a long time since Carmack said something I agreed with, but I definitely am with him on this. What Luddite/Paganistic tripe.




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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 22:23

Mr. Tact

jdreyer wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 17:07:
Seriously, after the first few million, what would you spend it on?

One plan has always been to waste some of it building disc golf courses.




Truth is brutal. Prepare for pain.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 21:59

xXBatmanXx

zirik wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 20:29:
Rhino wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 18:16:
jdreyer wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 17:07:
zirik wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:37:
Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:28:
Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway.

yeah, i dont want to be set for life. i want to suffer. hehe. but seriously. i thought only one ticket won last night. that would make me really mad with envy.

Seriously, after the first few million, what would you spend it on?

Save it for my future generations, donate it, buy an extraordinary amount of land and have something built on it, fund whatever suits my interests and/or needs, invest (of course).

In other words, whatever the hell popped into my head. It could be worthwhile, it could be entirely self serving or fun; but it certainly wouldn't just sit there.

they were talking about lottery winners on the radio this morning. dunno if what they were saying is true but its a sad statistic. most winners dont know how to handle so much money. on average lottery winners spend all the money in 5 years regardless of the amount.

Tthe lottery is called a regressive tax for a reason. The people that need the money play it (poor in general) and the people that don't need it realise they aren't going to win and don't play.

Watching and reading about the stories, majority of people were already not very good with money, so what do you think is going to happen when you inject millions of dollars? Nothing good that is for sure. Go to the local casino - same thing.

I would have nothing but investments and trusts setup. AFter blowing a few million on just ridiculous fun, would be super easy to live off of a meager investement salary and have the money compound. After buying a few new cars and some houses for family - don't really need anything else. Can easily travel the world with 100k a year. Not even a fraction of your return each year on solid investments.

There are some success stories and I am happy for those people. It is sad to hear what hell some people bring upon themselves and their families when they get that money. My biggest thing would be making sure all future generations of my family tree could be as educated as they wanted to be.




In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. / Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder. Playing: RL

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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 20:29

zirik

Rhino wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 18:16: jdreyer wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 17:07: zirik wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:37: Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:28: Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway. yeah, i dont want to be set for life. i want to suffer. hehe. but seriously. i thought only one ticket won last night. that would make me really mad with envy. Seriously, after the first few million, what would you spend it on? Save it for my future generations, donate it, buy an extraordinary amount of land and have something built on it, fund whatever suits my interests and/or needs, invest (of course). In other words, whatever the hell popped into my head. It could be worthwhile, it could be entirely self serving or fun; but it certainly wouldn't just sit there. they were talking about lottery winners on the radio this morning. dunno if what they were saying is true but its a sad statistic. most winners dont know how to handle so much money. on average lottery winners spend all the money in 5 years regardless of the amount.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 18:21

ForgedReality

RE: Snake bite Stupid fucking piece of shit. Snake should have fucking killed him. Asshole. Why would you just fucking kill something? You deserve to die, because you're not contributing to society. Fucking dick. >:O

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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 18:16

Rhino

jdreyer wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 17:07: zirik wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:37: Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:28: Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway. yeah, i dont want to be set for life. i want to suffer. hehe. but seriously. i thought only one ticket won last night. that would make me really mad with envy. Seriously, after the first few million, what would you spend it on? Save it for my future generations, donate it, buy an extraordinary amount of land and have something built on it, fund whatever suits my interests and/or needs, invest (of course). In other words, whatever the hell popped into my head. It could be worthwhile, it could be entirely self serving or fun; but it certainly wouldn't just sit there.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 17:07

jdreyer

zirik wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:37:
Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:28:
Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway.

yeah, i dont want to be set for life. i want to suffer. hehe. but seriously. i thought only one ticket won last night. that would make me really mad with envy.

Seriously, after the first few million, what would you spend it on?




Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 16:03

Cutter

Ratty wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:50:
I'll occasionally play the lottery but I stayed out of this one. Could you imagine what your life would be like? I don't need that.

Yeah travelling the world and having the best of everything at your fingertips sure would suck. I'd hate flying around the world in my private jet, staying in presidential suites, having all my clothes tailor made, eating the finest foods and drinking the finest wines and spirits available to humanity. And banging the hottest women on the planet would just make life unbearable!




"Peter, breakfast for dinner is anarchy!" - Lois

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 15:49

zirik

Ratty wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:50: I'll occasionally play the lottery but I stayed out of this one. Could you imagine what your life would be like? I don't need that. it would be life without the need to wash towels on a weekend.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 14:50

Ratty

I'll occasionally play the lottery but I stayed out of this one. Could you imagine what your life would be like? I don't need that.

Re: Earth Hour

Mar 31, 2012, 14:49

Kastagir

Seems like a good time to dry all those towels that just came out of the laundry machine.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 14:37

zirik

Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 31, 2012, 14:28: Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway. yeah, i dont want to be set for life. i want to suffer. hehe. but seriously. i thought only one ticket won last night. that would make me really mad with envy.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 14:28

Mr. Tact

Damn, I didn't win the Mega-millions. Oh well, would have made life too easy anyway.




Truth is brutal. Prepare for pain.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 14:20

crypto

Finding a better way of lighting the darkness is fundamental to humanity's survival.

Re: Out of the Blue

Mar 31, 2012, 14:03

WarpCrow

Progress is not the problem, the problem is humanity's impatient, irrational, and greedy nature. Nuclear power, properly managed, could be our best bet for now, but the private sector and clueless politicians have proven over and over again that they can't be trusted to implement it safely and efficiently. Genetic modification could solve so many problems, but companies like Monsanto can't be trusted to regulate themselves and the irrational public can't wrap their tiny minds around the concept enough to stop fearing it. If there is any evidence to be had of some higher consciousness watching over things, it's in the fact that humanity somehow always manages to trudge forward despite being as inept and clumsy as we are. We -are- improving as a species, the question is whether our growing wisdom will catch up with our growing power before we destroy ourselves.

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