The End of the World?!
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What about the elephant in the room, the global water crisis that is looming? Soon water will replace oil as a catalyst for war.
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Yes Pete, water shortage is quickly becoming a major worry. I suppose the root of the problem is that there are just far too many humans on the planet! We have have discussed this topic before. I think that Mother Nature (God(s) etc) will intervene and bring back some kind of balance in time. The pendulum always swings back!
On the subject of water. Currently, my household water is not being metered but this is going to change next year. The authorities reckon that there will be at least a 10% water usage reduction overnight. I think it will be far higher!
The point I am trying to make is that when we have things for free they are rarely appreciated. Its only when they cost us that we value them.
One of my pet peevs, unnecessary product wrapping is one example of waste that costs us. I now make a habit of emailing companies who's products I have purchased that I consider excessive in the wrapping department. I have even got a few positive responses! In come cases I have calculated that there was more plastic in the actual wrapper than the product!
So, maybe the title of this thread should be changed to How Can We Help Stop The End Of The World (as we know it and may even improve it in some way).
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Well...but, Mike, that would go against the original premise that there are so many people fretting about the end of the World, instead of surfing the forums in avoidance of work
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Don't you know, it's not avoiding work, it's people using these unbiased renderers - those renders take so long, what can you do but hang out online and talk about the imminent end of the world!?
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@andybot said:
Don't you know, it's not avoiding work, it's people using these unbiased renderers - those renders take so long, what can you do but hang out online and talk about the imminent end of the world!?
lol...
Unbiased render with a very biased opinion.
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@oganocali said:
End of cheap oil and climate change are my main worries.
@mike lucey said:
Yes Pete, water shortage is quickly becoming a major worry.
Oil is abundant in the Middle East and in North African countries...
The world's largest reserves of drinking water are under the sands/deserts of North Africa countries...
European countries have stringent (and in the long term... ) need of oil and water so that they will reorganize and will form, together with other countries around the Mediterranean Sea, a new Confederation, following a large area occupied by the Roman Empire at its peak.This new Confederation, will dominate the world ...
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@mike lucey said:
I'd like to swing this topic in the direction of the End of the Financial World as we know it. The IMF are now saying that the Financial World as we know it is is deep trouble.
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I honestly think that there is a major collapse coming soon that will be the End of the World as we know it! The question is what will, or should replace it.Mike, do you think it might have any connection with this text:
“ He ( the beast) required everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a MARK on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.” (Revelation 13:16-18)...or categorically reject such a possibility?!
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@unknownuser said:
@mike lucey said:
I'd like to swing this topic in the direction of the End of the Financial World as we know it. The IMF are now saying that the Financial World as we know it is is deep trouble.
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I honestly think that there is a major collapse coming soon that will be the End of the World as we know it! The question is what will, or should replace it.Mike, do you think it might have any connection with this text:
“ He ( the beast) required everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a MARK on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.” (Revelation 13:16-18)...or categorically reject such a possibility?!
I was waiting for this....
You gotta be kidding right?
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End of the World? According to the Mayan calender December 21st 2012. Four days before Christmas! So no presents to buy then.
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It seems like those that actually give any credibility to this nonsense can't decide what the PIN number of the beast is. That's gonna cause a few problems, isn't it?
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I put this in the Funny Pics thread but it is more appropriate here.
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That's a good one.
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"The end of the world, is not just near, it happened yesterday" Bob
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@bob-designer said:
"The end of the world, is not just near, it happened yesterday" Bob
The reality is that practically we already go in parallel with the end...
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@oganocali said:
End of cheap oil and climate change are my main worries. I do not believe total annihilation is imminent but a serious reduction in total wealth and well-being seems unavoidable for the next generation. Hopefully internet will be forever...
Oil only became important in the unfolding of human history about 100 years ago. As oil becomes a rare commodity I find it difficult to believe we could not get along without cheap oil. As late as 1933 the Saudi's were importing Rolls Royces and towing them with Camels due to a local lack of oil and gas.
I am less certain about the effects of climate change. I already live in what many would consider an extreme climate, but the architecture and engineering are so poorly adapted to the environment I think we have a tremendous margin for improvement. On many summer nights it is miserable indoors even with air conditioning and yet I can step out doors and enjoy a gentle breeze which is denied men by building designs that do not have openable windows.
Water is a greater concern, but at the present time we have more golf courses per capita than any other comparable metropolis in the world.
The economy has fewer easy answers and am am not at all prepared for that discussion.
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Rock the boat and we all will go overboard.
More we talk on fear of 2012 the more potential to cause harm to others.
So far 2012 seem to be a normal year.
Relaxs and enjoy you time here because we avage 72 years of life and this is one of them. -
@Roger: As of now oil is the number 1 input of the world economy. Availability of oil (and water) and good weather all enable food production and feeding the billions (hence Mike's point at several threads). When big farm companies talk about their efficiency they report how many gallons of corn syrup they produce per gallon of gas. In industrialized nations 10 to 15 % of the energy expenditure goes to food http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture.
As for the current economic woes of the western world, I consider it as the balance shifting a more natural position. Rich ones getting poorer, poor ones getting richer; some kind of global equalization. Average energy expenditure of an industrialized western nation's citizen is several times that of the rest of the world (15-25). I think this will balance itself out very soon.
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