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mrs. chris martin · 20-04-2009, 03:32 AM

when i read this i immediately thought of "these are things that i don't understand"
these are things i don't understand:
How infinite is space, and who decides your fate
Why everything will dissolve into sand
How to avoid defeat, when truth and fiction meet
Why nothing ever turns out as you plan

but then i just remember:
i live, but i love this life

chuck kottke · 20-04-2009, 03:51 AM

2000 everyone thought was the "doomsday" year, and that never happened. So, I'm betting that we'll be here on Earth (we humans) and much of the life currently here for another several million years, give or take a few million. That gives us time to build the Tenochtitlan temple to honor the Aztec & Mayan Gods.

It's all up to the sun, our solar soul.

ricardo · 20-04-2009, 03:54 AM

I think it's more up to us and the way we use water and energy

Coldplay · 20-04-2009, 04:09 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by ricardo;2967598
I think it's more up to us and the way we use water and energy

I agree.

ivet · 20-04-2009, 05:02 AM

2012 is when the Mayan Calendar ends, right? Yo no me quiero morir!!! I just make it out of High School!!!!!!!!!!

chuck kottke · 20-04-2009, 05:10 AM

We're smart enough, strong enough, and able to leap small coffee tables in a single bound!

I'm convinced it's all an application of common sense to everyday problems (which civilizations have blown past many a time, but we're not going to repeat Easter Island's troubles.. me hopes at least!).
So here's my solution:
(1.) get efficient fast. 95% is being needlessly wasted - we can have our cool, hot, and anything in-between without the waste.
(2.) Pump sea-water and use solar desalination to make plenty of fresh water, to irrigate the dry regions of the globe so we'll have plenty of food & energy crops.
(3,) Build sea-walls around major cities if and when the sea levels rise (The Netherlands does it, and so can coastal cities)
(4.) Switch to a solar, wind, geothermal, biomass economy.
(5.) Switch to a common elements economy - more silicon, iron, aluminum, magnesium, and earth-friendly plastics & composites.
(6.) Make better durable goods - that recycle easier, are safer to make, use less resources, and are of higher quality.
(7.) Establish better checks and balances
(8.) Intervene if need be (we might have to seed the atmosphere with reflective dusts to reduce the climate acceleration, because if we clean up all the emissions, then more sunlight gets through, the hotter it gets. Also, we may have to 'seed' the oceans with ground rock powders (mineral nutrients) to grow more ocean life, and thus allow the oceans to absorb more CO2)
(9.) recycle nuclear waste, and if not retrievable, then perhaps deposit it safely in a subduction zone on the ocean floor.
(10.) Create a more humane world.

Violet · 20-04-2009, 03:45 PM

I'm not so sure about that 2012 thing. Has anyone ever thought that maybe they all died out by the time they got to that date, and therefore couldn't continue with their calendar?

chuck kottke · 20-04-2009, 09:17 PM

Everyone's got a doomsday thing in their culture's religion. Methinks it's just a way of explaining the natural phenomenon which shake us all to our cores at times.
Anyhow, while the economy continues to fall (talk about doomsday!), the demand for metals is rising globally, and the rate of decline is lessening.Survey shows downturn may be ebbing - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com
Current Primary and Scrap Metal Prices - LME (London Metal Exchange), COMEX, NYMEX, Copper, Aluminum, Nickel, Tin, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Steel, Specialty Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel Alloy, Chrome, Titanium, Ferrochrome, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Antimony, Plastics

chuck kottke · 20-04-2009, 09:19 PM

dblpost.

zeoir · 20-04-2009, 10:12 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by lilmissdee_x;2967438

@EDIT: Oh sorry I'm 5'1". But I think that's because I'm the youngest person here...is there anyone here younger than 13?

ah, i'm only 12

Don't worry, we have hope. One day we both will grow up and be cool

coldplay.obsessed · 20-04-2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by zeoir;2968911
ah, i'm only 12
Don't worry, we have hope. One day we both will grow up and be cool

lol don't need to worry about the second part, you're already cool cause you're here

zeoir · 20-04-2009, 10:18 PM

true true

coldplay.obsessed · 20-04-2009, 10:23 PM

^ Yep

Quote:
Originally Posted by Briggins;2967556
The Leafs will never win the Cup again.

Maybe when all the other teams die out from the recession, and since the Leafs organization probably has more money then half of Canada, we'll be the only nhl team left then maybe we'll have chance

lol

Pseudonym · 20-04-2009, 10:43 PM

I wonder if my band will make it big

haha yeah right

coldplay.obsessed · 20-04-2009, 10:46 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by 2732;2968978
I wonder if my band will make it big

haha yeah right

Ok, I would say yes it will, but I've never even heard of you being in a band

, but if it help yes it will

20-04-2009, 03:32 AM	#16
mrs. chris martin ObsessiveColdplayDisorder Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,541 My Mood: Location: in my place Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	when i read this i immediately thought of "these are things that i don't understand" these are things i don't understand: How infinite is space, and who decides your fate Why everything will dissolve into sand How to avoid defeat, when truth and fiction meet Why nothing ever turns out as you plan but then i just remember: i live, but i love this life __________________ "when the future's architectured by a carnival of idiots on show, you'd better lie low." : I AM YOUR BABY'S DADDY "I definitely believe in God. How can you look at anything and not be overwhelmed by the miraclelousness of it? Everything from the carpet to your nose to my balls is amazing. In fact, my balls are a particular miracle." -chris martin insomnia staying up all night listening to coldplay

20-04-2009, 03:54 AM	#18
ricardo n00b Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10,741 Location: Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think it's more up to us and the way we use water and energy __________________ :'( = Quote: Originally Posted by juanif94;4816627 Copy & Paste Quote: Originally Posted by Reilly;4824826 And practice kissing with your hand but not the one you masturbate with /thread

20-04-2009, 04:09 AM	#19
Coldplay Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,908 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 768 Thanked 512 Times in 254 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by ricardo;2967598 I think it's more up to us and the way we use water and energy I agree. __________________ last.fm

20-04-2009, 05:02 AM	#20
ivet Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26,906 Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 17 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	2012 is when the Mayan Calendar ends, right? Yo no me quiero morir!!! I just make it out of High School!!!!!!!!!! __________________ If I could crawl inside your heart and build a fire, would you let me? mi cara / ▲ / music / flickr

20-04-2009, 03:45 PM	#22
Violet 2:3 Life Round Here Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 18,749 My Mood: Location: Ripper Street Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 99 Thanked 145 Times in 112 Posts	I'm not so sure about that 2012 thing. Has anyone ever thought that maybe they all died out by the time they got to that date, and therefore couldn't continue with their calendar? __________________ Facebook \| Twitter \| Last \| Tumblr Quote: Originally Posted by Showbiz;4807100 A few people are actually Wolstenfluent. I believe Violet may be one of the lucky few born with this gift.

20-04-2009, 03:51 AM	#17
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	2000 everyone thought was the "doomsday" year, and that never happened. So, I'm betting that we'll be here on Earth (we humans) and much of the life currently here for another several million years, give or take a few million. That gives us time to build the Tenochtitlan temple to honor the Aztec & Mayan Gods. It's all up to the sun, our solar soul.

20-04-2009, 05:10 AM	#21
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	We're smart enough, strong enough, and able to leap small coffee tables in a single bound! I'm convinced it's all an application of common sense to everyday problems (which civilizations have blown past many a time, but we're not going to repeat Easter Island's troubles.. me hopes at least!). So here's my solution: (1.) get efficient fast. 95% is being needlessly wasted - we can have our cool, hot, and anything in-between without the waste. (2.) Pump sea-water and use solar desalination to make plenty of fresh water, to irrigate the dry regions of the globe so we'll have plenty of food & energy crops. (3,) Build sea-walls around major cities if and when the sea levels rise (The Netherlands does it, and so can coastal cities) (4.) Switch to a solar, wind, geothermal, biomass economy. (5.) Switch to a common elements economy - more silicon, iron, aluminum, magnesium, and earth-friendly plastics & composites. (6.) Make better durable goods - that recycle easier, are safer to make, use less resources, and are of higher quality. (7.) Establish better checks and balances (8.) Intervene if need be (we might have to seed the atmosphere with reflective dusts to reduce the climate acceleration, because if we clean up all the emissions, then more sunlight gets through, the hotter it gets. Also, we may have to 'seed' the oceans with ground rock powders (mineral nutrients) to grow more ocean life, and thus allow the oceans to absorb more CO2) (9.) recycle nuclear waste, and if not retrievable, then perhaps deposit it safely in a subduction zone on the ocean floor. (10.) Create a more humane world.

20-04-2009, 09:17 PM	#23
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Everyone's got a doomsday thing in their culture's religion. Methinks it's just a way of explaining the natural phenomenon which shake us all to our cores at times. Anyhow, while the economy continues to fall (talk about doomsday!), the demand for metals is rising globally, and the rate of decline is lessening.Survey shows downturn may be ebbing - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com Current Primary and Scrap Metal Prices - LME (London Metal Exchange), COMEX, NYMEX, Copper, Aluminum, Nickel, Tin, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Steel, Specialty Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel Alloy, Chrome, Titanium, Ferrochrome, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Antimony, Plastics

20-04-2009, 09:19 PM	#24
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	dblpost.

20-04-2009, 10:12 PM	#25
zeoir i am rolle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,278 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by lilmissdee_x;2967438 @EDIT: Oh sorry I'm 5'1". But I think that's because I'm the youngest person here...is there anyone here younger than 13? ah, i'm only 12 Don't worry, we have hope. One day we both will grow up and be cool

20-04-2009, 10:15 PM	#26
coldplay.obsessed Ms. Brightside Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,995 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by zeoir;2968911 ah, i'm only 12 Don't worry, we have hope. One day we both will grow up and be cool lol don't need to worry about the second part, you're already cool cause you're here

20-04-2009, 10:18 PM	#27
zeoir i am rolle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,278 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	true true

20-04-2009, 10:23 PM	#28
coldplay.obsessed Ms. Brightside Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,995 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^ Yep Quote: Originally Posted by Briggins;2967556 The Leafs will never win the Cup again. Maybe when all the other teams die out from the recession, and since the Leafs organization probably has more money then half of Canada, we'll be the only nhl team left then maybe we'll have chance lol

20-04-2009, 10:43 PM	#29
Pseudonym Why She Loves Me? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23,599 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I wonder if my band will make it big haha yeah right

20-04-2009, 10:46 PM	#30
coldplay.obsessed Ms. Brightside Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,995 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by 2732;2968978 I wonder if my band will make it big haha yeah right Ok, I would say yes it will, but I've never even heard of you being in a band , but if it help yes it will

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