Apocalypse not now? 2012?

[TteFAboB]

The central american black plague > Mayan calendar.

[Chock]

Is the Mayan Calendar the one with the pictures of cute kittens on it? Or am I thinking of another one?

Chock

[DeepIron]

Will windows still work or will it be another Y2k meltdown again?

LOL! What non-event!
Back in 2000 I was an IT consultant and boy! did I make a LOT of $$$ leading up to the "New Millenium" crossover... and I did it honestly. I tried to advise my clients concerning the irrational fears regarding mass computer failures on 1/1/2000 that were being propagated in the media and otherwise but people hear and fear what they want.

I did a lot of "upgrades" (mostly MS patches) for my clients and didn't have a single instance of "meltdown"... All my LINUX servers BTW, just kept going....

As was pointed out earlier, the Mayan calendar "rolls over" in 2012. The Doomsayers however, will seize upon anything that even remotely looks "apocalyptic"...

[Peto]

Originally Posted by DeepIron

LOL! What non-event!
Back in 2000 I was an IT consultant and boy! did I make a LOT of $$$ leading up to the "New Millenium" crossover... and I did it honestly. I tried to advise my clients concerning the irrational fears regarding mass computer failures on 1/1/2000 that were being propagated in the media and otherwise but people hear and fear what they want.

I did a lot of "upgrades" (mostly MS patches) for my clients and didn't have a single instance of "meltdown"... All my LINUX servers BTW, just kept going....

As was pointed out earlier, the Mayan calendar "rolls over" in 2012. The Doomsayers however, will seize upon anything that even remotely looks "apocalyptic"...

LOL!!! I made a bundle on that too! Working new Years Eve alone netted me 4 days of paid vacation !

[Peto]

Seriously. I believe a magnetic realignment will happen. Today, tomorrow, a million years? I don't claim to know. But if it does happen tomorrow I think the lights will still work. It's be like turn the plug in the socket 180 degrees.

Now, compasses on the other hand... And we'd have to name a South Star so we wouldn't get lost in the Northern Hemisphere :hmm:.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by Peto

Seriously. I believe a magnetic realignment will happen. Today, tomorrow, a million years? I don't claim to know. But if it does happen tomorrow I think the lights will still work. It's be like turn the plug in the socket 180 degrees.

Then we're screwed in Ireland. Damn triangular plugs :p

You and your damn apocalypse!

[Reaves]

Originally Posted by Peto

Seriously. I believe a magnetic realignment will happen. Today, tomorrow, a million years? I don't claim to know. But if it does happen tomorrow I think the lights will still work. It's be like turn the plug in the socket 180 degrees.

Now, compasses on the other hand... And we'd have to name a South Star so we wouldn't get lost in the Northern Hemisphere :hmm:.

That's pretty much what I think, as I said i'm no conspiracy theory nut I just find it interesting.

[STEED]

Person one
I know it's the end of the world

Person two
Really?

Person one
Yes it's the end of the world

Person two
Tell all

Person one
People are having wall to wall sex

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by STEED

Person one
People are having wall to wall sex

What those walls do in the privacy of their own homes is one thing, but I'll be dammed before they are allowed to marry. Vote no on Prop 556!

Oh, and the 2012 thing is a load of hoo-haa. The magnetic pole will not shift. Sunspot activity will not fry our satelites. Our atmosphere will not be stripped away due to massive particle bombardment emminating from the center of the galaxy. You'll still be able to complain about the rigged BCS ranking on 1 January.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

What those walls do in the privacy of their own homes is one thing, but I'll be dammed before they are allowed to marry. Vote no on Prop 556!

Oh, and the 2012 thing is a load of hoo-haa. The magnetic pole will not shift. Sunspot activity will not fry our satelites. Our atmosphere will not be stripped away due to massive particle bombardment emminating from the center of the galaxy. You'll still be able to complain about the rigged BCS ranking on 1 January.

You are in need to see this fantastic thriller from New Zealand, "The Quiet Earth", to get yourself grounded again!