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Mr. Mander · Post by **Mr. Mander** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:36 pm

The Government can't cancel cartoons fuckass

Madican · Post by **Madican** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:45 pm

They'd find a way.

Also it's called a joke.

Lotharu · Post by **Lotharu** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:47 pm

You don't mess with a man's cartoons

Valbrandur · Post by **Valbrandur** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:53 pm

Lotharu wrote:I had thought Val was here longer than I
I thought he had just always been

Nope, I just have many things to say

So little time to do so

Post by **Shad** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:56 pm

http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/main
Let's hope I won't get bored

Exeres · Post by **Exeres** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:05 pm

Madican wrote:They'd find a way.

Also it's called a joke.

Mander is blinded by his love.

His creepy, stalker, overbearing love.

Wordsmith · Post by **Wordsmith** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:25 pm

So according to Time magazine, scientists have figured out a way that could possibly make humans immortal.

Right now the method is only being tested on mice, but if all goes as planned, we will be able to stop aging/ reduce our age and live forever by the year 2045.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article ... -1,00.html

Cori · Post by **Cori** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:35 pm

Immortality?

I'll pass on living forever, thanks. Sure it may seem like a great idea, but I don't like it. I'm willing to accept the time I've already been granted here.

Syobon · Post by **Syobon** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:49 pm

Very interesting, but 2 problems:

1. If you upload your consciences to a computer, you won't live for ever, a digital clone of you might live forever.

2. Exponential growth has it's limit and is approaching it. Computing power has been able to increase mainly because of size reduction of processor chips. However, you can't make a conducting line on a chip thinner than a single atom with current technology. That would require a giant leap in understanding and controlling quantum mechanics and probably a complete overhaul of how computer chips work. A technological advancement like that probably isn't due in at least another 100 years, if we do ever reach that point.

Valbrandur · Post by **Valbrandur** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:50 pm

Immortality sure doesn't sound bad to me.

Wordsmith · Post by **Wordsmith** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:25 pm

Syobon wrote:Very interesting, but 2 problems:

1. If you upload your consciences to a computer, you won't live for ever, a digital clone of you might live forever.

Obviously you didnt read the entire article

What theyre doing is using telomerase to stop telomeres at the end of chromosomes from dying

Syobon · Post by **Syobon** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:25 pm

Valbrandur wrote:Immortality sure doesn't sound bad to me.

Then think about the long term demographic impact.

Edit: @Wordsmith

Sorry bro, the link directed me to page 4 of the article at first. In regards to that, that's pretty fucking awesome from a scientific point of view.

I also feel I should clarify this post a bit, I don't mean I'm against science pursuing immortality, I mean that everyone should consider the demographic, economic and ethic impacts this might have.

Exeres · Post by **Exeres** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:15 pm

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?

Exeres · Post by **Exeres** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:24 pm

It was more appropriate for me to do it anyway.

Retro Headset · Post by **Retro Headset** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:42 pm

Holy crap it is pouring here.

Suddenly the short walk to the bus stop seems less fun.

AWKWARD ZOMBIE

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