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Posted on 02-20-10 08:47:22 PM

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Panicking over the world ending in 2012 is equivalent to panicking over the world ending because you haven't purchased next year's calendar yet.

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Posted on 02-20-10 10:06:17 PM

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Originally posted by Xkeeper
Panicking over the world ending in 2012 is equivalent to panicking over the world ending because you haven't purchased next year's calendar yet.

Mind if I use this quote in the future?

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Posted on 02-21-10 12:05:47 AM

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	Frankly IMO Y2K was something to worry about.. right until everyone fixed that before it happened. 2038 will probably be the same way: some hysteria over it, but behind the scenes all our dedicated computer professionals will silently update all the systems so that they either handle the time, or just aren't negatively affected by it. Big whoop. ____________________ <@Bitmap> Be completely humble and gentle; <@Bitmap> And tell them to shut the fuck up

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Posted on 02-21-10 01:19:12 AM

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Posted on 02-21-10 01:21:39 AM

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Who cares about 2012, the present is already fucked up enough. Let's fix that first.

And seriously, if 2012 happens, oh well, no one will be around to say "told you so".

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Posted on 02-21-10 01:59:35 AM

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Silly Americans. Fearing nothing at all.

Everyone fearing death, when if anything it's the only certain thing that will happen.

Year 2012 doomsday? Gimme a break. According to the Native American stuff I know, it's the time for a new era.

Guess what--the world has changed since the previous era! But we're still here.

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I need to get a job as a grocery clerk just before 2012. Think of the money that could be made selling stuff to morons who think 2012 is the end of time!

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Posted on 02-21-10 03:02:30 AM

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I would give them a reality check. Like, would they NEED food for the end of the world? And moreso, does the world end when the calendar ends at December 31st?

Then again, I'd get people too fuckwitted to realize the latter and assume that I'm someone who doesn't "believe", or some shit.

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Posted on 02-21-10 06:05:56 AM

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Originally posted by Sukasa
Frankly IMO Y2K was something to worry about.. right until everyone fixed that before it happened.

2038 will probably be the same way: some hysteria over it, but behind the scenes all our dedicated computer professionals will silently update all the systems so that they either handle the time, or just aren't negatively affected by it. Big whoop.

Haha, wrong. Thta was never a problem; even the basics like BIOSes could handle it without failure.

Besides, most people were DURRHURR EVERYTHING ELECTRONIC IS GOING TO BLOW UP LIKE CARS AND RADIOS N SHIT... far worse than just "Oops, date rollover"

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Posted on 02-21-10 06:45:15 AM

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I agree with what has been said regarding the Mayans dying out before their calendar could be written beyond 2012. It would make sense that they would plan their calendars according to epochs, and work out each one closer to when the current one would finish. Considering the space of time it's been since the demise of the Mayan culture, it's not surprising that we don't have another calendar from them.

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