Comments on: Overblown Fears of the Next Decade

By: shawngilbreath

shawngilbreath — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:37:28 +0000

Virtual Reality in whatever form it ultimately takes will end up being covered in banner ads and pop ups. My only objection is to the nerd categorization. As an avid Halo player (nerd), I have to say that the douche bag set will be right there with the nerds, tea bagging anything that stands still for longer than two seconds.

As for Global Warming, I have to agree. The push to go green at home is silly in the face of China and India, but from a social engineering stand point, it helps ensure that the next generation is aware enough about the problem to want to contribute to its solution.

Lastly, the next threat we’ll face. To paraphrase Jon Stewart, our next threat will be communists socializing nazism. To kill puppies.

By: dwgradio

dwgradio — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:35:14 +0000

Ryan,

I am an individual who thinks Global Warming is a serious threat. I worry about the future for the sake of my young nieces and nephews, the newest of whom is only several weeks old. While I think you raise a valid point, it is my opinion that Global Warming and the environment are worth being concerned about. Without the concern of people like me, there would be no motivation for engineers to tackle these issues, or for world leaders to pay attention.

By: Ryan Sager

Ryan Sager — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:08:04 +0000

With the silly movie, maybe the 2012 panic will settle down. We could, however, see some mass hysteria, mass suicides, etc., if people get caught up in it.

As for LHC, it’s finally operational. Time-traveling bird FAIL. (Long explanation for that one.) This:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1937370,00.html

might get you started.

By: everynowandthen

everynowandthen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:58:33 +0000

12/12/2012 is pretty overblown fear. People are scared of the LHC too