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Do You Want to Live Forever?
Jamie McCarthy writes "In 1918, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Daly inspired his weary men to attack by yelling, 'come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?' But how would the world change if we could? This month's Technology Review introduces us to the computer scientist, and self-taught biologist, Aubrey de Grey, who thinks immortality could be within our grasp by 2030. Thinking like an engineer, he's broken aging down into seven specific problems, like cell atrophy and mitochondrial mutation, which he believes can all, in principle, be solved. And he has good reason to think those seven are the only 'bugs' standing in the way of a thousand-year lifespan. De Grey is clearly both a genius and a little nuts, but I'm not sure in what proportion..."
The Social Security System will fail Shortly after 2031. Could you imagine getting paid to not work for 935 years? You would have to have a population growth 935 times what it is today to sustain that growth! This is one reason that SS is fundamentally flawed.
De Grey is clearly both a genius and a little nuts
Those are the kind of people we count on now days! But honestly...I'm sure there are many people who might be better off not living forever. I won't mention any names or anything...
RTJKJAS
3D High Def THX Surround Sound home entertainment (some brain surgery required)
The 100th season of the Simpsons
200 more years of Dick Clark in Times Square
Windows Cthulhu (C'mon, you know it was coming some day...)
Baseball players finally agree to seriously address the steroid issue after a homerun ball is driven through the skull of a guy two miles away from the stadium.
No matter how well you cared for your teeth, you'll eventually lose them.
Watching every public retirement system go into the stock market and then watch it really tank! (Alpo! Yum!)
Liver Spot removal pill spam
Survivor Krakatoa
Final Fantasy LXXVI: The ploy that isn't beaten to death, yet.
After about 20 presidents claiming to reduce spending you realize they're full of shit as the world runs out of money to finance the US debt. And those guys who said, "The debt doesn't matter", they died, so it didn't matter to them.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Oh great, in addition to the bigger penis spams, we'll start getting "Live Forever" messages.
AND...we'll be getting them much longer. Jeez!
Successfully condensing fact from the vapor of nuance since 1998.
er em ... better post this AC
Is it because 2038 going to be just like 1970 all over again?
--- Jason Olshefsky
Karma: Poser (mostly affected by adding this line long after everyone else did)
All us middle-aged geeks want to be well retired by 2038 so we don't have to deal with the *nix/Linux 32-bit date problem - or at least semi-retired so we can be called back on consultancy basis and hefty fee.
AT&ROFLMAO
...that the phrase "self-taught biologist" gives me the willies, I just can't get over the beard.
Like the guy who came in to fix my copier last week wearing a--I kid you not--Utilikilt.
Yes, I know I'm being shallow. However, I do tend to wonder about people who cultivate their hygiene in an apparent attempt to LOOK LIKE RASPUTIN.
Slightly OT, I suppose.
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You catch enchiladas by picking them up behind the head and holding them underwater until they don't kick anymore -VeGas
Isn't that great? We could be the last generation to snuff it. So close...
I'd live to see Duke Nukem Forever released!!!
... can only hold so many people!
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If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
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Imagine after 1000 years of breeding your children and their children , you would have enough relatives to make a whole city, I can imagine the xmas shopping list, what a nightmare. Then again it would also mean a higher chance of a 12th generation grandchild to intermarry someone from the same family tree without knowing it, which isnt a bad thing, since at least you know the relos.
Liberty freedom are no1, not dicks in suits.