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Doomsday Clock Moved Two Minutes Forward, To 23:57
An anonymous reader writes As reported by CNN and Time, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved their famed Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. Now at 23:57, this clock attempts to personify humanity's closeness to a global catastrophe (as caused by either climate change or nuclear war). According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, this change is due to a lack of action regarding climate issues, the continued existence of nuclear weapon stockpiles, and the increased animosity that now exists between the United States and Russia.
How bout one for how racist America is? Or how mean Republicans are? These are other things we need to be able to fake track.
its horseshit scare tactics that dont work anymore over nonsense bullshit that has no leg to stand on
so who cares, move it to 1 am, doesnt mean a damn thing
Yes....let's compare the aeons long climate changes to the threat of instant extinction due to global nuclear war. Do these global warming alarmists think that some "Day After Tomorrow" type even is going to wipe out the planet? That people not driving a hybrid car is the same as detonating a nuke in a major urban area?
Global warming is a hoax. A wealth redistribution program. That's it. Al Gore and the rest of the billionaire elite can keep the peons down all they want. But the scam is getting more and more ridiculous. The claims more and more outrageous. What's next? Amber Alerts over gasoline guzzlers? EPA patrols at night to enforce a driving curfew or carpools?
Want to stop 'man made' global warming? Kill yourself. End overpopulation. Starting with the UN and every politician.
You know, when something says that we are so close to destruction for over half a century... well you have to wonder why anyone would put any stock in it. It is a bit hard to reconcile with being on the edge of destruction, and yet everything continuing to not be destroyed.
Be afraid. Very afraid.
Says someone who isn't getting any.
The risk of nuclear war was very real during the Cold war. Today, those countries are trading partners and run in a far more responsive manner, Russia is a democracy.
The idea of the Doomsday clock being closer than the cold war is silly.
Take the clock, put it in the trash. Disband the committee. Perhaps the symbol helped awareness during the Cold war but this is just a joke now.
Priest: "Universe from nothing, no laws of physics, sped up time"+ huge discrepancies. Creationism? No. Big Bang Theory
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Says the guy posting here and not having sex.
If you want my come back, then scrape it off your mothers teeth.
the real reason it moved forward 2 minutes... otherwise it would've only been 1 minute.
Well Obama and the Dems need one last scare before they get booted out of office, so I guess this counts
maybe when it was just the US vs USSR this might have been almost workable but at this point you really need a different clock for every nuclear power.
And short of that, this stupid clock is meaningless.
I've decided to stop wasting my time responding to AC trolls/sockpuppets... so if you want a response from me... login.
We were told in something like 2005 that unless there was action X within 4 years then we would be heading to disaster. X didn't happen.
Repeat 5-6 times in incremental years for small variations of X.
Isn't it past 12 then?
Newsflash: after analyzing recent world events, new astrological analysis of improved data on planetary bodies, measurement of comet gases from the Rosetta mission and observations of the direction of travel of a newly beheaded chicken as compared to the earth's magnetic field, scientists raise the Doomsdays Per year Index Scientifics (DPISs as defined by 1000 times the expected number of doomsdays per year) from 25 to 41. In related news, sales of canned food and generators are up 25%.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
a bullshit clock makes it to news and slashdot?
Psychologically speaking, what they're doing is worse...
Then again, arent these people who contributed to those problems in the first place?
Vibrator.
It's always set to 4:20.
Be seeing you...
Genes aren't the only things that are hereditary. Many behaviors are learned from the environment rather than being innate to a person's biology.
This metaphorical clock thing is boring. It's not going to change anything. It just shouting at the wind.
It was a neat idea when it was first introduced but I think the metaphorical clock idea is destined for the dust bin.
That man in the White House has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
When did they add climate change to the Doomsday Clock and what makes the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists experts on how much closer global warming puts us to global catastrophe?
The 80s called, and wants it's clock back.
Leftists upset with the outcome of the last US election invent some FUD to blame on Republicans.
*yawn*
If you're not campaigning for gas chambers, what would you want to see come of the discovery of an inferior race?
Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation. It's not man made, the sun spots control the heating of the planet. Carbon trading is a potential $trillion dollar business. It appears one key player is Sir Maurice Strong, going back 20 years. Al Gore, wants your money.
As far as the USSR goes we should maybe consider buying their oil....??
The human race.
It has more to do with poverty than race.
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of crime? Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers? I'm reasonably confident you're male because women don't post like this, statistically. Were you born a deviant creature? Black people scored much worse in the 1970s than white people and the gap has been closing. Are their genes adapting at an incredible rate? Since there are many black people far smarter than you or me, it's clear environment is far more important than genes. So, how do you think a racist environment affects children? You don't want to make anything better, but you could.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
No, you can have sex with a heroine. The word you want is heroin. HTH, HAND.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of crime?
That's a good question. Women are likely convicted less when guilty (read also following section) so it's impossible to say.
Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers?
And now we see how surveys are conducted.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of inventions, literature, art, science, and technology?
The candle that burns twice as bright...
Leftists get their panties in a bunch and start shrieking. Slashdot follows suit....
Is there anything new?
That sounds like a loaded question. If we find through scientific research that either dogs or cats are smarter than the other, will we exterminate the other ones for just this reason? Why should research in genetics necessarily imply unethical actions to follow?
Ezekiel 23:20
Which race is massively over represented in prison? It isn't Asians.
Americans. At least the last time I checked.
Ezekiel 23:20
And now we see how surveys are conducted
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When you say "no one cares and this whole Doomsday Clock idea is stupid"....why are you even commenting. There has to be better things for you to do. Oh that's right, you're all hurt by others talking about things you don't find interesting or don't understand. Just like that 4 year old in the store yesterday.
...burns half as long.
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of wars, hate-speech, fear-mongering, religion, and taxes?
Which race is massively over represented in prison? It isn't Asians.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians.
Which race comes dead last on IQ tests, time after time? It ain't the Jews.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians.
Which race has the most deadbeat fathers? It isn't the Irish.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians (including Irish).
Worldwide this race is an albatross around civilization's neck.
Troglodytes. Ie: You and all the people who would place the blame on a person's race rather than their situation.
Russia will do what it has always done: gripe, threat, thump its chest, and little more. Even the ex-KGB thug currently in the Kremlin, however stupid, is not crazy. No, the problem is religious fundamentalism. Those fanatics are convinced that they are in possession of the absolute, only truth, and that if you don't agree with them, your mind must be changed to agree with them, or you must simply be disposed of. History has been witness of such things, showing how things get worse and worse as killing technology improves. Just wait till bigots from ISIS lay their hands on thermonuclear or biological weaponry; with their view it's-our-way-or-no-way the world might not last long. They can't of course currently do anything much in this respect, but let's not forget that Pakistan has nuclear weapons, and Iran is making every effort to acquire them. And while ISIS may not be their faction of choice, their goals are the same.
you have to wonder why anyone would put any stock in it.
Especially given that they now track global warming. Nuclear war is a doomsday scenario but global warming is most certainly not. It may cause economic hardship and the displacement of populations as sea levels rise plus the need to alter crops etc. but it is not going to wipe humanity off the face of the earth. Since the clock is supposedly set by scientists if they can be so wrong about something scientific then I have little faith they can predict the likelihood of nuclear war either given that this depends on politics.
I'd say it has more to do with the way the human brain processes skin color than poverty (blacks account for most of the prison population even accounting for socioeconomic status) or "race" (there really isn't such a thing--more genetic diversity in the human population of Africa than the rest of the world combined). Dark skinned (not just black Africans) people as a whole will, over the long term, always wind up making up the bulk of the population of the lowest tier of society, no matter which society they are in. Studies on young children show that the brain associates darker skin with masculinity, aggressiveness, and misbehavior, while white skin is associated with good behavior, trustworthiness, and femininity.
Following this line of thought leads to a societal setup that, when compared to history, has created the only successful black societies--segregation. Places like Harlem and Greentown were successful prior to integration (or their total destruction in the face of the prospect of integration), as were civilizations like Nubia, Mali, and Great Zimbabwe, which successfully traded with civilizations populated by lighter skinned peoples.
Many of the problems associated with dark skinned people around the world can thus likely be attributed to societal feedback loops (self-fulfilling prophesies) and brain drain, where the best and brightest "get out of the ghetto" rather than taking charge of the ghetto and making it a better place. Of course, many black societies also have their own cultural problems (corruption in Africa, anti-intellectualism in America, for example), but those don't explain the more widespread effect, and the fact that SKIN COLOR in and of itself is the most powerful predictor of IQ, no matter whether you are looking at America, India, Africa, Australia, or anywhere else.
If you think this post is racist, then you think reality is racist and there is nothing I can do for you.
The same one that will do anything (but generally prefers to do constructive things as that is lower risk) for a small (large over time) chance at performing the reproductive act.
You can have sex with heroin as well.
So basically, one sex was participating in the world more than another. Makes sense.
Only this assclown would have an affect on the doomsday clock with environmental issues. Next will be tranny gets insulted in womens' bathroom, tick tock.
Is the Doomsday Clock effected by Daylight Savings Time?
Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers?
Is this a trick question? Something from Common Core?
Was I left behind as a child?
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
The one that wants it twice as much takes half as long to finish.
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Well, that's what I want to talk to you all about; endings. Now, endings normally happen at the end. But as we all know, endings are just beginnings.
You know, once these things really get started, it's jolly hard to stop them again. However, as we have all come this far, I think, under the circumstances the best solution is that we all just keep going. Let's keep this going in sight, never an ending. Let's remember that this world wants fresh beginnings.
I feel here, in this country, and throughout the world, we are crying out for beginnings, beginnings. We never want to hear this word "endings".
I know we all want to sit down. I know you want to take it easy. Of course we're looking for the good. Of course we're looking for the fresh start.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
Heroine's are OK under the proper circumstances but they tend to be all bossy and in charge of things, after all, they are the heroes.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
You're welcome to start paying to visit each and every website you want to see any time now.
Rawr
no mention of China's recent aggression, the saber rattling despots in north korea, the iranian nuke seeking acivities to NOW bump it up ??
Imagine a EMP/EMI event going off over a 500 mile square major urban area - todays lame-asses without ther latte and internet (oh and also power/heating/cars/phone and soon after that no water/food for weeks)
It'll be seeming doomsday for that herd of turkeys and no need for a major exchange between the rukies and us,.
I would if a good micropayments platform would emerge. They get less than a cent from advertisers for my eyeballs. I would pay that.
What the fuck is up with these people who want other people to foot the bill to provide them with completely free services?
If slashdot doesn't want me to disable ads, then why the fuck do they provide a "check here to disable ads" for some non-paying users? Is it really so unreasonable to expect them to honor such a setting if they provided it?
Wasn't that a scene in this movie where the self destruct timer continued to count down to :01? In spite of the correct code being entered. Because all self destruct timers seen in movies are disabled with only moments to spare for dramatic effect.
Have gnu, will travel.
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I can disable ads, but I'm posting as AC so the trolls don't try to screw that up.
Sure, I always run with that option enabled, and get a lot fewer ads. But pissing and moaning that a high-karma perk isn't 100% effective is pretty poor form. Slashdot is a business venture after all, not a public service. It needs to make a profit somehow.
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Given the ever increasing data supporting natural climate which completely undermines even the most steadfast shills and ignorant lemmings, you would think people would eventually embrace factual data, logic and reason but, sadly and disturbingly, such is not the case. Climate change fan boys' intellects are dominated by nothing to do with science. It seems that scientific data is now a commodity; something to be manipulated, traded and used for political gain, amassing of power and accumulation of wealth. And for jumping of cliffs.
Even when all nukes go off, you'll never destroy 100% of life on this earth. Doomsday is only in millions of years when the sun expands. Do some quick math of 99% of 7 billion.
It's all night.
There goes slashdot again, (and the bought and paid for "Bulletin of atomic 'scientists'"
The Climate change "movement" was started by the Rothschilds and their banker friends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdqNds9pNuI
This is why climate change is even an issue. The bankers own the scientists and the scientists will push bankers agendas all day long until society gives more of their liberties for security.
Enjoy your person "carbon footprint" tax in the future you easily mind controlled coward motherfuckers
I'd never click on one, or look at it directly anyway. So they're ineffective on me, they just make my pages load slower. I pay for my internet connection, I'm not going to pay to view ads. So, screw off.
Lay off the darkies... we gotta take care of the muzzies first.
I've actually written a comment about this and it's doable today, with crypto-currencies.
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I remember the last time the doomsday clock was 3 minutes to midnight. That was worse. Our fearless leaders were drinking the kool-aid and there was a decent chance to destroy the world right now today by accident. A chance of one city being nuked is not that. Hundreds of millions displaced by climate change is not that. Hard times are not the end of the world. Problems sure but not the end of the world. Perhaps it is time to retire the doomsday clock. Not that it isn't still ticking but my version would still say 5 minutes.
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http://youtu.be/7sXPmz9b4lM
We're all scared like 1960s housewives.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
Heroine's are OK under the proper circumstances but they tend to be all bossy and in charge of things, after all, they are the heroes. [Emphasis added.]
You say that like it's a bad thing...
Year of the Linux desktop?
Doomsday?
Nuclear fusion?
Slashdot is a business venture after all, not a public service. It needs to make a profit somehow.
I miss the days when .org meant something.
The Doomsday Clock is currently closer to midnight than it was during the Bay of Pigs. Really? REALLY?
Tell Me........
Over and Over Again..............
Even .orgs need to pay the bills, and they can get quite high on high-traffic sites. So, either it's a vanity/public service project that somebody is paying for out of their own pocket, advertising material for an organization that generates income elsewhere, a charity (how often have you made a donation to keep the lights on here?), or it needs to generate income.
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The one that wants it twice as much takes half as long to finish.
Men would have babies in 4 1/2 months! That way they can be deadbeat faster!
"My father was a watch maker. He abandoned it when Einstein discovered time is relative. I would only agree that a symbolic clock is as nourishing to the intellect as photograph of oxygen to a drowning man." -Jon Osterman fuggin nailed it; more precisely, Alan Moore did.