The end of the world debate is still gathering steam and pushing forward. Yesterday, NPR had a story Mayan Calendar Spurs End-Of-The-World Debate which talks about the upcoming 2012 movie, skeptical scientists, and a new religious movement. The first line is my favorite:

For those people making long-term plans, note this: The end of the world as we know it will be on Dec. 21, 2012

I couldn't agree more! The Mayan calendar doesn't lie..

Just got finished reading an article over on INDYSTAR- The End is Near: Beware of the Coming 2012 Hysteria. The author believes that the hype is going to reach Y2K proportions. I can say with certainty that the hype going into December of 2012 is going to be 10x the hype of Y2K, as it should. Let me tell you the big difference between the two scenarios. Scenario A (Y2K) was completely fake. Scenario B (the end of the world) is completely real.

Happy Tuesday everyone :(

I was trying to fall asleep last night when one of my favorite specials aired on the History Channel- "Last Days on Earth". I hadn't seen it in awhile so I stayed up to give it another watch. It's actually pretty interesting. It gives a top 7 countdown of different ways the Earth could end (the first example they actually give two possibilities). Here is the order in which they are viewed:

7. The death of a star (in which a gamma ray burst or a black hole destroys Earth)
6. We make machines smarter than humans and they take over and turn on us
5. A supervolcano (the focus was on Yellowstone Park)
4. A large asteroid demolishes us
3. Nuclear war (most likely between the US and Russia who have the vast majority of nuclear weapons)
2. A killer plague
1. Climate change

I was always a little disappointed with climate change being #1. I mean, that's kinda boring right? I think the coolest one of these scenarios has to be all of Yellowstone erupting in a supervolcano that spews at least 8,000x the ash and lava of Mt. St. Helens. Followed shortly by the entire Earth catching on fire. Pretty sick.

There are a few corny parts where it shows things such as closeups of people's faces while they are being asked "What would you do if you knew when you were going to die?". But, all in all I recommend watching the show if you see it flipping through your guide. Just remember, we're all going down in 2012 and it's very possible by one of these 7 examples!

Charter Communications has a new promotion running called Laptop-a-Day Sweepstakes which is going on from July 15th - Sept 15th (that's 2 months!). Coming off the recent success of their HDTV-a-day promo, they are kicking off this new sweepstakes for all the kids going back to school. The winners of the promotion will get an HP 550 Notebook 15-inch with Windows Vista and a NeoTec Compu Backpack. I went ahead and registered myself and it's really easy. There are also some special internet offers where if you buy one of their services you will receive a gift card for either $100, $75, or $25 (depending on which bundle you get). Taking a look at the list of gift cards you can choose from, it looks like there are about 25 which include clothing retailers, home and accessories shops, restaurants, and a few others. You definitely you want to either follow Charter on Twitter or get Charter on Facebook. They are always running online contests/promotions and last year along with giving away laptops and other goodies, someone even drove away with a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid. Tough to beat a new car for free, right?! So go ahead and enter for your chance to win.

Seems like end of the world scenarios are starting to ramp up on the web. Where at one point you may have seen 1 or 2 articles a week detailing the world's demise, now we are seeing at least 1 or 2 per day. The end of the world scenario I came across this morning uses the theory from the book One Second After- an electromagnetic pulse. EMPs are said to have the capability of destroying entire electronic, transportation and communications infrastructure in less than one second. The difference being that in the book, the EMP which which wreaks havoc on the U.S. is caused by high atmospheric nuclear blasts. New theories suggest that the same result could come from solar flares and geomagnetic activity. The Congressional EMP commission explains that an EMP attack could potentially wipe out 90% of life in the US after 1 year. Could a series of solar flares cause the end of the world in 2012? The NOAA is predicting extreme peaks of solar geomagnetic activity in 2012 and 2013 (if we make it that far) so this is definitely something we need to watch.

An article came out in the Boston Globe today which predicts the end of the world is near. The author, James Carrol, and his experts seem to be focused on global warming and climate change. While it is possible that extreme climate change will be our demise, I just don't see that happening soon enough. Since we all know the world is ending in 2012, there will have to be some drastic changes quickly for us to die by this date through the hands of climate change. Lucky for us, one of the experts James quoted said, "2009 may well turn out to be the decisive year in the human relationship with our home planet." So at least we will know by this year if climate changes kills us all. If you would like to read the article (although I highly suggest you only get information from my site as I give completely unbiased and reliable updates) you can find it on the Boston Globe website.

I came across an article today written by an astrologer who apparently has complete knowledge of the future. The article goes on to explain the differences between Western astrology and Vedic Sidereal astrology. It seems the Western astrologers do predict imminent doom in 2012, but the Vedic people disagree. However, both do seems to agree that there is great change coming in 2012. The way the author explains it is basically how the signs are interpreted. He compares it to a deck of Tarot cards:

In a deck of Tarot cards the XIII th card is “The Death” card. But, for a Tarot reader this card may mean many things depending on the questions pertaining to health, career, marriage, childbirth and various other problems. This card indicates that change is taking place and the end is coming to something which exists. The same reading can mean different things to different experts in different situations.

Astrologers are so full of shit. I just love when he says the same reading can mean different things to different experts. If you pull a DEATH card that should be bad. If the card can mean absolutely anything you want it to mean, there is not even a point of looking at it. For astrology to hold any water whatsoever, there needs to be even a hint of consistency. At any rate, if you want to see the article check it out here.

David Shayler, better known as Christ in his own mind, has a new mission in life- to save humanity before the apocalypse of 2012. If you recall, he is also the brainchild who theorized that the planes which brought down the twin towers were not planes at all, but instead holograms which disguised missiles shot by the US government. His idea to save the world before 2012 is actually pretty decent. Here is the quote:

"We have a plan to save the world in four months by growing hemp. If we all started growing this plant we could be free, which is why they have made it illegal to stop people gaining freedom. It is very spiritual stuff, full of dense consciousness - that is why it is illegal because it makes you question the system."

If there is anything that has a chance of stopping the end of the world, it's gotta be this plan. And if you didn't know what "Christ" looks like, here he is:

There is a publication being released next month which is backed by Unesco, the World Bank, the US Army, and the Rockefeller Foundation called State of the Future. It's something they've been doing every year now for awhile. Some 2,700 experts from around the world contributed to it's staggering 6,700 pages of info. From what I can find, the state of the future looks pretty damn bad. For some reason they think this is news to everyone. If you read this blog you already know "Billions of people will be condemned to poverty and much of civilization will collapse." This isn't news to us.. we already know how screwed we are! If you want to read the executive summary, you can find it here (even the summary is a bit lengthy). Check it out though, it does have a pretty sweet graph.

Is your internet speed holding you back? Is your cable/DSL offering you sluggish speed between 1-5 Mbps? I was reading about this new broadband making it's way to the market called Phatband. Phatband is offering speeds up to 60 Mbps. Yes, not 6 but 60. If you are reading this post I'm guessing that's at least 10x faster than what you are currently using. Check out the Ultra60 Information Page here. If you are a gamer, an avid downloader, or love to stream HD movies to your home, this is the kind of speed you would die to have. I will be getting this in a heartbeat when it comes to my area. Unfortunately, right now the service is only available in St. Louis. But, throughout 2009 they will be opening it's doors to other areas. So keep yourself updated with Charter’s Twitter Feed for the latest news and releases. It seems that people nowadays (usually old people) always think the solution for a slow computer is getting a new one. I guarantee you over half the time they just have a horrible connection. Set them up with something like this and it will blow them away.

Ran across this on another blog. Pretty interesting to open it and check back again in 5-10 minutes. Pretty crazy that more people die in fires than they do in war.

Script Author: Peter Gehrig - Script Source: 24fun.com

I know I surely do. I'm actually pretty fortunate in that aspect since I live in Florida so I have plenty of places within driving distance. There is a new roller coaster that opened up at SeaWorld called Manta that actually looks really awesome. SeaWorld is more known for their scenery/wildlife than their rides, but I have to say that after check out the site this ride looks really fun.


They also have a really nice promotion going on where when you buy a ticket to SeaWorld you get a ticket to either Aquatica or Busch Gardens absolutely free. Usually, the other theme parks offer you to come back to the same place for a discount or something similar to that. What makes this promotion good is that you get to visit a completely new park for free.. pretty sweet! I've actually been to Aquatica and it's a fun place. It's a nice place to escape the central Florida heat if you don't want to drive all the way beach. Hopefully I can find a day to clear out and head over to SeaWorld, I need a break!

A good watch from Discovery. It is a bit long (around 7 min) but I do recommend it since it has some interesting stuff. The music is pretty sweet too. All in all, the narrator seems to be in agreement with me so we know he is a smart guy.



Doomsday 2012

Looks like the little green men are up to it again. This time, they've left quite a specimen out in Wiltshire. In an interview with Karen Alexander, an expert in the field of crop circles, she explains, "This is one of the most interesting crop circles I have ever seen. It is definitely a Mayan symbol and we are sure it is linked to the Mayan calendar, which ends in 2012. It appears to be a warning about the world coming to an end when the calendar does." I've been saying it all along and it's finally about to happen. This one is a beauty indeed:



Read more about the incident here at the Telegraph.

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About a year ago, Discover released and article and video titled "Ten Ways the World Will End". Going back and taking another look, I saw some statistics. The chances of some of these things happening to us really aren't that bad, according to Discover. Looking at the image from the article below, there is a 1 in 14,000,000 chance of dying from a gamma-ray burst and a 1 in 700,000 of dying from asteroid impact. The chance of winning the lottery in my state is about 1 in 22,000,000 and that happens every few weeks. We've been lucky for far too long.