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**Rain Man** · 11-25-2014, 09:45 PM

Poll forthcoming, but it'll take a few minutes. I would suggest that you use this time productively by learning the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody, or perhaps learning some key Chinese tourist phrases

Why Not? · 11-27-2014, 02:28 PM

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Ever since Charles Manson got engaged, I have a lot of optimism for xzrtop.

Good point

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 02:32 PM

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I'm working on an epic Chiefsplanet thread now, but it's still a long way from unveiling. But I would recommend that you not leave forever until you see it.

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 02:47 PM

#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use.

I voted no.

This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet.

**Easy 6** · 11-27-2014, 04:44 PM

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#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use.

I voted no.

This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet.

Ben Rich, the former director of Lockheed Skunkworks disagrees, pay particular attention to #2...

http://defence.pk/threads/extraterre...rector.311989/

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 05:35 PM

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Ben Rich, the former director of Lockheed Skunkworks disagrees, pay particular attention to #2...

http://defence.pk/threads/extraterre...rector.311989/

Into existence? Possibly. Commercial use? Big Fuel says no.

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 03:38 PM

#7 - Artificial intelligence routinely conducts media interviews.

I voted no. While I think that robots will take over most or all work, I think this is something that humans will always want to do. So I think that AI might be able to do it, but I don't think humans will choose to cede the responsibility to them.

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 09:30 PM

#8 - At least one dinosaur will be alive.

I voted yes, and will add an emphatic, "Oh please, oh please, oh please". I really want to see a dinosaur.

I know nothing about this, but the little bit of reading I've done seems to indicate that it may be feasible in the near future. Make it happen, science.

**Rausch** · 11-28-2014, 09:34 PM

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#5 - A U.S. President is assassinated.

I voted no. Our last assassination was 51 years ago. Granted, I think that attempts are more common as the years go by, but I think the security measures are advancing more quickly. I think a planned assassination would be very hard to pull off in the modern world. [bIf it happens, it's probably going to be some weird fluky thing where the president does some impromptu campaign stop and encounters a loony who happens to be carrying a gun.[/b]

Apparently it's not that hard. Some nutjob just made it in the white house with a knife.

Ronny was almost killed. Clinton was shot at. Obama was invaded. If a terror group really wanted it and had funding it could be done easier than we think...

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 09:39 PM

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Apparently it's not that hard. Some nutjob just made it in the white house with a knife.

Ronny was almost killed. Clinton was shot at. Obama was invaded. If a terror group really wanted it and had funding it could be done easier than we think...

Well, good point.

It's interesting to me that early presidents had so little security, but the first assassination took 16 presidents. Were there just fewer loonies back then, or were they too busy farming and moving west to waste time shooting a president? Or were presidents just a whole lot more popular back then?

ThaVirus · 11-28-2014, 09:50 PM

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#8 - At least one dinosaur will be alive.

I voted yes, and will add an emphatic, "Oh please, oh please, oh please". I really want to see a dinosaur.

I know nothing about this, but the little bit of reading I've done seems to indicate that it may be feasible in the near future. Make it happen, science.

I'm no expert on this either but how? Is there even any DNA left in those old bones to glean?

ThaVirus · 11-28-2014, 09:51 PM

I'm guessing government interference in the everyday life of those in the 1800's was a decent bit less than that we see in today's society. But I could be wrong.

**cdcox** · 11-28-2014, 09:59 PM

I think a couple things contributed to the increase in nut actions. Presidents weren't that important in the early days in terms of affecting the lives of everyday Americans. It would be like assassinating a town council member today. Plus the media experiences were rather isolated rather than the shared experiences we have today. What is the payoff of people finding out about your loon event over a period of several days? You aren't likely to be able to see many peoples reaction to it. In the olden days, the loons most likely derived their pleasure by screwing with their neighbors and watching how it affected them and the community.

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 10:00 PM

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I'm no expert on this either but how? Is there even any DNA left in those old bones to glean?

I could be very wrong on this, but I think I've read that they can get DIA from fossils, but right now there's some issue where they can't clone it. But I think I remember reading that it's just a matter of finding the right fossil that doesn't have the issue.

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 10:03 PM

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I'm guessing government interference in the everyday life of those in the 1800's was a decent bit less than that we see in today's society. But I could be wrong.

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I think a couple things contributed to the increase in nut actions. Presidents weren't that important in the early days in terms of affecting the lives of everyday Americans. It would be like assassinating a town council member today. Plus the media experiences were rather isolated rather than the shared experiences we have today. What is the payoff of people finding out about your loon event over a period of several days? You aren't likely to be able to see many peoples reaction to it. In the olden days, the loons most likely derived their pleasure by screwing with their neighbors and watching how it affected them and the community.

I'm wondering too if perhaps there was a simple geographic issue. If you were a loon living in Georgia, it was going to take you a fair bit of time to travel to DC, and travel was hard in those days. Plus, the president was probably more abstract when he was just a name in the newspaper (assuming that you could even read the newspaper).

And I would agree that the federal government was probably more distant from everyday lives back then, and that there was no real payoff in terms of gaining infamy.

**cdcox** · 11-28-2014, 10:19 PM

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I could be very wrong on this, but I think I've read that they can get DIA from fossils, but right now there's some issue where they can't clone it. But I think I remember reading that it's just a matter of finding the right fossil that doesn't have the issue.

Yeah, apparently we are screwed on this one:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/49757...lone-dinosaurs

View Poll Results: Which of these will happen within 50 years? Check all that apply.
A human celebrates his or her 130th birthday	37	29.13%
A mile-high skyscraper is built somewhere in the world	14	11.02%
A single war produces more than 20 million deaths	36	28.35%
A third party holds the US Presidency	36	28.35%
A U.S. president is assassinated	52	40.94%
Anti-gravity is brought into everyday use	10	7.87%
Artificial intelligence routinely conducts media interviews	23	18.11%
At least one dinosaur will be alive	10	7.87%
At least one human will have their brain transplanted into a cloned version of their own body.	17	13.39%
Brick and mortar stores will cease to be the major means of purchases in the U.S.	53	41.73%
Chiefs win a Super Bowl	79	62.20%
Cure for cancer (Late-stage survival rates > 97%)	29	22.83%
Earthquake of Magnitude 8.3 or greater strikes somewhere in the continental U.S.	73	57.48%
Evidence of a pre-Ice Age civilization is discovered	12	9.45%
Faster than light travel is achieved (human transport)	8	6.30%
Flying cars	23	18.11%
Food shortages lead to permanent ban on consumption of meat in at least one country (population > 10 million)	23	18.11%
Households manufacture all necessary goods themselves, purchasing only raw materials and plans for 3D printing	14	11.02%
Human sets foot on Mars	66	51.97%
Humans can communicate directly with at least two species of animals.	14	11.02%
Implantable computer/phone/internet devices are in 80+% of Americans	33	25.98%
Large scale nuclear bomb dropped or launched in a hostile act	40	31.50%
Major epidemic kills 10% or more of the US population	18	14.17%
Major epidemic kills 25% or more of a nation’s population (nation > 10 million people)	23	18.11%
Major meteor strike or other interplanetary event kills 1 million or more people	5	3.94%
One-world government is established	14	11.02%
Prenatal selection of certain traits will be possible for the middle class (e.g., height, nose shape, eye color)	46	36.22%
Peaceful resolution to the Israel-Arab conflicts is achieved	1	0.79%
Permanent cessation of Islamic extremism and terrorism	2	1.57%
Permanent human presence on Mars	5	3.94%
Permanent human presence on the moon	18	14.17%
Poverty is eliminated in the U.S., based on minimum standards of living that are achieved	5	3.94%
Proof of extraterrestrial life is confirmed	35	27.56%
Race is no longer an issue of conflict, contention, or policy in the U.S.	5	3.94%
Robot labor means that humans do not have to work to obtain basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)	13	10.24%
Robot labor provides household servants for the middle class (maid, butler, etc.)	26	20.47%
Small-scale radiation dirty bomb set off in hostile act	60	47.24%
Space tourism becomes a feasible option for the American middle class	33	25.98%
The US Senate OR House becomes majority female	8	6.30%
The world ends as described in the holy book of your choice	6	4.72%
Time travel to the future (more than one day)	1	0.79%
Time travel to the past (more than one day)	2	1.57%
U.S. adds at least one new state from territory that is not part of a current state	32	25.20%
U.S. is no longer the world’s most powerful nation	70	55.12%
U.S. no longer needs petroleum products as energy source	25	19.69%
U.S. splits into two or more countries	10	7.87%
None of these things will occur within 50 years.	1	0.79%
Poll fail. We will invent time travel, so the future will cease to exist.	5	3.94%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3288491 VARSITY	#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use. I voted no. This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3288491 VARSITY	#7 - Artificial intelligence routinely conducts media interviews. I voted no. While I think that robots will take over most or all work, I think this is something that humans will always want to do. So I think that AI might be able to do it, but I don't think humans will choose to cede the responsibility to them. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3288491 VARSITY	#8 - At least one dinosaur will be alive. I voted yes, and will add an emphatic, "Oh please, oh please, oh please". I really want to see a dinosaur. I know nothing about this, but the little bit of reading I've done seems to indicate that it may be feasible in the near future. Make it happen, science. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2331769	I think a couple things contributed to the increase in nut actions. Presidents weren't that important in the early days in terms of affecting the lives of everyday Americans. It would be like assassinating a town council member today. Plus the media experiences were rather isolated rather than the shared experiences we have today. What is the payoff of people finding out about your loon event over a period of several days? You aren't likely to be able to see many peoples reaction to it. In the olden days, the loons most likely derived their pleasure by screwing with their neighbors and watching how it affected them and the community.
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