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[PostLarval]

Stopped by the Institute for Human Continuity's main site today... a LOT of new material there. Disaster simulations, survival initiatives, staff bios, news feeds, etc. etc. etc. And, of course, the Lottery.

It's pretty damn impressive. I hope this continues to evolve!

[CallistaT]

Those disaster simulations are frightening!

[Oriza]

Got in a little late, but what the hell.
Also-- long time no see, Punchline! I'd almost forgotten about you xD

[IXBalam]

Elite fencer, i dont think you are late at all. So far, not much game
activity has happened yet.
Has anyone found any interaction leads on the page? there is plenty of information , certainly, and quite well presented, imho.
Most tweets and mails get no reply yet, however. Is the Dr. back in office?

[blaqueice]

yeah I'll jump on this one.

I admit the disaster sims are freaky.

Has anyone else watched this on TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZtMwIPb4c

might be good for people who havent heard about 2012 yet.

*hides under bed*

[blaqueice]

[CallistaT]

Officially in

[blaqueice]

just got an email from Ulfert.
it's the same as PostLarval's...

[kiddo]

This IHC site is being displayed on the front page of myspace, so it's sure bound to catch a lot of attention. Well, it's how I came across it. Very convincing site. I remember the catch line for the film "2012" is "How would the government prepare six billion people for the end of the world? They wouldn't", so obviously I had known it was viral marketing and had to come here and see if there had been a thread on it and wa-la (Haven't posted here, much, tried to get into a few ARG's but most were in too deep to catch up and the ones just beginning were becoming very dead). Anyway, I've been interested in the whole 2012 scenario for the longest time and I definitely want to follow this.

Also, just to clear some 2012 information up. The Mayans stated the this current 'age' will end on December 21st, 2012 (Which, of course, the site says the 12th of December. A typo, or something). Nothing catastrophic is specifically set for that date. They do claim the world to end (maybe just as we know it), and their end of the world scenario does revolve around 2012, but don't be afraid to wake up the 21st. The easiest way to remember that it's the 21st is that it's the Winter Solstice.

[degravedi]

[Fencer-School]

So far I've only seen the Solar Flare disaster scenario, but that was scary enough :/

I like how the guy who voices it has a very soothing voice, like he's saying, "Yeah, the earth will be bathed in radiation in three years, but it's okay! Everything will be fine!"

[DocEllis]

i bet the game is gonna be a lot better than the movie. I personally don't like disaster flicks as they all tend to take on the same tone (someone leading a group of survivors around in a futile attempt to stay alive and then against all odds they do live.)

as far as 2012 is concerned.. There actually is confusion over whether it is the 12th of Dec or 21st. I personally think 21st makes sense cuz its the solstice, therefore actually being the completion of a small cycle (earth around the sun) lining up with a big cycle (our sun around the galaxy).
I doubt the world ends its more likely no more significant than galactic new years day. However it could be the long count for a collision with a meteor or other planet. Which would make sense do the cosmological significance of a disaster of that nature. That and it would require knowing the time lengths of various orbits to predict such a thing.

To my knowledge and gut instinct, I don't believe that the world will end. I do believe that our notion of Time will change. The Mayans call it the end of time not the end of the world. Just like Donnie Darko, a mastery of time would allow movement between parallel universes. Also, as space and time are not only relative (according to einstein anyway) they are also different aspects of the same thing (think spacetime, aka the fabric of the universe/multiverse. ). As one moves through space one is simultaneously moving through time. If one could be in all Times simultaneously than one would also be free to be in any place. Instantaneous travel. Its really the only feasible way to think of traveling to star systems that are light years away. Not without spending the entire GDP of the world would we ever come up with a Ship that could get us there, and even then we'd still prolly be stuck in our isolated rural part of the galaxy. So in brief conclusion i think the real idea behind 2012 is that those of us who manage the transition will become galactic citizens and those of us that perish will simply reincarnated as the children of those who didn't. I realize that that is quite a leap but it is more than possible that i'm not the only person to come up with that idea. Evolution apparently happens in relatively short spurts from time to time given a drastic enough catalyst.

[kingkill]

Yeah

[DocEllis]

[DocEllis]

Re: Yeah