Originally by: Glach Duwat

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If we have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth many times over, why does and asteroid pose such a large threat?

I'm aware that Increase in speed = Increase in mass. etc etc. But you'd figure there would be a way to destroy and asteroid presenting a risk to the earth, even with today's technology.

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Originally by: Steve Hawkings

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Originally by: Rusted Seven

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Originally by: Steve Hawkings

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lol @ the people that say we wont be here in 50 years time,
People said that 50 years ago, smile you miserable boys.

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Except 50 years ago they didn't have the possibility of runaway global warming that is now being unveiled as a greater threat from the slow decline in global dimming. Do some research. We'll be lucky if we don't have a die-off of a late Devonian level.

All they had to worry about was nuclear winter.

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lol paranoid much ?
I dont need to research, i hve multiple degrees one in envoironmental issues, no one can proove global warming is even being sped up by us.

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Originally by: Stab Wounds

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Yet to see proof of any kind of "global warming"

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Originally by: Crumplecorn

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Contact the CSM about it, voting themselves into disbandment wouldn't be pushing the boundaries of absurdity for them.

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Originally by: J Kunjeh

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As I said in my earlier reply to this thread, in 50 years Eve better be a fully VR world, or I'm quitting.

That said, it might not take nearly that long. Check out this article at The Escapist on Augmented Reality technology. It exists today, albeit in a crude format. But imagine the possibilities!

Here's an excerpt:

"As if MMOGs like World of Warcraft and Second Life weren't already addictive enough, imagine if those virtual worlds crossed over into your real-world life.

No, not like missing your kid's soccer game to raid Serpentshrine Cavern - I mean interacting with computer-generated avatars in a real-world space. For the last two years, faculty and students at the Georgia Institute of Technology have been conducting experiments into enhancing MMOG environments with "augmented reality" (AR) technologies. Mowing down murlocs on your morning commute has never been so tantalizingly close.

What sets AR apart from traditional (and clichTd) virtual reality? The latter refers to an artificial, interactive environment where everything that the user sees and hears is computer generated (or synthetic). "Augmented reality" refers to overlaying (or "augmenting") a real-world object or environment with computer-generated content for the user to interact with. The user sees the virtual elements blended into their real-world surroundings by either looking at a screen or wearing a head-mounted display.

The AR Second Life project at Georgia Tech interfaces Second Life client code with AR technologies. One of the project's experiments brings avatars out of the virtual world of Second Life and into the real world to interact with real people. Imagine wearing a head-mounted display and checking out that sexy avatar you've had your eye on standing right in front of you in life-sized form.

The Escapist sat down with Blair MacIntyre, an Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and one of the project leaders of AR Second Life, to talk about how AR technology might change how we communicate - and play."

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