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- robotron3k-2
David Bowie is getting up there, I think he's next...
- scarabin0
upcoming celebrity deaths:
stan lee
kirk douglas
dick van dyke
zsa zsa gabor
gene wilder- :'( at least it will stop stan lee from cameoing in every fucking marvel moviesarahfailin
- Oh, they'll CGI that fucker in somewhere, don't you worry.face_melter
- im sure hes already been hologramed.yurimon
- 7 months after this post, gene wilder diesscarabin
- :(scarabin
- Zsa zsa toodopepope
- set0
Announcements of ancient megalithic ruins in Antarctica
- link?fruitsalad
- right at the very edge of the flat earth!monospaced
- These guys http://www.accelerat… , then: http://www.bbc.co.uk…detritus
- upvoted by henchscarabin
- Haha, no...set
- futuremongolian1
I have three good friends who all moved to Canada because of Bush. They all got great jobs, became permanent residents, became citizens and are currently living happily ever after.
- And when I say "Bush" I mean they were increasingly disgusted with trajectory of their country.futuremongolian
- So they were the ones that got the last 3 spots.ETM
- how does one start the process of moving to canada?dorf
- find a job, move to Canada.futuremongolian
- Also, certain people meet skilled worker requirements where you don't even need a job before coming.futuremongolian
- First steps outlined here:
https://www.youtube.…ETM - not a prediction.sarahfailin
- canada though appears great is heading down hill like the rest of the western world. -hope not a prediction.yurimon
- comon Yuri,
Canada is a great country, but good luck moving there without having a jobGeorgesII - there was a peak time for canada.yurimon
- Post Peak Canuck Society.detritus
- chukkaphob3
I predict that not a single US citizen who "threatens" to move to Canada if Trump is elected will actually do it.
- fuck it...I'm going shack up with Pango.utopian
- Drumfft junior has a free ticket for celebrities, maybe a few people here are eligiblegeorgesIII
- pango's already prepping for itbklyndroobeki
- people say that every electiondbloc
- basic bitches are basicchukkaphob
- Canada socialism works because people are relatively all well educated and society puts pressure to be productive.hotroddy
- @hotroddy wrong. LOLchukkaphob
- In US - Have fun trying to get Bily Bob McHick and Shanequa Jackson off social services.hotroddy
- @hotroddy Canada "socialism" "works" because the US has Canada's back and because Canada's population is less than that of just 1 US state - California. Hahaha!chukkaphob
- US unemployment rate = 5.5%
Canada unemployment rate = 7.2%chukkaphob - i'll start prepping bunk beds in the basement.pango
- I agree Canada can afford to spend more less on defense but it's a nordic culture that keeps the system from being abused.hotroddy
- Implement socialism in US is the equiviliant to implementing it in Mexico large % are less skilled / educated than northern countireshotroddy
- and who wants third world socialism.hotroddy
- Canadians are Nordic culture?pango
- I would say so - not only are you geographically north but apart from Quebec, I would say original settlers where nordic as apposed to spanish settlers.hotroddy
- If you consider anglo - nordic.. which I do.hotroddy
- not nordic. most of the early settlers were Scots -- I should know, my ex father-in-law wouldn't shut the fuck up about it.Gnash
- http://www.cbc.ca/ne…Gnash
- Any of you talking about Canadian culture actually Canadian?ETM
- scotts are from the highlands egh?hotroddy
- You're comparing Canadian to Scandinavian socialism, which is different in that they are more socialist by a good amount. Also smaller land/populations.ETM
- Canada is still small in comparison to US. But sounds logical - the larger the population the less amount of quality socialism is sustainable.hotroddy
- ya... seriously first time being compared to Nordic...pango
- UK's may be most similar to Canada. Though they still don't have the vast, spread out space of Canada to maintain infrastructure wise.ETM
- I always find it amazing we maintain such overall solid infrastructure on the land we have, with only 35 or so million people.ETM
- ^ it's just a thin strip along the border, reallyGnash
- there is a population of scandanvians living west of lake superior. and nordic in the sense harsh cold elements shape your work ethic.hotroddy
- I fell like if the us didn't have the south - it could get away with more social programs.hotroddy
- I know it sounds like I'm geographically profiling.hotroddy
- @Gnash... yes a 3,200 mile / 5,158 km wide "thin" strip. :)ETM
- Or 5,780 miles/9,306 km at it's widest point.ETM
- ^ though I question those numbers.ETM
- @ETM. I'm canadian. Spent a third of my life there.hotroddy
- when I lived there the NDP were in office. I know things have changes after harper.hotroddy
- and how about Pierre Trudeau legacy? Socialism a scandanavian would be proud of.hotroddy
- I'm thinking of moving there for the social services and going on welfare so i can be on qbn all the time. it would my public service.yurimon
- tabernac! don't you fucking dis pierre -- no syrup for youGnash
- LOL ...NordicAl_dizzle
- Yurimon, an idiot to then. And aren't you always on QBN anyway?ETM
- @hotroddy what are you on about? The NDP have never held a federal majority.ETM
- As a Canadian my whole life, and having close friends in Sweden, you don't have a clue about "Nordic" socialism beyond something you must have read somewhere.ETM
- Beeswax-4
Laser guns will become main stream. First Chinese and then US gun manufacturers will start producing them for individuals like us.
After a couple of "random" shooting sprees in the US, the government will ban individual ownership of laser weapons.
Redneck states won't like it they will say it's against the constitution. 12 states will separate from the union and call themselves the FSA(Free States of America) The rest will remain as the USA.
After a while, redneck states will start to feel restless and preach "to make America Great again!" and call the people of USA Godless Communist Gays.
Their leader will arm every individual with laser guns and they will start to attack neighbouring states. Godless Communist Gays will respond back, both parties will lose and gain territories back and forth.
Suddenly the laser guns manufactured by the FSA will stop working because of lithium-ion corrosion and the new replacements will take up to 2 years to extract from the water. They will have a heavy defeat and will be forced to retreat to south east to the gulf shores. Their leadership group will escape to Cuba in boats. (to be continued)- this seems like a decent film alreadyIanbolton
- i got to admit, that's a pretty specific prediction.sarahfailin
- Sounds like someone who thinks the Daily Show is a news channel.Hayoth
- utopian1
Sell everything! 2016 will be a 'cataclysmic year,' warns RBS
"Sell everything."
That harrowing advice is from The Royal Bank of Scotland, which has warned of a "cataclysmic year" ahead for markets and advised clients to head for the exit. Do not wait. Do not pass go.
"Sell everything except high quality bonds," warned Andrew Roberts in a note this week.
He said the bank's red flags for 2016 -- falling oil, volatility in China, shrinking world trade, rising debt, weak corporate loans and deflation -- had all been seen in just the first week of trading.
"We think investors should be afraid," he said.Morgan Stanley warned this week that oil could touch $20 a barrel. RBS says if it falls below $30, then $16 is on the horizon.
The world is in a global recession, Roberts wrote. This terrible cocktail means investors should now be thinking about getting a "return of capital, not return on capital."
RBS compares the market mood with that of 2008 before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the start of the global financial crisis.
- Investor panic would make a self-fulfilling prophecy.ETM
- utopian0
Another Great Recession threatens world financial markets
http://www.marketwatch.com/story…- as it does every year, of course there will be one, but nobody knows whenformed
- scarabin0
once self-driving cars become more popular, vehicles will begin to be marketed as places of comfort and leisure, with options such as dvd players becoming standard. we will feign responsibility and alertness during trips out of habit but we all know what we want and will eventually get are sleep options.
it will begin with confusion over whether texting while "driving" is still illegal
- hotroddy1
ipads will become decreasingly popular as phones get bigger
- dorf0
something to do with this...
- omg3
The resurrection of Steve Jobs! Citing reports are already coming in with people claiming to have seen Steve Jobs.
- That explains all their recent successful launches and OS updates.fadein11
- hanging w/ tupoc and biggie no doubt.sarahfailin
- maquito5
IN 2030 EVERYONE WILL HAVE CANCER
- formed2
Smaller prediction, but I think videography and movies will jump to the next level soon. It's almost there, but what's held back a lot is that you still need to operate a steadicam for decent playback. It's a pain in the ass (I know, I have two and suck at using both).
Gimbal's are going way down in price, thanks to drones. Once you can get a decent one for a few hundred buck and a great 4k camera for a few hundred more, or some kind of phone with glass available (Sony had the right idea with those lenses that were controlled with a smart phone, just a weird item to grasp..yet).Only a handful of years ago we had to bolt a rig with gyroscopes to a helicopter and put a $100k camera in there w/ a dedicated operator. Not cheap. Now you can get better video with a toy.
Then with editing being able to be done on a tablet, etc., the possibilities get much bigger.
[Reliable] entertainment is changing too. Up until Netflix, you had to rely on knowing an actor or director to 'judge' a movie. Now that Netflix has a stellar reputation, everyone will watch anything they produce. Amazon is close behind.
I hope these converge and you get more quality with less cost (and less "stars").
- Good comments. I agree with (almost) everything.youngdesigner
- I kind of agree. Though people have been saying this since the 80's - camcorders! vhs! mini-dv! etc.inteliboy
- as vod becomes the new standard, atleast in the near future, will pre-vod movies soar and theatrical releases be something you tell future generations about orArchitectofFate
- yeah, it's been said before, but I think this time all the pieces are there. The stabilization is a really key to looking "professional"formed
- I should say "part" of the key, obviously there's a lot to making a film, but that's always the first giveawayformed
- Theatrical movies will be around indefinitely. I think Star Wars is proving that big time.CyBrainX
- I really want a drone but I know I'll make a mistake and end up getting the military shooting down my flying GoPro.CyBrainX
- I hope cinemas keep the crowds coming. People do love spending money on stuff, doing stuff, going out, breakfast, dinners, shows. So it's not dire yet.inteliboy
- Stabilising and drones shots have changed the game for sure -- we've had a drone on nearly every outdoors shoot this year.inteliboy
- plus the alexa mini is a godsend on one of those things.inteliboy
- Check the DJI Osmo camera. Handheld 4K witha gimbal for $700.stoplying
- it's been said before but it was also true... look at the success of Youtube. However totally agree that this revolution isn't finished yet with more to comes.sephil
- scarabin0
in a few years self-driving vehicles will gain traction and the trucking/transport industry will be one of its biggest casualties.
hundreds of thousands of middle-aged, overweight men with no other skills will suddenly find themselves fucked
- I though of that but i think they will be operators to monitor the truck computers dont malfunction. prob they will be able to double loads, 10 yrs full auto?yurimon
- half the amount working? increase in tech maintenance, tech people?yurimon
- if you have a self-driving truck the ability to monitor it remotely isn't much of a stretchscarabin
- though i do think it will take some time for people to accept them as safe, perhaps even an entire generationscarabin
- yeah techs and mechanics will be finescarabin
- they are only dangerous if they go on the streets of today, isn't it more likely that they build separate transportways and operate the thing more like a trainArchitectofFate
- prob the the hov lanes will eventually be turned over?yurimon
- If 1000 of them went out and actively shot at (to disable) drive-less trucks, logistic companies would have to hire a load of cheap security officers. Which mPeter
- ,,,which means lots of more jobs for middle-aged, overweight men with no other skills.Peter
- GeorgesII0
tomorrow will be friday
- _niko0
hate to say this but Obama will have an attempt on his life this term :(
- *knock knock ;)monospaced
- I bet it's pretzel related. Those bastards in the pretzel business are always gunning for presidents!spot13
- agree with this. a jfk moment. some right wing loony.ebertzjaw
- You have evil thoughts.bainbridge
- eflips0
The Earth will lose. Big.
- nope, humans will.ApeRobot
- Earth will be here, will we?bainbridge
