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Who wants... to live... forever???

Jul 6, 2011#1

sixpackshaker

http://news.yahoo.com/wants-live-forever-scientist-sees-aging-cured-131029279.html

The first person to live to be 150 could already be living amongst us, and the first to live to 1,000 could be born in the next 20 years. With coming medical breakthroughs, you could one day live long enough to live forever.

The cure for the common OLD.

Jul 6, 2011#2

Jiarn

People living 1,000 years + the rate of people being born a day? Yeah, that's not looking good.

Jul 6, 2011#3

AshburnerX

Jiarn said:
People living 1,000 years + the rate of people being born a day? Yeah, that's not looking good.

They'd restrict it to people willing to pay millions of dollars for the opportunity or important government officials. You'd think they'd EVER share immortality with the common man?

Jul 6, 2011#4

makare

I do not want to live 1000 years. I don't even want to live 90 years. Honestly the fact that I'll die is quite a comfort to me.

Jul 6, 2011#5

Dave

There's no time for us.
There's no place for us.

Jul 6, 2011#6

Allen who is Quiet

Pfft, whatever guys.

Jul 6, 2011#7

sixpackshaker

If they can cure cancer, heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's...

Living forever won't be too bad...

The just about the only way to die will be losing your head.

We already have boner pills, so there is at least that to look forward to.

Jul 6, 2011#8

GasBandit

Jul 6, 2011#9

makare

Ugh, Heinlein.

Jul 6, 2011#10

Dave

I have a boner!

Jul 6, 2011#11

GasBandit

makare said:
Ugh, Heinlein.

Lazarus Long says to shut your whore mouth.

Jul 6, 2011#12

makare

GasBandit said:
Lazarus Long says to shut your whore mouth.

I'll kill you, "have" your corpse, and then EAT YOU!

Jul 6, 2011#13

GasBandit

makare said:
I'll kill you, "have" your corpse, and then EAT YOU!

Not if my corpse has you first! For dinner.

Jul 6, 2011#14

Dave

Most Heinlein books are shit. But the ones that are good are great!

Jul 6, 2011#15

sixpackshaker

Allen who is Quiet said:
Pfft, whatever guys.

Damn you, you had me reading all the Highlander tropes, only to see that there is a remake in the works... I could have lived years without knowing that one of my favorite movies is going to get ruined AGAIN.

Jul 6, 2011#16

Shannow

I, personally, would love to live to a thousand.

Jul 6, 2011#17

sixpackshaker

Could you imagine how cool Nintendo will be in the year 3011?

Jul 6, 2011#18

Gryfter

sixpackshaker said:
Damn you, you had me reading all the Highlander tropes, only to see that there is a remake in the works... I could have lived years without knowing that one of my favorite movies is going to get ruined AGAIN.

Relax, how bad can they really break it at this point... I mean we've already had the travesties that are Highlander 2 and Highlander the Source... how much worse can it really be?

Jul 6, 2011#19

sixpackshaker

Because it is the remake, not sequel...

I know the original will still exist, but it always seems cheapened somehow when there is more crap added to its universe.

Jul 6, 2011#20

Jiarn

Yeah, I heard they're trying to remake Star Trek! There's no way that's going to be good, UGH! Ruin my childhood!

Jul 6, 2011#21

sixpackshaker

What's up with your trolling?

Jul 6, 2011#22

Jiarn

Just making sure you saw what it sounded like. Nothing else.

Jul 6, 2011#23

Gusto

sixpackshaker said:
Could you imagine how cool Nintendo will be in the year 3011?

If it's still around it'll be exactly the same. I can't wait to buy Ocarina of Time re-releases another 300 times!

Ugh. That's a whole 'nother conversation.

Jul 6, 2011#24

sixpackshaker

Jiarn said:
Just making sure you saw what it sounded like. Nothing else.

I am still waiting for that Star Trek remake anyway, that film the other day just used the same names... outside of that nothing Gene Roddenberry about it.

Jul 6, 2011#25

HCGLNS

Dave said:
There's no time for us.
There's no place for us.

It also left a man's decapitated body lying on the floor next to it's own severed head. A head which at this time has no name.

"I KNOW IT'S NAME!"

Jul 6, 2011#26

Officer_Charon

I know... I KNOW someone wasn't in here talking shit about Heinlein...

Jul 6, 2011#27

makare

Heinlein sucks balls. But he does it badly. Because he does everything badly. :ninja:

Jul 6, 2011#28

Officer_Charon

I know where you live... *evil glare*

Also, Starship Troopers. Your argument is invalid.

Jul 6, 2011#29

makare

Bring it GA bitch.

Jul 6, 2011#30

PatrThom

They're doing fantastic things with telomerase these days.

--Patrick

Jul 6, 2011#31

DarkAudit

Jul 7, 2011#32

phil

There's no way I'd want to put up with all this bullshit for 1,000 years.

Jul 7, 2011#33

Ravenpoe

On the plus side, if we make politicians immortal, they might give a damn about environmental issues.

Jul 7, 2011#34

General Specific

And all of the creationists will have to drop their arguments because they will remember back to when orangutans couldn't talk.

Jul 7, 2011#35

@Li3n

sixpackshaker said:
http://news.yahoo.com/wants-live-forever-scientist-sees-aging-cured-131029279.html

The first person to live to be 150 could already be living amongst us, and the first to live to 1,000 could be born in the next 20 years. With coming medical breakthroughs, you could one day live long enough to live forever.

The cure for the common OLD.

Well by now i've realised that i'll probably have to live to 1000 if i ever want to see personal jetpacks and houses on the moon...

Jul 7, 2011#36

Null

Personal jetpacks are a bad idea for a lot of reasons. Basically, take all the drawbacks of motorcycles, add in all the problems with light aircraft, and multiply them by explosive fuel and the chance to incinerate your own legs during damn near any movement.

Jul 7, 2011#37

DarkAudit

Null said:
Personal jetpacks are a bad idea for a lot of reasons. Basically, take all the drawbacks of motorcycles, add in all the problems with light aircraft, and multiply them by explosive fuel and the chance to incinerate your own legs during damn near any movement.

I'll wait for a Legion flight ring, TYVM.

Jul 7, 2011#38

GasBandit

Null said:
Personal jetpacks are a bad idea for a lot of reasons. Basically, take all the drawbacks of motorcycles, add in all the problems with light aircraft, and multiply them by explosive fuel and the chance to incinerate your own legs during damn near any movement.

I am very in favor of new and exciting ways for people to kill themselves in spectacular fashion.

Jul 7, 2011#39

DarkAudit

GasBandit said:
I am very in favor of new and exciting ways for people to kill themselves in spectacular fashion.

As long as you have the broadcast rights.

Jul 7, 2011#40

Overflight

Gryfter said:
Relax, how bad can they really break it at this point... I mean we've already had the travesties that are Highlander 2 and Highlander the Source... how much worse can it really be?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/twilight-writer-melissa-rosenberg-takes-97481

Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

Jul 7, 2011#41

sixpackshaker

Sometimes I hate being right.

Jul 7, 2011#42

General Specific

Wat

Jul 7, 2011#43

drifter

Justin Lin seems pretty meh, although Fast 5 got pretty favorable reviews. Never read or saw Twilight, but she's apparently done good work writing for Dexter, so... could be worse?

Jul 8, 2011#44

@Li3n

Null said:
Personal jetpacks are a bad idea for a lot of reasons. Basically, take all the drawbacks of motorcycles, add in all the problems with light aircraft, and multiply them by explosive fuel and the chance to incinerate your own legs during damn near any movement.

Yes, they're awesome... we know already.

Jul 8, 2011#45

Gryfter

Overflight said:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/twilight-writer-melissa-rosenberg-takes-97481

Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

I don't know, I wouldn't blame her for Twilight. She just adapted the material to the screen. Plus she was a writer on Dexter so I stand by my previous statement.

To be clear, I am not saying the remake will be good, just that it will be hard to be worse than the sequels to the original.

Jul 9, 2011#46

Overflight

Gryfter said:
I don't know, I wouldn't blame her for Twilight. She just adapted the material to the screen. Plus she was a writer on Dexter so I stand by my previous statement.

To be clear, I am not saying the remake will be good, just that it will be hard to be worse than the sequels to the original.

I do agree it probably can't get any worse than The Source.

http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/12/06/highlander-the-source-review/

THIS IS THE END OF TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!

Jul 9, 2011#47

Shegokigo

Live forever? Yes please. Though it really depends on how many "truly function" years I'd be getting. Where's the fun if I'm unable to enjoy the years I gain?

Jul 9, 2011#48

Dave

Excellent point. I'd rather be dead than kept alive for 20 years on a little machine that goes *ping*

Jul 9, 2011#49

makare

I want to spend my twilight years in a virtual world of my own preference. Someday..... someday.

Jul 9, 2011#50

Baerdog

Dave said:
Excellent point. I'd rather be dead than kept alive for 20 years on a little machine that goes *ping*

Pssh, 20 years on a machine is nothing.

Jul 9, 2011#51

Shegokigo

Dave said:
Excellent point. I'd rather be dead than kept alive for 20 years on a little machine that goes *ping*

Seems they didn't get it Dave, let us teach the young'ens!

Jul 9, 2011#52

@Li3n

Dave said:
Excellent point. I'd rather be dead than kept alive for 20 years on a little machine that goes *ping*

Yeas, it should at the very least go EXTERMINATE!

Jul 10, 2011#53

Denbrought

Baerdog said:
Pssh, 20 years on a machine is nothing.

Jul 10, 2011#54

Baerdog

Be gone with you, Imperial dog.

Jul 10, 2011#55

Officer_Charon

Baerdog said:
Be gone with you, Imperial dog.

Prepare to be purged, heretic!

Jul 10, 2011#56

Allen who is Quiet

WAAAGH!

Jul 10, 2011#57

Baerdog

You is aksing for a crumpin'! WAAAAAAAAGH!!!

Jul 11, 2011#58

@Li3n

Baerdog said:
You is aksing for a crumpin'! WAAAAAAAAGH!!!

OMNOMNOMNOM....

Jul 11, 2011#59

Denbrought

Baerdog said:
Be gone with you, Imperial dog.

Heresy? That's a chainsawin'

Jul 11, 2011#60

Baerdog

I iz ready!

Jul 11, 2011#61

Allen who is Quiet

Needs more dakka

Jul 11, 2011#62

Baerdog

It's still probably not enough dakka.

Jul 11, 2011#63

sixpackshaker

Looks like you can never have enough dakka.

Jul 11, 2011#64

GasBandit

Needs red. To go fasta.

Jul 11, 2011#65

Denbrought

GasBandit said:
Needs red. To go fasta.

I'll set him on fire soon enough, then he can soil himself FASTA :3

Jul 11, 2011#66

Officer_Charon

Denbrought, my brother! *Imperial Bro-fist*

Jul 11, 2011#67

Allen who is Quiet

Baer, not enuff dakka. You iz mukkin' about.

Jul 11, 2011#68

@Li3n

@Li3n said:
OMNOMNOMNOM....

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