fakeisthenewreal + how_it_ends   11

Ultimate fate of the universe - Wikipedia
"It is also possible that all structures will be destroyed instantaneously, without any forewarning."
how_it_ends  wikipedia  time  future  physics 
march 2009 by fakeisthenewreal
High gas cost won't drive away buyers of big SUVs / After 2-year slump, demand rebounds
Owner of Expedition, after explaining how it's useful bc. he has 2 (!) kids and goes to the mountains: "I'm concerned about global warming. We try to do as much as we can. ***We try not to drive that far.***"
environment  end_of_rome  how_it_ends  the_sadness  car  news  sf 
may 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Doomsday: The Future
"Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." (2800 BC, and on from there)
tk  how_it_ends  [notreally]  via:kio  via:ian.crowther  future  history 
may 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
The Gray Goo Problem
From 4/2000. Some limits on grey goo reproduction, some anti-grey goo strategies.
tk  nanotechnology  how_it_ends  science 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
BBC NEWS | UK | Human species 'may split in two'
"genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge." When did the BBC start publishing sci-fi?
future  how_it_ends  insane 
october 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Imagine Earth without people - life - 12 October 2006 - New Scientist
It's easy if you try... "All things considered, it will only take a few tens of thousands of years at most before almost every trace of our present dominance has vanished completely."
how_it_ends  earth  environment  sim  future 
october 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Grey goo - Wikipedia
People are pink goo: "the ultimate crime, something to be stopped at any cost." [note: not via kio, but via the same 'look it up in wikipedia' impulse]
wikipedia  science  environment  how_it_ends  notviakio 
october 2006 by fakeisthenewreal

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