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Title: Its all so pointless
Post by: jj on May 18, 2010, 03:53:49 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8688781.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8688781.stm)
 
Puts everyhting including all the amiga v pc v mac v etc into perspective

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: Boudicca on May 18, 2010, 04:09:02 PM

Quote from: JJ;559367

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8688781.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8688781.stm)
 
Puts everyhting including all the amiga v pc v mac v etc into perspective

"An Awful waste of space" !

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: Nostalgic_Amigan on May 18, 2010, 04:22:39 PM

I think that is some pretty awsome stuff.

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: AmigaHeretic on May 18, 2010, 04:41:24 PM

In slide 3 is that an Amiga 4000?

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: save2600 on May 18, 2010, 04:43:56 PM

Nothing's pointless. God. Creation. Man. Amiga.  :)

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: LoadWB on May 18, 2010, 04:47:35 PM

The universe is big.  Mind-bogglingly big.

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: KThunder on May 18, 2010, 05:13:21 PM

not pointless...Cool

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: jj on May 18, 2010, 05:17:54 PM

Sorry think I didn't express myself very well There.

I think those pictures and others like them are amazing.

What I was trying to put across, badly I will admit, is that we are all so insignificant compared to the universe.

Kinda of puts our petty squables into perspective.

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: scuzzb494 on May 18, 2010, 07:15:24 PM

Quote from: JJ;559384

Sorry think I didn't express myself very well There.

I think those pictures and others like them are amazing.

What I was trying to put across, badly I will admit, is that we are all so insignificant compared to the universe.

Kinda of puts our petty squables into perspective.

I just can`t understand how anyone can claim that in the one image the multitude of stars are at the far edge of the universe. So if thats the far edge whats over the edge. Personally I believe that we live in the perfect computer game, alone and remote from anything. A controlled environment deliberately fixed to one planet with limited resources as in Settlers and our aim is yet to be understood. Or maybe we are searching for the Planet of the Nymphomaniacs and the clue is in Rimmers swimming certificate... [ Red Dwarf ]

Seriously though, does show what being able to see things in a differenet way shows how beautiful space really is. I've gotta go watch Star Trek again now....

Thanks for that.

scuzz

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: tone007 on May 18, 2010, 07:21:28 PM

Quote from: scuzzb494;559399

Personally I believe that we live in the perfect computer game, alone and remote from anything.

IDSPISPOPD! I'm walking though walls!

Title: Re: Its all so pointless
Post by: B00tDisk on May 18, 2010, 07:26:30 PM

Actually this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WEL117xXpw

puts things into perspective

I'm not responsible for that godawful music, sorry

edit: here's a nicer one, with VV Cephei A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0RT4nFJEFM&feature=related