Quote from: unspy on June 06, 2011, 03:07:08 PM

Quote from: SalemRottenberg on June 06, 2011, 09:17:24 AM

Quote from: error on June 02, 2011, 02:22:35 AM

I can't say I find it likely that government as we know it today will survive Bitcoin.

I haven't read this entire thread but I just want to point out that this is a very alarmist thing to say.

Protecting Bitcoin from government might be the least of our worries right now.

I can't say I find it likely that any government as we know it today will survive "comet" Elenin.
If Elenin is a Brown Dwarf, as I suspect, Bitcoin won't survive either. How's that for alarmist?

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

The main point to understand from this video is that if this were just a normal comet it would
not have the gravity pull that would cause earthquakes each time we swing around into alignment.
I don't what Elenin is, but it's no comet. Something BIG is out there, and coming our way.

Do your own research, I have nothing to say on the topic: http://ele-nin.tumblr.com/

Since that video was made, the projections have changed again. The new estimations show the object arriving more quickly and not coming quite as close. Also, when we cross the trail, it will be later after it passes, so there should be less debris still there. The model can be found here: http://secchi.nrl.navy.mil/STEREOorbit/C2010_X1.html Still, it will probably have a large effect. Unfortunately, the latest data is from March, so until we get an update these projections could be way off too.