I’m An Alien! And You Are Too! (Maybe…)

I did NOT write this. I am simply sharing information.

Original source: http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-37940-113.html

We may be extraterrestrials after all
Trendwatch
By Wolfgang Gruener
Friday, June 13, 2008 11:30

London (UK) – Scientists from the Imperial College of London claim to have found evidence that life on our planet did not originate from Earth itself. For the first time, the scientists say, it is confirmed that an important component of early genetic material found in meteorite fragments is of extraterrestrial origin.

We had a lot of space and alien stories lately, with one particular interesting making even the Larry King show. But any of that material could be considered insignificant, if Zita Martins’ claims, a research associate at the Department of Earth Science and Engineering of the Imperial College, are in fact correct. According to the researcher, at least parts of the raw material that are believed to have been required to create the first molecules of DNA and RNA may be of extraterrestrial origin.

Martins and her colleagues said they discovered uracil and xanthine, which are precursors to the molecules that make up DNA and RNA and are known as nucleobases in rock fragments of the Murchison meteorite, which crashed in Australia in 1969. She explained that “early life may have adopted nucleobases from meteoritic fragments for use in genetic coding which enabled them to pass on their successful features to subsequent generations.”

Apparently, the researchers were successful in proving that the molecules came from space and were not a result of contamination when the meteorite landed on Earth. What supports Martins claims is the fact that meteor showers are believed to have been common several billions of years ago on Earth: “Between 3.8 to 4.5 billion years ago large numbers of rocks similar to the Murchison meteorite rained down on Earth at the time when primitive life was forming,” the press release from the Imperial College reads. “The heavy bombardment would have dropped large amounts of meteorite material to the surface on planets like Earth and Mars.”

Mark Sephton, also of Imperial’s Department of Earth Science and Engineering, believes this research is an important step in understanding how early life might have evolved. “Because meteorites represent left over materials from the formation of the solar system, the key components for life – including nucleobases – could be widespread in the cosmos,” he said. “As more and more of life’s raw materials are discovered in objects from space, the possibility of life springing forth wherever the right chemistry is present becomes more likely.”

The findings are published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Again, the original site: http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-37940-113.html

Wow. I’ve had my own theories about this, but…wow. That’s insane.

Peace and love

Justin

Sometimes, People Should Be Smart

But usually, people aren’t smart. That’s why I’m here. 

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What? I’m smart! Leave me alone! Anyway, follow this link to learn more about biodiesel, and how it DOES work. Get the message, spread the word.

We have to save this planet somehow.

Peace and love

Justin

Saving a Beloved Hedgehog

I don’t know about any of you, but I grew up knowing that Sonic the Hedgehog was the shit. He was bad ass. He was a neon shade of blue, had a fox for a sidekick, and fought an overweight nerd who looked like he played waaayyy too much W.O.W. Plus, he collects golden rings, so you just know he’s pimp. Anyway, head over to this page to see the 9 ways in which we can save Sonic and his buddies.

Peace and love

Justin

Something That Makes Me Go “Umm…”

So, apparently, the White House is destroying thousands of hard-drives from their computers. I won’t repeat the whole story here, for (1) *fear* of plagiarism, and (2) I don’t wanna mess up the story at all. You can read the full article from U.S.A Today here.

I don’t know about this. This seems kind of…weird? Funny? Not right at all? I understand that space needs to be freed and such, but…I don’t think all of this information that is potentially on these hard-drives should just be “thrown away”. Doesn’t seem right.

Peace and love

Justin

Awesome

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This is pretty insane….*gulp* Is it wrong that I want to see this live…somehow?

Peace and love

Justin

Proudness, R.I.P Mr. Ledger, Idiots From Westboro, And Hopes of Alien Life..PLEASE!

So, I’m in a really good mood. I found out the homework I’ve been working on isn’t even due this week. It’s due next week. So, I’m ahead of the game. Go me. AND I found out about half an hour ago that my mom and her husband Jim are quitting smoking! I am SOOOO super happy for them. I’ve been nagging and bugging them for God knows how long, and it’s FINALLY happening!! YAY! I am so proud of them.

As we all know also, Heath Ledger passed away yesterday from an apparent drug overdose. This is truly sad, as he was a wonderful actor and seemed like simply a good person. He’ll definitely be missed. In related news to that, it’s been released that Westboro Baptist Church is going to picket Mr. Ledgers funeral. Why? ‘Cause he played a homosexual in “Brokeback Mountain”. Wow. I hate stupid people. Who do these people think they are? Upright citizens? Followers of God. I tell you right now, and I truly and utterly believe this, that YOU PEOPLE will be the ones to be punished, NOT HIM. YOU! FUCK YOU….These people are assholes, and simply, horrible, horrible people. Fuck ‘em.

Apple came out with a new pink iPod Nano…umm..why is this getting so much hype? Who really gives a rats ass? Ya, it’s nice, yadda yadda yadda…don’t care.

Has anyone seen the creepy ass picture of the supposed “person on Mars”? It’s pretty creepy and I REALLY hope it’s an alien. That would be really, truly awesome. ‘Cause they do exist. I know it. It’s just a matter of waiting for them to realize we’re not smart enough to harm them. Heres the pictures:



And here it is closer…



And here it is even closer…



Don’t keep hiding!! Come on down and say hi! Jeez…

Peace and love

Justin

Doomed? Not…Yet…*Gulp*

I found this stuff on Digg.com. It’s a list of 10 possible ways our way of life could be altered or destroyed at any given moment. Pretty scary stuff. Enjoy, and be afraid. Very afraid.

1. Particle Accelerators

Physicists have long theorized that particle accelerators could destroy the earth. When electric fields are used to accelerate protons they could collide at speed fast enough to create black holes or bits of altered matter. These small black holes would slowly engulf our planet. The pieces of altered matter, called strangeletes, would destroy any ordinary matter they came in contact with, eventually annihilating the entire planet. Although most scientists assure that none of the particle accelerators being used at the present are strong enough to bring about these events they are unsure of the abilities of the newest accelerator being built. Currently, over two-thousand physicists from thirty-four countries, universities and laboratories are aiding in the construction of The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located near Geneva, Switzerland. It is scheduled to begin experimentation in May 2008. It is hoped that if black holes are produced they will be small enough to evaporate, but only time will tell.

2. Rogue Black Holes

Although the concept of black holes was conceived in 1915 by Einstein (some may argue earlier) they were not accepted as fact until Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose proved their existence in 1970. From this point on black holes have been looked at with a sense of awe and fear; a place from which nothing can escape, not even light. Even scarier is the fact that our galaxy is full of collapsed stars waiting to turn into black holes, some astronomers estimate there are as many as 10 million. Luckily, most black holes are in orbit around other astronomical masses. However, if one of these black holes was able to pull itself away from orbit and head towards earth we would be clueless since they are almost impossible to see. The black hole wouldn’t even have to come very close to earth to wreak havoc, if it even entered our solar system it would distort all planetary orbits causing extreme climate changes, and even expel some planets from the system.

3. Gamma-Ray Burst

Gamma-ray bursts are extremely powerful, estimated to have 10 quadrillion times more energy than our sun. They are created by the collision of two collapsed stars. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to visualize collapsed stars making it even more difficult to predict the location of a gamma-ray burst. A burst 1,000 light years from the earth (further away than most of our stars) would create an explosion as bright as our sun and bring a hasty destruction to earth. Although our atmosphere and the ozone would provide protection at first it would soon be cooked away by the radiation. UV rays would kill the photosynthetic plankton in the ocean, which provide most of the earth’s oxygen. At least one burst can be seen each day when watching our sky with gamma-ray vision; it can’t be too long before there is one closer to home.

4. Omega Point

This term describes the ultimate maximum level of complexity-consciousness. Philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin believed that the universe is continuously working towards this point. The socialization of humankind, including creating more complex forms of communication and information exchange, increases the collective consciousness of the human race. Just as human beings can self-reflect, one day too the universe will hit the critical Omega Point and the collective consciousness of humankind will be able to reflect upon itself. This divine center of consciousness will draw together the entire universe and end the world as we know it.

5. Bubble Nucleation

According to the leading cosmological model the universe began as a false vacuum of empty space filled with energy. This incredibly unstable, high-energy state went through the process of bubble nucleation to reach a more stable, lower-energy state. This huge release of energy caused the expansion of the universe. We would like to think that the world we now live in is a stable true vacuum but it is possible that although the universe is at a lower energy level now than it was before, we are living in another false vacuum which could collapse at any moment. If a low energy bubble nucleates in our false vacuum it would expand at the speed of light, once again changing the universe.

6. Divine Intervention

As with all end of the world theories it’s impossible to know if divine intervention is a feasible end of the world scenario. Despite its lack of scientific evidence it gains validity through strong support. Christians look to the Book of Revelation, Jews to the Book of Daniel, and Muslims believe that the coming of Mahdi will bring the end. All have a similar story, a divine force will intervene in the world to bring our history to an end and start a new moral order. Even non-believers have something to worry about since some doomsday groups decide to take these matters into their own hands. For example, the Aum Shinri Kyo sect that released Sarin nerve gas into a Tokyo subway station in 1995, killing 12 and injuring more than 5,000. Imagine what would happen if these groups got their hands on more powerful weapons.

7. Solar Activity (Super-Flares and Decreased Activity)

The sun emits solar flares, also known as coronal mass ejections, towards earth frequently. These flares are large magnetic outbursts which contain high-speed subatomic particles. Luckily, earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field protect us from the consequences of these potentially lethal flares. However, evidence has been found that sun-like stars far from our solar system can briefly increase in brightness by 20 times. It is hypothesized that these increases are caused by super-flares, which are millions of times more powerful than the common solar flare. If our sun were to emit one of these super-flares it would literally fry the earth. On the other hand, if our sun’s activity were to decrease by a mere 1% (which has been known to happen to many sun-like stars) we would be flung back into another ice age.

8. Aliens Attack the Earth

The chance of encountering intelligent extraterrestrial life becomes greater every day. As of January 8, 2008, 217 planets have been discovered outside of our solar system and 2-3 new ones are found each month. Famous astronomer Carl Sagan believed there to be billions upon billions of planets in the universe. With such high numbers it is hard, if not impossible, to believe that there is no intelligent life in the universe besides human and that an alien invasion and destruction of Earth is impossible. It is theorized that it would not be a conflict between humans and aliens that would cause lead to our end but that the aliens would exploit Earth for her resources or merely disrupt the planet by mistake.

9. Global War

Although, tensions between world groups wax and wane causing the public to frequently go from worrying about a global war to forgetting about it, global war is a constant threat. It is believed that there are at least 20,000 active nuclear weapons in the world. A malicious use of these weapons or even an accidental nuclear exchange or misfire could be disastrous for the planet. Even more worrisome should be the treat of biological warfare. Using killer germs is cheap, they are also easy to produce and conceal. Even scarier, they can become impossible to control.

10. Ecosystem Collapse

Our biodiversity is vanishing. At least 30,000 new species become extinct each year, a higher rate than ever before in history. Every single organism on the planet is integrally intertwined with the life of others. To make our life easier in the here and now we are slashing and burning forests, slaughtering animals, transporting organisms from their original ecosystem to others, and introducing synthetic materials into the environment, just to name a few. We are already upsetting the checks and balances of the global ecosystem but have not yet seen a devastating consequence such as the extinction of pollinating insects leading to widespread crop failure and the eventual starvation of humans. Ecologist use the imagery of a “marginal tree,” that once cut will throw our planet into chaos to explain the unpredictability of a cataclysmic ecological collapse.

I DID NOT WRITE THIS! THIS IS ENTIRELY COPY AND PASTED!! If you want to the article in the exact same way, but with pictures, go here.

Kinda scary isn’t it? Oh well…we all gotta die sometime, don’t we? But it really brings up a really spiritual question. If a person didn’t believe in God, or a divine being, how would they react? How would you react? Would you try to find God in your time of need? Or would you mock those who, in your view, wasted their lives? Interesting…

Peace and love

Justin

Apple Unleashes…Stuff

Ok, here’s the lowdown on what we got from Apple Inc. today:

-Macbook Air
-New software for Apple TV
-iTunes movie rentals
-Major software upgrades for the iPod Touch and iPhone
-and Time Capsule, which allows you to wirelessly backup anything you want

Impressive? Absolutely. All of it is. But…I dunno…I think people were expecting…something else. I don’t know what, and I won’t care to delve into that anymore, but….ya…Don’t get me wrong, the Macbook Air is phenomenal. It’s tiny, it’s light, it’s gorgeous, it’s EXPENSIVE AS HELL!

Wow.I’m not really going anywhere with this post so I’m just gonna say this…woopity.

Peace and love

Justin

Time Could Be A Farce, DUI Terror, The Hobbit, Another Loss, and Global Warming At Work

Check out this interesting little tidbit of information here. You don’t have to be a nuclear physicist or anything smart like that to kinda get this. It’s pretty incredible.

I came upon this link on digg.com. They’re images proving why you should NEVER, EVER drink and drive. I think anybody who does that anyway is a fucking retard and she be bitch-slapped about 100 times, but that’s besides the point. Check out the images here.

Ok, I gotta be honest. I am SO stoked that “The Hobbit” is going to be made, and not only that, but Peter Jackson will be producing it. So awesome. I’m a huge nerd. Leave me alone. Click here to read an interview Elijah Wood gave with MTV. It’s a pretty good read.

Well, they almost did it. They almost had a win! But last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs once again lost. This time it was to the San Jose Sharks. They almost did it! Going into the third period, up 2-0, you shut your opposition DOWN! But no. That’s not the way it happens. San Jose scores 3 goals in the third period and wins the game 3-2. Ugh. Something needs to change, and it better happen quick.

That’s all from me for a bit. I just wanna take this opportunity to point out how damn freaky it is to be living in Barrie and looking out the window in the middle of January and barely see any snow, anywhere. It’s just…it’s just not right. *sigh*

Peace and love