"We have to acknowledge that on the equator, the height of the water in the oceans is 13 miles higher that it is at either pole"

Woah.. the gov mentioned something about a dramatic increase in sea levels but 0_0

What ever happened to the original thread about this webbot and ALTA? Suddenly it was gone. Is ATS part of the conspiracy? I hope not...

The webbot reads like any other sort of divination. Vague generalities, questions, innuendos, hints, and wild inaccuracies. The earthquake it predicted turned out to be Madoff? Not hardly.

Look, on any given day, there is a good chance that something newsworthy will happen. Earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, floods, wars, famines, plagues, etc., etc. all happen. If I got up here and predicted an earthquake for some particular date, people might be interested. But when that date came and there was no earthquake, most folks would figure I didn't know what I was talking about. And if I then said, "No, it was Madoff! *THAT* was the meaning of the earthquake!!", people would figure I wasn't taking my medicine.

If I randomly (and vaguely) claim there will be various disasters during fairly large segments of time - months - I am going to be right occasionally. There's going to be an earthquake in Autumn - some will die. Oh, and a pandemic and an asteroid hit and raptors. Probably something bad will happen in Autumn. Maybe it will be an explosion in an oil refinery. Oh, that's my earthquake.

Come on, people!

I'm not claiming that the basic idea behind the webbot is invalid. In fact, I like this idea a lot. However, what it produces now requires so much human interpretation that it has about the same reliability as Tarot or I Ching. Or the Sunday horoscope.

I think I'll perform an experiment, by reading Tarot cards and predicting what will happen during the rest of this year. I'll post the results on a Web page, and link to it. I predict that what I post will be vague and uncertain, a series of tenuous statements about various potential disasters and, perhaps, good news as well. I further predict that occasionally one of my claims will be right on the money, but that in general most will be complete mises. Nevertheless, if I do have a couple of hits, some will regard that as proof of my ability to foresee the future. One hit outweighs a whole lot of misses.

Interesting reading. Now don't get me wrong, I visit ATS regularly and do believe much of what is posted on this site, BUT some of this stuff is borderline goofy.
First off, if this flu kills all of us then everything else is kinda moot, right?

Second, global warming, unlike the internet, is just a construct of Al Gore to restrict just about everything.
Any doubts on that just look up fractuals, and remember your physics lessons.

Third, now this is where I do believe stuff, I think Obama (after turning this fine country into Barakistan) will really devalue the dollar. I'm buying gold as fast as I can.

Four. If I were an alien species, I'd avoid this place like tourists avoiding Somalia! Can you imagine aliens talking about where to go this summer?
"Glork, can we go to Earth this year?"
"Phlembo, are you nuts? Just look at that place and not ONE six-star hotel to stay at!"

Just my 2 cents (though, with the increase in copper it's about 6 cents now)

It's a blast to read stuff like this, but again - it's just fear mongering. That Clif guy probably set a monetary goal, reached it with advertising revenue and subscribers, and then decided to close up shop.

Look, I'm not saying things aren't bad, they are. But this - I mean...who knows. I never believe stuff like this, and if you live in fear your whole life because of stuff like this, that's just downright pathetic.

That sure is a whole lot of negative to throw out. Ever wonder if the law of attraction would work if you get alot of people worrying about thier future? Why don't they ever release good news? What are these guys trying to do?..really?

To questioningall...thanks for the update! Your time and efforts are appreciated!