Gaming World Forums

General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: Ryan on April 20, 2009, 07:21:23 pm

Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Ryan on April 20, 2009, 07:21:23 pm: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/20/stephen-hawking-hospitali_0_n_188993.html

Quote
LONDON — Stephen Hawking, the British mathematician and physicist famed for his work on black holes, was rushed to a hospital Monday and was seriously ill, Cambridge University said.

Hawking has been fighting a chest infection for several weeks and was being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the university city northeast of London, the university said.

:( noo, he was a really smart guy.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Mongoloid on April 20, 2009, 08:05:27 pm: steve hawkin, we hardly knew ye.

(http://images.progressiveboink.com/mike/bkkidsclub/wheels.gif)
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 20, 2009, 08:10:45 pm: oh no :( I hope he's okay. dude's clearly consistently in SHIT SHAPE but I doubt anyone else has done more to promote science since Carl Sagan so I hope he gets better.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: jamie on April 20, 2009, 08:17:06 pm: I dunno what to say - what do I know? But I hope he gets better. I didn't realise he was only 67.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: ase on April 20, 2009, 08:22:21 pm: Well, for someone with ALS he sure has lived an awfully long time. I really hope he gets better, but I wouldn't be surprised if his time was coming to a end relatively soon.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 20, 2009, 08:23:30 pm: wtf you guys are all negative nancies...negative nancies...

nigga will be fine just you wait. he was in two simpsons eps.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: dada on April 20, 2009, 08:44:25 pm: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8008767.stm

The latest version of this article is a bit more optimistic. I don't think he'll be sucked into a black hole why am I making stupid jokes about his health.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: ThugTears666 on April 20, 2009, 09:00:28 pm: Steve will be okay!
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: esp on April 20, 2009, 09:25:16 pm: guy is awesome, i hope he keeps going for a bit longer

gl stevey boy
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: fatty on April 20, 2009, 10:38:48 pm: I can totally imagine him suddenly jumping from his bed completely cured of his paralysis House-style after this.

On the other hand, :(
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: jamie on April 20, 2009, 10:47:09 pm: Steve! Get better.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: JMickle on April 20, 2009, 11:28:05 pm: :( get well soon dude
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Shepperd on April 20, 2009, 11:37:52 pm: what's distressing for me is that my uncle has the same disease and I dont want to read this shit
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: jamie on April 20, 2009, 11:53:50 pm: sorry shep
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: the_bub_from_the_pit on April 21, 2009, 12:09:57 am: aw fuck!

i hope he gets better and still comes to my university to research this summer :(:(.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: BlackRaven on April 21, 2009, 12:52:23 am: He's survived for 47 years with a disease that gives you a life expectancy of like three years. He's a fighter
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on April 21, 2009, 01:45:21 am: Quote from: Dada on April 20, 2009, 08:44:25 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8008767.stm

The latest version of this article is a bit more optimistic. I don't think he'll be sucked into a black hole why am I making stupid jokes about his health.

it's natural to try and make light of a... dark matter. he still looks healthy though, his skin is... radiant.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: the_bub_from_the_pit on April 21, 2009, 01:55:11 am: Quote from: Bareback Alabama on April 20, 2009, 07:21:23 pm
:( noo, he was a really smart guy.

what is this supposed to mean?
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 21, 2009, 01:56:50 am: are we supposed to pray for his recovery...
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Ryan on April 21, 2009, 02:03:30 am: Quote from: FlowerPower on April 21, 2009, 01:55:11 am
what is this supposed to mean?

what? it means he is a really smart guy. he contributed enormous amounts to science while being confined to a wheelchair the majority of his career. what are you doing
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: esiann on April 21, 2009, 02:12:24 am: stop using past tense... you're freaking me out...
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: the_bub_from_the_pit on April 21, 2009, 02:36:57 am: lol yeah you put "was"

WHERE'S THE FAITH
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: GaZZwa on April 21, 2009, 03:14:03 am: I noticed the "was" and began scrabbling around for updates that he had in fact died. NOT SO.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: EvilDemonCreature on April 21, 2009, 05:12:51 pm: Quote from: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 21, 2009, 01:56:50 am
are we supposed to pray for his recovery...

If you wanted to, I'm sure he wouldn't hold it against you.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on April 21, 2009, 10:00:26 pm: i don't think he'd stand for it
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Saleop on April 21, 2009, 10:06:37 pm: He is now expected to make a full recovery.

Seems like he was in there for only a brief history of time heh
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on April 22, 2009, 07:49:24 am: Quote from: climbtree on April 21, 2009, 10:00:26 pm
i don't think he'd stand for it

that hurt here

and here
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Massy2k6 on April 22, 2009, 01:50:23 pm: RIP
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 22, 2009, 02:15:16 pm: Quote from: Massy2k6 on April 22, 2009, 01:50:23 pm
RIP

what. he's not dead is he?

what is wrong with you people WAS A GREAT GUY RIP jesus fucking christ do you have a burial plot picked out for everyone.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: fatty on April 22, 2009, 02:31:56 pm: This kind of makes me feel bad about randomly telling psyburn about how OH MY GOD CLINT EASTWOOD DIED.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: `~congresman Ron paul~~ on April 22, 2009, 02:35:04 pm: Quote from: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 22, 2009, 02:15:16 pm
what is wrong with you people WAS A GREAT GUY RIP jesus fucking christ do you have a burial plot picked out for everyone.

no...

just for you...

waahh aahh a bloo bloo bloo
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 22, 2009, 02:46:16 pm: yeah i was going to make that joke but it honestly seemed too low hanging.

seriously though ryan opens with "goodbye he was great" and eric's all "we'll miss you" and the dude has recovered so much he's out of the hospital apparently and we're STILL talking like he's dying? is it just not cool to read anything about anything and just have a knee jerk reaction of GOODBYE...OUR OLD PHYSICS FRIEND...

guys lance armstrong broke his arm IS IT THE CANCER AGAIN???
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Shadow Kirby on April 22, 2009, 02:57:52 pm: RIP Steel
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 22, 2009, 03:20:41 pm: rip...gaming world???? ~2004
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Barack Obama on April 22, 2009, 04:00:19 pm: Steel. he loved butter chicken... What a champ.

RIP
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: YourHero on April 23, 2009, 06:56:46 am: he's apparently recovering fine (if anyone even cares at this point).

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXTqqeOkfGj1m48YIY_JoiFK-q3wD97NFJO80

he's meant to do a public lecture in waterloo.. if i could go to that, i think i'd be invincibly happy for 2 years straight.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: EvilDemonCreature on April 23, 2009, 01:40:10 pm: Quote from: YourHero on April 23, 2009, 06:56:46 am
he's apparently recovering fine (if anyone even cares at this point).

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXTqqeOkfGj1m48YIY_JoiFK-q3wD97NFJO80

he's meant to do a public lecture in waterloo.. if i could go to that, i think i'd be invincibly happy for 2 years straight.

I'm just going to say now (before anyone else gets the chance to) that we better take this recovery news with a grain of salt.

At least until after his waterloo.
Title: Stephen Hawking Hospitalized, "Very ill"
Post by: Dulcinea on April 24, 2009, 03:27:21 am: Quote from: EvilDemonCreature on April 21, 2009, 05:12:51 pm
If you wanted to, I'm sure he wouldn't hold it against you.

"I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws."
-Stephen Hawking, Reuters

Yeah, don't think he'd hold it against you. Though given the above, I doubt he'd think it'd make a difference.

It's good to hear he's getting better :) What's with all the negativity and the "RIPs." Dude's still alive and kicking.

EDIT: Just posted a positive article on his recovery, but noticed it was already posted above.