The problem here is that games are meant to be fun.
Game development was touted as a fun career to pursue. It can be but mostly it's a long slog through less than creative swamps of business, finance, marketing, and plain old nuts and bolts work. So, game developers are unhappy. No surprise, it turns out to be a job like any other. You look at the same materials for months on end, and for anyone with any spark of creativity that's a real mood killer.
Gamers are unhappy because they are essentially looking at exactly the same games this year as they have for the past 10 years. Maybe the games are repackaged with a new story line but one FPS is pretty much the same as another. Once gamers start realizing that, evern if it's just subconscious dissatisfaction, they get down on the mood.
Media...?? How do you polish a turd to make news out of it?
""LIDAR is unparalleled for this type of measurement," said Michael Lefsky of the Colorado State University, responsible for capturing the data. He explains that it would have taken weeks to capture this data in the field where LIDAR can capture it in seconds."
Hmmm....I'm pretty sure it took weeks to collect and validate this data.
Even if you're just going to count acquisition time you're talking about a week to get full un-obscured total global coverage. Then you need to cull the bad data, align the good data, verify it, calibrate it, map it.
What is most startling about this imagery is how little of the land mass of the Earth is actually forested. The planet has gone bald due to bad human environmental hygiene. Keep in mind that most of that land mass between the equator and 60 degrees North and South was forested 400 years ago. Now it looks like a bad 'comb over'.
Plant a tree folks. Dig up a, sidewalk/yard/parking lot, and plant a tree.
REGARDING: "To me this represents a huge leap forward in understanding nerd psychology"
The statement above indicates that the writer has limited understanding of the issues or the problems they present. It is interesting that even those who purport to be interested in psychology exhibit such overt bias to the issues being studied.
The trouble here is that once we pigeonhole the individuals as 'bully' and 'nerd' we create powerful image stereotypes which undermine examination of more subtle forms of abusive behavior. Thus abuse goes unnoticed and unaccounted because the social group is looking for the stereotype rather than the reality.
In fact, the very act of using 'naming' to qualify one group of people as outside the stereotypical norm is, in itself, a form of bullying. This is because 'naming' is commonly used to dehumanize the target and desensitize the social group to further targeting of the victim.
It is common for people who have suffered abuse to turn abuse outward against others and inward in forms of deprecation and self destructive behavior.
This can provide even more ammunition to the abuser who, seeing that the victim(s) are making light of the abuse, or worse participating in it,
feels that it's actions are in some way normal and justified. The actions become socially acceptable because the abused has/have validated it as a norm and so has everyone else.
This is the problem with terms like 'nerd', 'geek', 'bully', 'nigger', 'fag', etc.. The words are just words but the intent, how ever masked, is the same. The intent is to marginalize and control possibly to victimize and exploit people for gratification. The names mask the issues of abuse and helplessness.
There is a great deal of institutionalized exploitation of technical people in our society. For some reason even the technical people seem to fall for this and don't recognize when it is happening. (ie: not getting paid for overtime simply because this makes I.T. somehow not cost competitive with shoveling gravel [??!!])
People should try to avoid using grouping or stereotypical association when describing events. The results compound and create an environment that is just sad and unjust for everyone.
You're not a geek or a nerd. You're a skilled human being with only so many valuable hours in life, just like everyone else. Refuse the name [title ??] and the marginalization that comes with it.
Isn't kindergarten 5 year olds? Fifth Graders are 10 year olds.
Which one is it?
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What's the point of upgrading then....?
Windows 7 won't run our important office software
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The licenses we have for various software applications require dongles that will not work on 64 bit Windows 7.
This is a major problem. The software in question is not something we can simply change. So, for now we are required to remain in 32 bit windows XP.
I am curious, when Gartner announces that 'Now is the time' , who the hell is Gartner and how the hell do they know how our business works? Obviously not at all in the last case.
I understand that most offices just use basic applications and never do anything more advanced than a spreadsheet and maybe the odd game of mine sweeper. Well, great for them.
For the most part, changing to new versions of operating systems and new versions of applications is just nonproductive. Case in point, the transition from MS Office 2000 or 2003 to Office 2007. What a nightmare! The sum was !WEEKS! of nonproductive office time while people tried to figure out where the frick'n menus went.
We all have to pay for this unproductive crap. The least MS could do is make sure the U.I. stays the same so real work doesn't slow to a complete standstill. Does MS really think I, or anyone else gives a damn about bubbly shaped pop-up menus? I guess so...what a bunch of marketing tools.
Is it any wonder I.T. departments are seriously looking at Ubuntu and openoffice as alternatives? What does MS expect when they keep undermining entrenched user behavior in favor of some UI design geek that doesn't have to USE the apps they design DAILY.
Hey, M.S., In our office Windows 7 is B.R.O.K.E.N. . 32 bit Compatibility mode is B.R.O.K.E.N.. Dongles don't work anymore!!! B.R.O.K.E.N.!!!!!!!!!!!
We don't give a damn about D3D video games, because we're *WORKING*, and now it's B.R.O.K.E.N.!!!!
'When it comes to security, even hackers admit we're doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else. And it's not just the hackers; third-party influentials and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others.'
Scientists, like everyone else, are human beings. They have the same biology, response to stimulus, basic needs as everyone.
The reality is that religion is one of the results of our biochemistry as an organism. What we perceive as 'spirituality' is a result of our evolution as organisms. The sense that there is a third party, somewhere, watching over us is a reflection of the biochemistry that regulates processes in our brains. The presence of that biochemistry is not proof of a god, but it does explain the relative global ubiquity of the myth amongst our species. It also shows that, as human beings go, we are all very much alike in very many ways.
The mechanism that we regard as 'spirituality' is an evolutionary response to help the animal (us) deal with fear and hopelessness without curling up in a ball and dying as a result.
Religion is a business built on the idea of taking advantage of this common biochemistry. The business of religion is the same model as the business of pornography. It plays upon a biochemical response that it largely misunderstood by the population. Religion historically has taken ample advantage of this lack of understanding to build a massive corporate business.
Going back to scientists. There are also scientists to eat too much salt, carbohydrates and fat. There are scientists who smoke and drink alcohol and participate in other behaviors that can be considered addictive, compulsive, obsessive, psychotic, etc.. Some even participate in religion or have some other sort of lucky charm. Scientists are human beings and exhibit all of the same behaviors as everyone else.
From personal experience with many scientists, they are no less average than any other working person. Just because someone can do math or chemistry does not make them 'smarter' than anyone else. They just have a different skill set or life focus.
Scientist does not equal intelligent. Intelligence does not equal success. Educated does not equal intelligence. Education does not equal success.
There are many reasons why people *SHOULD* embrace some kind of spirituality. Mainly it would help the organism (us) to cope with stress.
Understanding that it is merely a stimulus/response system that helps to balance your hormones and reduce your chances of stress related illness should be taken into account.
On the other hand, believing in gods, and supporting the big business of religion, at the expense of the basic rights of the rest of the people and ecosystems on the planet is a giant mistake.
There is no problem with the practice of spirituality. The problem is compulsive blindness and the imposition of belief formulas on others, regardless of the consequences.
When you spirituality begins to involve other people it ceases to be spirituality and becomes hierarchic egoism.
Keep your spirituality to keep yourself healthy, but keep your spirituality to yourself. After all, only you can experience what is in your own head.
Scientists, like everyone else, are human beings. They have the same biology, response to stimulus, basic needs as everyone.
The reality is that religion is one of the results of our biochemistry as an organism. What we perceive as 'spirituality' is a result of our evolution as organisms. The sense that there is a third party, somewhere, watching over us is a reflection of the biochemistry that regulates processes in our brains. The presence of that biochemistry is not proof of a god, but it does explain the relative global ubiquity of the myth amongst our species. It also shows that, as human beings go, we are all very much alike in very many ways.
The mechanism that we regard as 'spirituality' is an evolutionary response to help the animal (us) deal with fear and hopelessness without curling up in a ball and dying as a result.
Religion is a business built on the idea of taking advantage of this common biochemistry. The business of religion is the same model as the business of pornography. It plays upon a biochemical response that it largely misunderstood by the population. Religion historically has taken ample advantage of this lack of understanding to build a massive corporate business.
Going back to scientists. There are also scientists to eat too much salt, carbohydrates and fat. There are scientists who smoke and drink alcohol and participate in other behaviors that can be considered addictive, compulsive, obsessive, psychotic, etc.. Some even participate in religion or have some other sort of lucky charm. Scientists are human beings and exhibit all of the same behaviors as everyone else.
From personal experience with many scientists, they are no less average than any other working person. Just because someone can do math or chemistry does not make them 'smarter' than anyone else. They just have a different skill set or life focus.
Scientist does not equal intelligent. Intelligence does not equal success. Educated does not equal intelligence. Education does not equal success.
There are many reasons why people *SHOULD* embrace some kind of spirituality. Mainly it would help the organism (us) to cope with stress.
Understanding that it is merely a stimulus/response system that helps to balance your hormones and reduce your chances of stress related illness should be taken into account.
On the other hand, believing in gods, and supporting the big business of religion, at the expense of the basic rights of the rest of the people and ecosystems on the planet is a giant mistake.
There is no problem with the practice of spirituality. The problem is compulsive blindness and the imposition of belief formulas on others, regardless of the consequences.
When you spirituality begins to involve other people it ceases to be spirituality and becomes hierarchic egoism.
Keep your spirituality to keep yourself healthy, but keep your spirituality to yourself. After all, only you can experience what is in your own head.
How many trips would that take? What kind of volume are we talking about here? What kind of time frame are we looking at?
We need some calculations so that we can make our Titan gas hauler large enough to get the job done in a reasonable amount of time. Is there enough metal in our solar system to make a space craft large enough to haul that much gas in a reasonable amount of time?
I think human made space stations are probably a better bet. Terraforming is a fantasy that doesn't add up.
Yes, but I think you're disregarding the points about terraforming.
!Just add water!
Terraforming could rectify the missing hydrogen (water). There are a few icy comets that we could re-orbit around Venus.
Heck, we only need 1.1475x10^18 metric tonnes of water to get the job done.:) (And some sulfur-loving algae)
Total mass of comets represent 2% of solar (3.9782x10^25) The number of comets required to do this would be a rather daunting though since the average comet is only 1 km or less. We would require 1.36x10^9 average sized comets to accomplish the task.
Assuming we were very good and able to collect 1000 comets per year it would take only 1.36 million years to make it all come together.
Holy cow! Terraforming is a pile of crap! WHO KNEW!!!
...and will get along just fine even if we move into the neighborhood.
People really need to *Get Over* the whole Star Trek thing and worrying about every bacillus/eucaryot and rock as if it were some precious message from an all knowing spaghetti-monster. "Oh my god, I moved a rock!!!!!"
Mars is the house next door. If it's on Mars, it's probably here already too, and vice versa.
The main proponents of staying in Earth are those who would lose a great deal of social control over the masses. Protecting microbes or Mars as park land is a thin excuse.
It doesn't matter if some people want to resist moving to Mars or anywhere else in the universe; Why?, Because I am actively teaching my children and grandchildren that the universe is our future. I am teaching them to ignore people who say we should stay here and do and be nothing and never exceed ourselves. I'm teaching them to ignore those who preach to deprecation, vacillation, and flagellation; in favor of curiosity and exploration.
With all my being and the resources of the immortality provided my children and their children into the eons we will be forcing the expansion of humanity into the greater universe. Make a law if you like, but if there's a bus off of this speck of dust, or a way to build one we're going to be on it and you will need to stop us by force.
You will have to catch us first. So I hope your propulsion system is as good as ours.
As for terraforming Mars, Venus is a better bet. Gravity is similar, it's inside the temperate zone and it's atmosphere has the makings of water.
Mars has a CO2 atmosphere for a reason. It's gravity is too low to keep oxygen from blowing away in the solar wind.
Private space programs are already here. Those who say we should just stay put because *the Earth is flat and we'll just fall off the edge* will be hard pressed to put the genie back in the bottle. They can't shoot all of our rockets down.
Exactly! North America wasn't worth it either. Everyone sent their colonists over here and hoped they would die because they were mostly religious freaks and political upstarts. What a difference a couple hundred years makes!!!
Seriously, space is the next great colonial frontier. Any nation that drags it's feet now, for even a moment, will lose the greatest opportunity human kind will ever have.
So if you don't want China to own everything you'd better get it up!
What use is a laser if the average cloud coverage of the earth is 80 percent?
Remote sensing is not instantaneous or frequent enough to detect waves except after the fact with a great deal of post processing. This is why a grid of in-situ sonar sensors and W.E.R.A. radar are far more useful.
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One comment that I heard made was that computers and the internet are purely the domain
of old people.
Younger people would rather have real contact with other human beings.
All I can say is "Good for them!"
The problem here is that games are meant to be fun.
Game development was touted as a fun career to pursue. It can be
but mostly it's a long slog through less than creative swamps of
business, finance, marketing, and plain old nuts and bolts work.
So, game developers are unhappy. No surprise, it turns out to be a job
like any other. You look at the same materials for months on end, and for
anyone with any spark of creativity that's a real mood killer.
Gamers are unhappy because they are essentially looking at exactly
the same games this year as they have for the past 10 years. Maybe
the games are repackaged with a new story line but one FPS is
pretty much the same as another. Once gamers start realizing that,
evern if it's just subconscious dissatisfaction, they get down on the mood.
Media...?? How do you polish a turd to make news out of it?
""LIDAR is unparalleled for this type of measurement," said Michael Lefsky of the Colorado State University, responsible for capturing the data.
He explains that it would have taken weeks to capture this data in the field where LIDAR can capture it in seconds."
Hmmm....I'm pretty sure it took weeks to collect and validate this data.
Even if you're just going to count acquisition time you're talking about a week to get full un-obscured total global coverage.
Then you need to cull the bad data, align the good data, verify it, calibrate it, map it.
What is most startling about this imagery is how little of the land mass of the Earth is actually forested.
The planet has gone bald due to bad human environmental hygiene. Keep in mind that most of that land mass
between the equator and 60 degrees North and South was forested 400 years ago. Now it looks like a bad 'comb over'.
Plant a tree folks. Dig up a, sidewalk/yard/parking lot, and plant a tree.
REGARDING:
"To me this represents a huge leap forward in understanding nerd psychology"
The statement above indicates that the writer has limited understanding of the issues or the problems they present.
It is interesting that even those who purport to be interested in psychology exhibit such overt bias to the issues being studied.
The trouble here is that once we pigeonhole the individuals as 'bully' and 'nerd' we create powerful image stereotypes which
undermine examination of more subtle forms of abusive behavior. Thus abuse goes unnoticed and unaccounted because the
social group is looking for the stereotype rather than the reality.
In fact, the very act of using 'naming' to qualify one group of people as outside the stereotypical norm is, in itself, a form of bullying.
This is because 'naming' is commonly used to dehumanize the target and desensitize the social group to further targeting of the victim.
It is common for people who have suffered abuse to turn abuse outward against others and inward in forms of deprecation and self destructive behavior.
This can provide even more ammunition to the abuser who, seeing that the victim(s) are making light of the abuse, or worse participating in it,
feels that it's actions are in some way normal and justified. The actions become socially acceptable because the abused has/have validated it as a norm and so has everyone else.
This is the problem with terms like 'nerd', 'geek', 'bully', 'nigger', 'fag', etc.. The words are just words but the intent, how ever masked, is the same.
The intent is to marginalize and control possibly to victimize and exploit people for gratification. The names mask the issues of abuse and helplessness.
There is a great deal of institutionalized exploitation of technical people in our society. For some reason even
the technical people seem to fall for this and don't recognize when it is happening.
(ie: not getting paid for overtime simply because this makes I.T. somehow not cost competitive with shoveling gravel [??!!])
People should try to avoid using grouping or stereotypical association when describing events. The results compound and
create an environment that is just sad and unjust for everyone.
You're not a geek or a nerd. You're a skilled human being with only so many valuable hours in life, just like everyone else.
Refuse the name [title ??] and the marginalization that comes with it.
Isn't kindergarten 5 year olds?
Fifth Graders are 10 year olds.
Which one is it?
What's the point of upgrading then....?
The licenses we have for various software applications require dongles that will not work
on 64 bit Windows 7.
This is a major problem. The software in question is not something we can simply
change. So, for now we are required to remain in 32 bit windows XP.
I am curious, when Gartner announces that 'Now is the time' , who the hell
is Gartner and how the hell do they know how our business works? Obviously
not at all in the last case.
I understand that most offices just use basic applications and never do anything
more advanced than a spreadsheet and maybe the odd game of mine sweeper.
Well, great for them.
For the most part, changing to new versions of operating systems and new versions
of applications is just nonproductive. Case in point, the transition from MS Office
2000 or 2003 to Office 2007. What a nightmare! The sum was !WEEKS! of
nonproductive office time while people tried to figure out where the frick'n menus went.
We all have to pay for this unproductive crap. The least MS could do is make sure
the U.I. stays the same so real work doesn't slow to a complete standstill.
Does MS really think I, or anyone else gives a damn about bubbly shaped pop-up menus?
I guess so...what a bunch of marketing tools.
Is it any wonder I.T. departments are seriously looking at Ubuntu
and openoffice as alternatives? What does MS expect when they keep
undermining entrenched user behavior in favor of some UI design geek
that doesn't have to USE the apps they design DAILY.
Hey, M.S., In our office Windows 7 is B.R.O.K.E.N. .
32 bit Compatibility mode is B.R.O.K.E.N..
Dongles don't work anymore!!! B.R.O.K.E.N.!!!!!!!!!!!
We don't give a damn about D3D video games, because we're *WORKING*, and now it's B.R.O.K.E.N.!!!!
Where'd I leave that Ubuntu DVD ...........
'When it comes to security, even hackers admit we're doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else. And it's not just the hackers; third-party influentials and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others.'
That is called 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
That study has already been done.
Longer solar hiatus has tended to lead to stronger peaks.
I hope everyone has surge protectors.
Here are some thoughts to consider.
Scientists, like everyone else, are human beings.
They have the same biology, response to stimulus, basic needs as everyone.
The reality is that religion is one of the results of our biochemistry as an organism.
What we perceive as 'spirituality' is a result of our evolution as organisms. The sense
that there is a third party, somewhere, watching over us is a reflection of the biochemistry
that regulates processes in our brains. The presence of that biochemistry is not proof of
a god, but it does explain the relative global ubiquity of the myth amongst our species. It also
shows that, as human beings go, we are all very much alike in very many ways.
The mechanism that we regard as 'spirituality' is an evolutionary response to help
the animal (us) deal with fear and hopelessness without curling up in a ball and dying as a result.
Religion is a business built on the idea of taking advantage of this common biochemistry.
The business of religion is the same model as the business of pornography. It plays upon
a biochemical response that it largely misunderstood by the population. Religion historically
has taken ample advantage of this lack of understanding to build a massive corporate business.
Going back to scientists. There are also scientists to eat too much salt, carbohydrates and fat. There
are scientists who smoke and drink alcohol and participate in other behaviors that can be considered
addictive, compulsive, obsessive, psychotic, etc.. Some even participate in religion or have some other
sort of lucky charm. Scientists are human beings and exhibit all of the same behaviors as everyone else.
From personal experience with many scientists, they are no less average than any other working person.
Just because someone can do math or chemistry does not make them 'smarter' than anyone else. They just
have a different skill set or life focus.
Scientist does not equal intelligent.
Intelligence does not equal success.
Educated does not equal intelligence.
Education does not equal success.
There are many reasons why people *SHOULD* embrace some kind
of spirituality. Mainly it would help the organism (us) to cope with stress.
Understanding that it is merely a stimulus/response system that
helps to balance your hormones and reduce your chances of stress related illness
should be taken into account.
On the other hand, believing in gods, and supporting
the big business of religion, at the expense of the basic rights of the rest of the people
and ecosystems on the planet is a giant mistake.
There is no problem with the practice of spirituality. The problem is compulsive blindness
and the imposition of belief formulas on others, regardless of the consequences.
When you spirituality begins to involve other people it ceases to be spirituality
and becomes hierarchic egoism.
Keep your spirituality to keep yourself healthy, but keep your spirituality to yourself.
After all, only you can experience what is in your own head.
Here are some thoughts to consider.
Scientists, like everyone else, are human beings.
They have the same biology, response to stimulus, basic needs as everyone.
The reality is that religion is one of the results of our biochemistry as an organism.
What we perceive as 'spirituality' is a result of our evolution as organisms. The sense
that there is a third party, somewhere, watching over us is a reflection of the biochemistry
that regulates processes in our brains. The presence of that biochemistry is not proof of
a god, but it does explain the relative global ubiquity of the myth amongst our species. It also
shows that, as human beings go, we are all very much alike in very many ways.
The mechanism that we regard as 'spirituality' is an evolutionary response to help
the animal (us) deal with fear and hopelessness without curling up in a ball and dying as a result.
Religion is a business built on the idea of taking advantage of this common biochemistry.
The business of religion is the same model as the business of pornography. It plays upon
a biochemical response that it largely misunderstood by the population. Religion historically
has taken ample advantage of this lack of understanding to build a massive corporate business.
Going back to scientists. There are also scientists to eat too much salt, carbohydrates and fat. There
are scientists who smoke and drink alcohol and participate in other behaviors that can be considered
addictive, compulsive, obsessive, psychotic, etc.. Some even participate in religion or have some other
sort of lucky charm. Scientists are human beings and exhibit all of the same behaviors as everyone else.
From personal experience with many scientists, they are no less average than any other working person.
Just because someone can do math or chemistry does not make them 'smarter' than anyone else. They just
have a different skill set or life focus.
Scientist does not equal intelligent.
Intelligence does not equal success.
Educated does not equal intelligence.
Education does not equal success.
There are many reasons why people *SHOULD* embrace some kind
of spirituality. Mainly it would help the organism (us) to cope with stress.
Understanding that it is merely a stimulus/response system that
helps to balance your hormones and reduce your chances of stress related illness
should be taken into account.
On the other hand, believing in gods, and supporting
the big business of religion, at the expense of the basic rights of the rest of the people
and ecosystems on the planet is a giant mistake.
There is no problem with the practice of spirituality. The problem is compulsive blindness
and the imposition of belief formulas on others, regardless of the consequences.
When you spirituality begins to involve other people it ceases to be spirituality
and becomes hierarchic egoism.
Keep your spirituality to keep yourself healthy, but keep your spirituality to yourself.
After all, only you can experience what is in your own head.
They are assuming that their equipment is working correctly.
It's an internet appliance!!
How many trips would that take?
What kind of volume are we talking about here?
What kind of time frame are we looking at?
We need some calculations so that we can make our
Titan gas hauler large enough to get the job done
in a reasonable amount of time. Is there enough
metal in our solar system to make a space craft large enough
to haul that much gas in a reasonable amount of time?
I think human made space stations are probably a better bet.
Terraforming is a fantasy that doesn't add up.
Yes, but I think you're disregarding the points about terraforming.
!Just add water!
Terraforming could rectify the missing hydrogen (water).
There are a few icy comets that we could re-orbit around Venus.
Heck, we only need 1.1475x10^18 metric tonnes of water to get the job done. :)
(And some sulfur-loving algae)
Total mass of comets represent 2% of solar (3.9782x10^25)
The number of comets required to do this would be a rather daunting though
since the average comet is only 1 km or less. We would require 1.36x10^9
average sized comets to accomplish the task.
Assuming we were very good and able to collect 1000 comets per year
it would take only 1.36 million years to make it all come together.
Holy cow! Terraforming is a pile of crap! WHO KNEW!!!
Best Regards.
People really need to *Get Over* the whole Star Trek thing and worrying about every
bacillus/eucaryot and rock as if it were some precious message from an all knowing spaghetti-monster.
"Oh my god, I moved a rock!!!!!"
Mars is the house next door. If it's on Mars, it's probably here already too, and vice versa.
The main proponents of staying in Earth are those who would lose a great deal of social
control over the masses. Protecting microbes or Mars as park land is a thin excuse.
It doesn't matter if some people want to resist moving to Mars or anywhere else in the universe;
Why?, Because I am actively teaching my children and grandchildren that the universe is our
future. I am teaching them to ignore people who say we should stay here and do and be nothing
and never exceed ourselves. I'm teaching them to ignore those who preach to deprecation,
vacillation, and flagellation; in favor of curiosity and exploration.
With all my being and the resources of the immortality provided my children and their children
into the eons we will be forcing the expansion of humanity into the greater universe.
Make a law if you like, but if there's a bus off of this speck of dust, or a way to build one
we're going to be on it and you will need to stop us by force.
You will have to catch us first. So I hope your propulsion system is as good as ours.
As for terraforming Mars, Venus is a better bet. Gravity is similar, it's inside the
temperate zone and it's atmosphere has the makings of water.
Mars has a CO2 atmosphere for a reason. It's gravity is too low to keep oxygen
from blowing away in the solar wind.
Private space programs are already here. Those who say we should just stay put
because *the Earth is flat and we'll just fall off the edge* will be hard pressed to
put the genie back in the bottle. They can't shoot all of our rockets down.
Pffftt!
Maybe palm would be so kind as to open BeOS code to the public
before they merge.
AWESOME!!!!!
Exactly!
North America wasn't worth it either. Everyone sent their colonists over here and hoped they would die
because they were mostly religious freaks and political upstarts.
What a difference a couple hundred years makes!!!
Seriously, space is the next great colonial frontier. Any nation that drags it's feet
now, for even a moment, will lose the greatest opportunity human kind will ever have.
So if you don't want China to own everything you'd better get it up!
What use is a laser if the average cloud coverage of the earth is 80 percent?
Remote sensing is not instantaneous or frequent enough to detect waves except after the fact
with a great deal of post processing. This is why a grid of in-situ sonar sensors and W.E.R.A.
radar are far more useful.
I suppose.
Although, the scale of that source of methane makes it an attractive
option for combining the two resources. (ie: solar and gas turbine)
The energy comes from the sun.
Sun, gravity and methane are present at that location.
Oxygen, not so much.
You actually don't need an oxidizer.
If you just take the methane, and a big solar reflector, you should be able to
cook the methane molecules (like ants under a magnifying glass).
Then use the expansion to drive turbines on zero g.
Transmit the energy back to Earth or moon for storage and distribution.
We wouldn't need to use any energy resources from Earth after that.
Using the moons of Jupter or Saturn as gravitational generators would probably be more efficient though....