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Comment on Classic Science Fiction: The Gripping Hand by Aramink The Mote in God's Eye - 35 Years Later » Aramink

Aramink The Mote in God's Eye - 35 Years Later » Aramink — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:58:28 +0000

[...] Once the humans were able to stop wincing away from each potential collision… Motie (source) [...]

Comment on Open Source Automated Sentry Guns by Sentosa

Sentosa — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:11:52 +0000

This situation sstegugs a scenario. Someone wants to commit suicide. To that end, he programs the robot. Robot performs this program and kill the author program, but:1. Robot does not stop, and continued to kill.2. The program comes to other robots, which are also beginning to kill, carrying out this program. Around the world, millions of such robots

Comment on Asteroid Mining – Sign me up! by Baran

Baran — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:00:56 +0000

By April 19, 2012 – 3:12 pm+ Me too. Unfortunately our governments would ratehr spend money blowing up Earth things than pushing our reach as a species. Glad to see private individuals taking the initiative, although one could argue this is as much about profit as it is about altruism.

Comment on Robot Kit by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:19:57 +0000

Can I know How to Design Imean Just The Shape (know also the materials used in desgin) a robot like such this Last one in this page? the black one!

Comment on Asteroid Mining – Sign me up! by Arash

Arash — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:19:05 +0000

By April 19, 2012 – 3:10 pmLike you I’m only a passing fan piickng up what I can from my usual tech sources. I know one of the potential resources people have been talking about using for fuel is Helium 3 which can be found in abundance on the Moon supposedly. The only trick is getting a base established there to take advantage of it. Perhaps asteroid could be a good source for this along with other resources.We won’t get to the stars in great numbers until private enterprise really kicks it in gear, so I’m glad to see stuff like this announced.

Comment on Red Dwarfs as a Potential Host for Habitable Planets by Susan

Susan — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:55:33 +0000

If 100% of main sequence boecmes white dwarf(visible) then there is no intelligent life in the galaxy. No, if If 100% of main sequence boecmes white dwarf(visible) then there is no intelligent life that builds Dyson spheres in the galaxy. Not the same thing.I hate to be a buzzkill, but the notion that intelligent, tool-using life will invariably construct Dyson spheres is nonsense. There might be many reasons that sapient life does not do so, such as:- Sapient life arises on its planet too late in the star’s lifetime to reach the point where it has the technology to do so.- Sapient life arises, then goes extinct (through natural or self-inflicted means) before it has the opportunity to build such a structure.- There are engineering or physical constraints on the creation of such a structure which we are not yet aware of, since we lack the ability to create such large macroengineering structures. The notion that we would be able to understand the engineering requirements of a Dyson sphere are about as likely as the notion that a Roman Centurion would be able to understand the engineering requirements of a space elevator. The fact that we can imagine it doesn’t necessarily mean that we understand how likely it is that such a thing can be built.- A sapient, tool-using, macroscale-engineering civilization chooses, for whatever reason, not to do so. This might be because it limits its own energy consumption, or because it turns instead to other macroengineering projects, or even because it reaches some point at which it is not dependent on its star at all.

Comment on SF Trilogy Roundup: China Miéville’s Bas-Lag Trilogy by China Miéville Interviewed | Rocket Ship Pajamas

China Miéville Interviewed | Rocket Ship Pajamas — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:35:47 +0000

[...] Miéville, one of the best SF/Fantasy/Weird authors currently working. We posted a review of his Bas Lag trilogy awhile ago. You should go and read both. Share [...]

Comment on Crowdfunding Science by Search for Exomoons finds a Planet – Crowdfunded science | Rocket Ship Pajamas

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:42:08 +0000

[...] the Petridish crowdfunded science site? This blog donated a few dollars to the Search for Exomoons research awhile ago. Well, they haven’t found an exomoon yet, [...]

Comment on Asteroid Mining – Sign me up! by SpaceX Falcon Launch & the Implications of Private Space Exploration | Rocket Ship Pajamas

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:48:49 +0000

[...] phase of space exploration will be driven by private interests, mostly with a profit motive. Asteroid mining is a start, as well as simple ferrying of goods like the planned launch tomorrow. Other possible [...]

Comment on Asteroid Mining – Sign me up! by The Plausibility of a Dyson Sphere. | Rocket Ship Pajamas

The Plausibility of a Dyson Sphere. | Rocket Ship Pajamas — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:02:41 +0000

[...] before we develop the capacity to mine or dismantle any planets, but the nascent beginnings of asteroid mining are a definite start. Technological change happens quickly and decisively, making old arguments [...]