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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by idlewords on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @01:59AM (#8328759)
Minecraft seems like a more innovative and clever use of technology than sending more primates into low earth orbit. It certainly benefits more people.
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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by mikeash on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @06:40AM (#8329378)
If SpaceX can deliver on their long-term plans, they'll benefit more people in more ways than Minecraft ever could. Cheap access to space could be a computer-like revolution. Minecraft is ultimately just a toy, albeit a highly creative and potentially educational one.
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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by wastedhours on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @08:29AM (#8329615)
"If SpaceX can deliver on their long-term plans"

Exactly. Minecraft is work $2.5bn now. SpaceX may well be worth a lot more in the future, but neither company is at the same stage of development in their respective fields.

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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by mikeash on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @10:38AM (#8330183)
Excellent point. It's a high-stakes gamble. But the potential payoff is far beyond anything like Minecraft.
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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by Rooster61 on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @11:18AM (#8330380)
Hmm.. By this logic, Kerbal Space Program should also be valued around this price. Its a highly creative and potentially educational toy ABOUT sending primates (or whatever kerbals are) into low earth orbit!
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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by mikeash on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @11:25AM (#8330411)
As a huge fan of KSP and mostly uncaring towards Minecraft, I can't really disagree.
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