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Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en... by slig on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @11:45AM (#8388835)
> But in the very long run the sun isn't going to last forever

In the very long run we're doomed anyway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universe

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Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en... by Ja3x2PY1Cs4AE on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @12:34PM (#8389174)
That's not sure at all - there's no telling how far technology will take us. Eventually, we might be able to forge entirely new universes, or to move to younger ones.

(completely unrelated, but I'm getting tired of creating throwaway accounts on this site each time I want to post a new comment - why oh why is anonymous commenting disabled ?)

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Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en... by chc on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @02:23PM (#8390048)
Because Hacker News wants people to stand behind their comments. Lack of accountability is not a desirable feature if you're trying to encourage civilized discussion.
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Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en... by dragonwriter on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @01:49AM (#8393027)
> completely unrelated, but I'm getting tired of creating throwaway accounts on this site each time I want to post a new comment

Then stop doing it.

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