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Re:Ask HN: If Trump wins. How could it impact the tech industry? on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @01:24AM (#12906698)
He also thinks the nuclear triad is "the power, the devastation is very important to me."
Re:Live Presidential Forecast on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:13AM (#12906257)
Well I think I've lost the little shatters of respect I had left for the United States. I do wish you can get out of this mess unharmed though.
Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:32PM (#12903239)
Replacement doesn't necessarily means it will be identical. It could be an inherently different but superior experience. Of course it would only work for people who isn't in denial. ^_^
Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:27PM (#12903179)
Giving Mars an atmosphere is pretty much out of the question. Even digging a 20km deep hole in Hellas Planitia to achieve a pressure above the Armstrong limit is more plausible.
Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:20PM (#12903119)
The problem with interstellar travel is that the distances are so huge that there is a high probability of having a catastrophic crash. Particularly at the speeds required.
Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:15PM (#12903076)
VR is going to help in this regard. Will VR be able to be a good replacement for a walk over the forest? I think it will. I didn't need VR to trade my outside activities for indoor, climatized comfy online ones. Although it's probably true that spending years inside a submarine isn't for everyone.