CarnePorLaMachina
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colonizing Mars is much more of a logistical challenge than anything else. The technical challenges seem solved or solvable with current technology.
Pretty much, in fact NASA concluded that it was largely solvable with 1970s technology, the issue was that it was estimated that (assuming a reliable source of water could be found) a self sustaining lunar colony of 50 - 100 people would require something on the order of 10,000 tons of seed mass. Not all that much in the grand scheme of human endevour, but there was no way congress was going to give budgetary approval for 650 Saturn V launches over the course of 10 years.
That later bit is what makes "Starship" so exciting. If SpaceX actually manages to deliver even half of thier advertised payload capacity and flight rate, an ISS-scale space station will be something a decent sized university or tech company can afford, and a permanent Lunar colony will be within the means of most nation states, not unlike arctic and antarctic stations today.
CarnePorLaMachina
1mo ago
Yoda voice: and this is why you fail.
Or if you want to get spicey see that infamous Avatar-40k crossover copy/pasta that seems to make the rounds every few years
Spare us your pity, alien. You gush about your connection with nature, your primal wisdom, but what has it brought you? Where are your marvels of engineering? Your voyages of discovery? Your great insight into the nature of the universe? Even at our basest, when we dressed as you do, dwelt as you do, hunted as you do, lived as you do, we did more than merely survive. We built wonders. We made great journeys. We forged epics. You have not. You speak so proudly of the plugs dangling from your skulls, little realizing that they are but strings and you puppets. What little you have accomplished you attribute to the wisdom of your goddess, who is nothing but the voices of your dead echoing for all eternity. She moors you to the past, serving as a leash that keeps you as little better than apes, sad parodies of civilization that lack that special spark to become something more. We have come to your world in search of resources. Whether your actions drive us back or we take what we want and move on, the outcome is the same. We will depart from your wretched planet, leaving you behind. And in a thousand years, you will not have changed from this contact with another world. You will remain in your trees, hunting your prey, communing with your goddess, until your sun burns out and your world dies. And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
CarnePorLaMachina
3mo ago
I watched it live, but didn't see this until just now.
Mad props to SpaceX for sticking the landing on the first attempt. Its downright uncanny to see something that size moving that fast and that precisely.
CarnePorLaMachina
5mo ago
Rice + protein of choice, especially if you have a crockpot or rice cooker, probably tops the chart in terms of nutrition to effort ratio. Just add ingredients to pot and walk away, returning to stir occasionally.
The trick is finding a mix of spices, veggies etc. that you like, and making sure that you have it ready ahead of time.
Same principle also can be applied to beans.
CarnePorLaMachina
5mo ago
So what's the actual end goal here. A dynamic mission creator for FS2? Or full campaign + total conversion? If the latter how crusty are you looking to get?
I suppose it depends on how much you believe in blank slatism. If the children of those who took the long view and volunteered for hardship, take the the long view and volunteer for hardship, what would they have to "rage" about?
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