From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Thu May 09 2002 - 08:11:07 MDT
On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 10:56 pm, Technotranscendence wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 08, 2002 7:35 PM Robert J. Bradbury
> bradbury@aeiveos.com wrote:
>> How do you think the *scientists* would react to a proposal to begin
>> designing the nanobots for planetary dismantlement so we can turn
>> all that material into computronium as rapidly as possible?
>> I suppose its kind of hard to be a planetary scientist when
>> they are all gone. Kind of puts the pressure on them to get
>> those missions out there soon. I'd love to read the justifications
>> though -- "we have to launch for Pluto now because its not going to
>> exist in 2060".
>
> Nonsense! We can record the structure and simulate them.
> Planetologists could then know the planets in much better detail than
> quick flybys or even current orbiters and landers. Plus, they can
> change the simulations to test their pet theories. I think everyone can
> win with this.
I thought Extropians liked space exploration. Would really give up our
dreams for space to play a video-game about space? Would our recent
space tourists pay millions of dollars to watch a simulation model of
themselves going into space?
Or put more simply, I want to go into space! I don't see how a good
simulation would make me want to stay on earth.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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