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gnuarm:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on July 22, 2022, 05:58:43 pm ---
--- Quote ---Even if that were an important goal, we are so far from being able to accomplish that, it's not even a dream at this point
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A journey of a thousand miles starts with a first step.

Uh, but also:

https://despair.com/products/ambition?variant=2457295747

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You missed my point.  If there is nothing useful to do at the moment, then we should do that. 

What does the journey of a thousand light years start with?  The answer is not a single step.  I'd say it starts with waiting for Zefram Cochrane to invent the warp drive.  Until then, any efforts are just pissing into the wind.

Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: Circlotron on July 20, 2022, 09:24:21 pm ---Yep, today.
Right here in Australia though it is Thursday July 21st , not 20th. 7:25am as I post. The question I want to pose is what date should it be observed? Should the date depend on where you are located?

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Nevada Desert time.





 ;)

PlainName:

--- Quote ---You missed my point.  If there is nothing useful to do at the moment, then we should do that.
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There is nearly always something useful to do. Just finding out how not to die for an extended period can be useful!

Waiting for a warp drive to pop into existence is futile, even if one could exist. And suppose it did - we're not going to just hop on and find EarthII all ready for the first colonists. That's if we even last long enough for such a drive to be a twinkle in anyone's eye, which it won't be if we're sitting around waiting for something to happen before getting off our arse.

Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on July 23, 2022, 06:16:46 am ---
--- Quote ---You missed my point.  If there is nothing useful to do at the moment, then we should do that.
--- End quote ---

There is nearly always something useful to do. Just finding out how not to die for an extended period can be useful!

Waiting for a warp drive to pop into existence is futile, even if one could exist. And suppose it did - we're not going to just hop on and find EarthII all ready for the first colonists. That's if we even last long enough for such a drive to be a twinkle in anyone's eye, which it won't be if we're sitting around waiting for something to happen before getting off our arse.

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Sometimes I wonder, if the Russians had of kept going, if the US would have had by now a Antarctica-style moon base set up with regular visits/crew shifts like the space station.

PlainName:
There is something to be said for competition, but the biggies really need cooperation.

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