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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Can Electric Car Charging from Highway Lights Prevent Cold Weather Stranding?.I expect we will see mobile emergency power systems (big batteries) adopted by emergency services - oversized onboard batteries, 'slide... -
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Method of storing energy on the Moon.Good point about radiation shielding. Except I think that, along with the dire absence of commercially exploitable opportunities, it...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Method of storing energy on the Moon.I am doubtful anyone will build underground on the moon in the foreseeable future. I expect it to be an extraordinarily difficult...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Method of storing energy on the Moon.Making anything complex and technically demanding out of moon resources is going to require large pre-investments in infrastructure and...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Great ebass playing.This one might be my pick as one to hear Chris Squire as the master of electric bass. (Except for some of the others...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars?.Going to The Klondike in search of riches that were confirmed to be there, so you can take some with you to live somewhere much nicer...
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Klondike is a stint scenario, I concede that one is viable to recruit for. Jamestown is a good analogy for the discussion in the... -
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I'm sure we are both applying myriad unstated assumptions in our individual 'theatres of the mind' when we make our assertions, and if...
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Correct, and these colonies were Terran. Consider complexity of space habitats. No breathable air. No accessible potable water. No...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars?.My pessimism is mostly grounded in resources and economics, at both ends - Earth and 'colony' - but don't dismiss other concerns like...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars?.That was in reference to the difference between bases and colonies - not so clear with a quote of previous quote. I think the Earth...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars?.Whereas I think they are vastly different - the difference between using the pre-existing resources and industrial capabilities of a...
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Ken Fabian reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars? with Like.
The Moonshot was an anomaly, driven by Cold War testosterone.
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Ken Fabian reacted to PeroK's post in the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars? with Like.
The problem is that no one knows how fast technology in a certain area will develop. Extrapolating from the past is not possible...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Music What Happened to Talent?.I suspect biased sample selection that is not representative. There is no shortage of talented people who have good pitch and the...
