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What's the current issue there, our radiation shielding tech isn't good enough?
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I thought the point of SpaceX was that it would be considerably cheaper to get satellites into orbit if we can reuse the rockets.
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Oct 11, 2017 20:29
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Volcott posted:What's the current issue there, our radiation shielding tech isn't good enough? The way I remember it is that cosmic radiation slowly destroys any radiation shielding, which makes longer trips nearly impossible without dying. My understanding is horribly limited, though, so don't put too much weight on it.
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Oct 11, 2017 20:37
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Solice Kirsk posted:I thought the point of SpaceX was that it would be considerably cheaper to get satellites into orbit if we can reuse the rockets. Which also makes it cheaper to develop a greater permanent presence in space, which is necessary to launch interplanetary space travel. Musk has a singular vision and is building his other enterprises around that. Even something like the Boring company, which is mostly a ploy to piggyback on sweet Hyperloop money, could still be used to dig airtight underground caverns on Mars and avoid that whole 'atmosphere' and 'solar radiation' problem.
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Oct 11, 2017 21:04
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Volcott posted:What's the current issue there, our radiation shielding tech isn't good enough? Yep. You either need something impractically heavy accelerated into orbit and then Hohmann transfer it from Earth to Mars along with the rest of your equipment and crew, or you need to develop some kind of electromagnetic radiation shielding that won't fry the crew by its very power usage/will be able to be solar powered itself or somehow get a serious energy source in orbit, see problem one. The main way people have thought to solve this with the first method is to have the lunar-Lagrange points pipeline to move material from the Moon to ships being built in orbit and then move those ahead, but you'd still have to accelerate them in to the Hohmann transfer, and I think that whole infrastructure would have to start outside the Van Allen belt, too.
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Oct 11, 2017 21:46
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Is there even a snowball's chance in hell that going for a ride on one of Musk's rockets won't require an income on par with Musk's?
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Oct 11, 2017 23:39
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Lurkman posted:Is there even a snowball's chance in hell that going for a ride on one of Musk's rockets won't require an income on par with Musk's? Yesterday's luxury becomes tomorrow's necessity. In this case "tomorrow" is probably a good clip away, but SpaceX is gonna be rolling in it when they own all the private slave labor asteroid mining colonies though.
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Oct 12, 2017 00:21
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New Butt Order posted:Yesterday's luxury becomes tomorrow's necessity. Which brings up an interesting discussion...if regular space travel becomes privatized, as it definitely is very near, does that mean space will count as international "waters" and yes, you can just claim any old rock floating around as "yours" to have whatever laws you choose?
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Oct 12, 2017 01:36
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Lurkman posted:Is there even a snowball's chance in hell that going for a ride on one of Musk's rockets won't require an income on par with Musk's? Musk claims his intercontinental ballistic plane will be cheaper than current options. He's probably comparing it to full price first class fare. Or maybe what a Concord would have cost. So prohibitively expensive, but not impossible. Maybe they can have a coupon day or something.
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Oct 12, 2017 02:31
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Choco1980 posted:Which brings up an interesting discussion...if regular space travel becomes privatized, as it definitely is very near, does that mean space will count as international "waters" and yes, you can just claim any old rock floating around as "yours" to have whatever laws you choose?  In short, no WMDs, no military bases, and no government can claim an entire celestial body, plus you're responsible for what you do... but the current space law does not account for individuals, so.
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Oct 12, 2017 02:31
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DACK FAYDEN posted:There's already existing convention on Space Law, actually No laws that apply to individuals means the only thing stopping me from declaring myself space-king of the space-rocks is the cost of getting off Earth! 
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Oct 12, 2017 03:31
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Freeman on the moon
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Oct 12, 2017 03:43
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bunnyofdoom posted:Freeman on the moon The US flag on the moon didn't have gold fringe so I don't know if you have to follow Admiralty Law there or not. Can someone please consult with a Space Law wizard about this?
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Oct 12, 2017 04:11
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Solice Kirsk posted:The US flag on the moon didn't have gold fringe so I don't know if you have to follow Admiralty Law there or not. Can someone please consult with a Space Law wizard about this? Flag on the moon...how did it get there?
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Oct 12, 2017 04:17
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I believe the vikings brought it. It's by the remains of their longship.
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Oct 12, 2017 04:19
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I'm pretty sure the flag's been bleached white by now. First freeman to grab it accepts joinder to negotiate the United States' surrender to said's person.
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Oct 12, 2017 04:29
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I heard it was whalers
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Oct 12, 2017 04:29
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The Bloop posted:I heard it was whalers Did they carry a harpoon?
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Oct 12, 2017 04:35
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bunnyofdoom posted:Did they carry a harpoon? Yes, but there ain't no whales.
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Oct 12, 2017 04:38
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Besesoth posted:Yes, but there ain't no whales. So they tell tall tales?
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Oct 12, 2017 05:06
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And sing whaling tunes. A few years ago, there was a cop drama show called Almost Human that took place a few decades in the future. It featured all kinds of sweet high tech gear, robotic prosthetics, and android cop partners that could scan your testicles. And what kind of cool currency would be mainstream in this advanced setting? Why, usb sticks of bitcoins, of course!
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Oct 12, 2017 08:11
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Clam Chowdown posted:And sing whaling tunes. that show was great, you a bitch.
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Oct 12, 2017 08:20
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Krispy Wafer posted:Which also makes it cheaper to develop a greater permanent presence in space, which is necessary to launch interplanetary space travel. Musk has a singular vision and is building his other enterprises around that. Hard to get investors for the Boring company unless you're producing porn.
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Oct 12, 2017 13:08
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Trauma Dog 3000 posted:that show was great, you a bitch. Did we ever find out what the red balls did.
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Oct 12, 2017 13:21
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Milo and POTUS posted:Did we ever find out what the red balls did. They were ground into powder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7iWV8mp-3E
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Oct 12, 2017 13:30
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queserasera posted:Flag on the moon...how did it get there?
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Oct 13, 2017 07:31
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I can already envision the SVU episode where someone is raped in space and the defense lawyer argues it was at the time not illegal to do that. Suspect is acquitted but on their next spaceflight the victim throws them out of the airlock.
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Oct 13, 2017 07:49
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Law and Order - Space Victims Unit?
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Oct 13, 2017 07:50
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Strudel Man posted:Law and Order - Space Victims Unit? Special Vacuum Unit.
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Oct 13, 2017 08:17
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Wheat Loaf posted:Special Vacuum Unit. *empty silence* *empty silence*
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Oct 13, 2017 08:21
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Hey lady from the cold open, maybe you shouldn't have been absolutely nowhere near your baby if you didn't want that rape victim to check on it because it was crying.
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Oct 13, 2017 08:21
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Trauma Dog 3000 posted:*empty silence* *empty silence* 
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Oct 13, 2017 12:36
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Volcott posted:Hey lady from the cold open, maybe you shouldn't have been absolutely nowhere near your baby if you didn't want that rape victim to check on it because it was crying. .....what
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Oct 13, 2017 13:40
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Do songs count? Cause I pulled up Avenue Q on Spotify the other day since I realized I hadn't listened to it recently and hoooooooly gently caress "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" wasn't great to start with but listening to it in the context of 2017 is just cringe-inducing
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Oct 13, 2017 18:25
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I saw a local production of Avenue Q a few years ago. It was an all-white cast. That was incredibly uncomfortable. I haven't been able to listen to the soundtrack since.
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Oct 13, 2017 18:46
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Just have to update The Internet is For Porn (And Also Racism)
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Oct 13, 2017 18:55
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TheKennedys posted:Do songs count? Cause I pulled up Avenue Q on Spotify the other day since I realized I hadn't listened to it recently and hoooooooly gently caress "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" wasn't great to start with but listening to it in the context of 2017 is just cringe-inducing Just had a look as well and yeesh. Ironic racism might have been more OK back in '06 but in today's racist-tacular context? Oh dears. If we can extend the original premise of the thread to include movie sequences, then I'd like to nominate the end of Tommy Boy (with Chris Farley, may he rest in peace). A whole bit about Chris Farley's character pretending to be a suicide bomber? That got a lot less funny once terror attacks started ramping up in the 21st century.
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Oct 13, 2017 23:27
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ZakAce posted:Just had a look as well and yeesh. Ironic racism might have been more OK back in '06 but in today's racist-tacular context? Oh dears. No, that's still pretty funny. The worse of an idea it becomes, the funnier it gets because that makes it even more likely Tommy would try it.
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Oct 14, 2017 00:42
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I just watched a Futurama episode all about "EyePhones" and "Twitting" and Susan Boyle. I'd forgotten Futurama had episodes this bad.
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Oct 14, 2017 05:57
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:I just watched a Futurama episode all about "EyePhones" and "Twitting" and Susan Boyle. I'd forgotten Futurama had episodes this bad. Almost entirely after the revival. The original run is still gold, but sadly no longer on Netflix.
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