The first Mars visitors will probably die. Of course, we’re all going to die somewhere.
As I note in the book, it’s very unlikely that the Shackleton ad was real. If it had been published in a London broadsheet, it would have been spelled “honour.”
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And per usual, a lot of ignorance and stupidity in comments over there.
Why should I use it instead of Google?
Also, they don’t lie about not being evil.
I’ve got an account (and so does the book), but I almost never visit the site. And I’ve never installed the app on my phone or tablet. Here’s why.
Can they have greater autonomy from the states?
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Related: Could #Resistance in California result in federal troops being sent there? It would be pretty amusing if they use this as an excuse to recognize a new legislature in the hinterlands.
I think that’s the word that Stephen Green is looking for.
Are they finally wising up to risk?
If so, it probably won’t last long, based on history.
Sarah Rumpf had a little tweetstorm the other day, and I largely agree with her. I continue to be happy she lost, and happy with many of the policy outcomes, but that doesn’t mean that I have to abandon my principles just because the clown in the White House apparently has none.
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Hillary Clinton, the woman in the high castle.
…has the worst quality of life in the nation. Yes, if you’re not rich, and/or a current homeowner, you’re screwed.
This idiotic sort of thing is what my current project, to make the international legal environment more friendly to space development and settlement, partially about.