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Wait until the find out about where FM radio goes.
 

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It is kind of funny how many people refer to their residential internet service as "Wifi."
 

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Completely unrelated, but this chart on Wikipedia shows why people who think we should colonize Mars are idiots:

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Earth blocks dangerous, high energy waves like gamma rays and X-rays plus it has a magnetosphere which makes it impossible for it to hold an atmosphere (which also helps protect it from meteorites and the like).

Its a shame people are focused on Mars when Venus is actually a far more reasonable option (obviously not on the surface).
 

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Completely unrelated, but this chart on Wikipedia shows why people who think we should colonize Mars are idiots:

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Earth blocks dangerous, high energy waves like gamma rays and X-rays plus it has a magnetosphere which makes it impossible for it to hold an atmosphere (which also helps protect it from meteorites and the like).

Terraforming is generally a pipe dream just from the resource requirements, but it's even worse for Mars. You'd pretty much have to live underground, or in heavily insulated domes. Humans aren't really wired for that psychologically.

Its a shame people are focused on Mars when Venus is actually a far more reasonable option (obviously not on the surface).

? It's nine hundred degrees on the surface of Venus. That seems like at least as much of a logistical problem as anything on Mars.
 

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Terraforming is generally a pipe dream just from the resource requirements, but it's even worse for Mars. You'd pretty much have to live underground, or in heavily insulated domes. Humans aren't really wired for that psychologically.



? It's nine hundred degrees on the surface of Venus. That seems like at least as much of a logistical problem as anything on Mars.

For Venus, you would live in the clouds. NASA actually put out a paper about 20 years ago. It is actually easier because of the density of the atmosphere an weaker gravity. At altitude the temperature is actually temperate (about 20C at 50km). Plus, it is a lot closer to Earth, so the fuel requirements and travel time is a lot less (and being 50km off the surface makes it easier to leave Venus's gravity well).

The biggest problem is the highly acidic and corrosive atmosphere.


Another, more recent article:
 

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Does this dude not have a cell phone then?

Does it matter even if she does? Those waves are going through you no matter what.

She later suggests someone needs to really look into this guy's work:

His wikipedia article is kinda barebones. But I like the part where he tried to sue his neighbor for refusing to turn off her cell phone. Case dismissed obviously.

His talk page is a little more interesting. Like this point:
Firstenberg writes: "Because there are virtually no workplaces without computers any more, I have not held a job since 1990."
Yeah, that's why.
 

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