Shout Box archive

30 Jun 02:19

Amit Dutta

--

Unless stargate

30 Jun 02:19

Mechanizoid

--

Maybe the universe is safer without warp drive?

30 Jun 02:18

Mechanizoid

--

Yup!

30 Jun 02:18

Amit Dutta

--

It's definitely a one way trip deal....no starwars shit going down :)

30 Jun 02:18

Mechanizoid

--

But we would have to be pretty damn motivated, though.

30 Jun 02:18

Mechanizoid

--

I think we can do star travel without FTL, using something like a generation ship or (if cold sleep is worked out) sleeper ships.

30 Jun 02:18

Artloader

--

Yeah - Stargate - watch out for those Alien Egyptian types ...

30 Jun 02:17

Amit Dutta

--

Unless stargate

30 Jun 02:17

Mechanizoid

--

Oh thanks, that is what everyone else told me LOL. :-) Maybe I'm just too self-conscious.

30 Jun 02:17

Amit Dutta

--

Haha. Nice. I do believe any space travel we do will be on very large timeframes, and only very very locally

30 Jun 02:16

Artloader

--

I think it's cool - you look like someone who thinks about stuff - maybe you should have been rubbing your chin or something too?

30 Jun 02:15

Mechanizoid

--

It do not like that photograph much TBH XD

30 Jun 02:14

Mechanizoid

--

I'm the dorky one with glasses and fuzzy hair

30 Jun 02:14

Mechanizoid

--

No no that is Dr. Edward Purcell, who penned a paper refuting the idea of interstellar travel

30 Jun 02:13

Artloader

--

Heheh - which one is you? The guy with the tie?

30 Jun 02:12

Mechanizoid

--

Here, you can see my first article here. And my dorky-as-fuck picture LOL. http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=34464

30 Jun 02:11

Artloader

--

Hey don't forget the Prime Directive dude.

30 Jun 02:11

Mechanizoid

--

I don't think we should necessarily colonize a planet with already occuring life, though, that might turn out badly based on our track record on Earth.

30 Jun 02:10

Mechanizoid

--

I mean, if we find one with biosignatures, we GOT to get a probe with a camera there or something.

30 Jun 02:10

Mechanizoid

--

It all started when I was a kid, I started wondering how we might really get to those exoplanets we are discovering.

30 Jun 02:10

Artloader

--

Heheh - just make it up dude!

30 Jun 02:09

Amit Dutta

--

That's great!

30 Jun 02:09

Mechanizoid

--

I am!

30 Jun 02:09

Mechanizoid

--

One frequented by a lot of actual Phds and stuff, I was kinda scared at first.

30 Jun 02:09

Amit Dutta

--

Sounds like you're into it

30 Jun 02:09

Mechanizoid

--

I got invited to write for a blog on interstellar probes and stuff though.

30 Jun 02:09

Mechanizoid

--

I'm just a guy who reads every book he gets his hands on, LOL.

30 Jun 02:08

Mechanizoid

--

Like Asimov arrays, etc.

30 Jun 02:08

Amit Dutta

--

Anyway as I said I'm just a layman when it comes to propulsion...and pretty much everything now

30 Jun 02:08

Mechanizoid

--

Hey, if the energy is there, we can come up with ways to utilize it.

30 Jun 02:07

Artloader

--

what about anti-matter conversion?

30 Jun 02:07

Amit Dutta

--

Just saying oh look, x energy there, therefore let's have it because maths and stuff lol