http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5986 Andrew Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:44:43 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5986 We'll have cities on Mars / the Moon when we have them on/in the ocean. Maybe deserts like the Sahara. Moreover, it will have to be profitable. There is no point in doing it if it isn't sustainable. There are several arguments against the feasibility of terraforming Mars in particular. We’ll have cities on Mars / the Moon when we have them on/in the ocean. Maybe deserts like the Sahara. Moreover, it will have to be profitable. There is no point in doing it if it isn’t sustainable. There are several arguments against the feasibility of terraforming Mars in particular.

]]> http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5974 Eugenia Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:28:16 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5974 Yes, but that won't happen, because it's in our nature to be destructive. We are insects. We eat up the field, and then we move on to the next one. Yes, but that won’t happen, because it’s in our nature to be destructive. We are insects. We eat up the field, and then we move on to the next one.

]]> http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5971 l3v1 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:20:24 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5971 I think terraforming wouldn't be a solution, just a postponement. I mean we as humans are terrible at managing natural resources efficiently. We just use up what we have then fight over the remaining bits, then cry. Before moving anywhere we should be able to recognize this bug we have in our behavioral subroutines and make the proper adjustments :) I think terraforming wouldn’t be a solution, just a postponement. I mean we as humans are terrible at managing natural resources efficiently. We just use up what we have then fight over the remaining bits, then cry. Before moving anywhere we should be able to recognize this bug we have in our behavioral subroutines and make the proper adjustments

]]> http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5956 jeff Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:31:52 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5956 The private market will accomplish this eventually, we're talking about great real estate here. The private market will accomplish this eventually, we’re talking about great real estate here.

]]> http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5953 Dimitar Uzunov Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:29:04 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/20/great-engineering-challenges-and-survival/#comment-5953 Mars is half the size of earth - gravity at least will be a problem. Mars is half the size of earth - gravity at least will be a problem.

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