Just watch out for the Daleks while you're on your way, Neil. They're everywhere these days!
On 26 Feb., 15:03, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > By the time it get as bad as Lovelock says you'll be lucky not to be > in survival suits whether on board the space-craft I'm knocking up in > the shed, or left behind. Come to think of it, it may be that the > graviton pulse my machine leaves behind will actually leave nothing > behind. The algae appear as hopeless as my own quest - tiny creatures > blitting out into vast unknown - yet they survive. We will survive > the vast speeds on account of an anti-time torus and be on Grimweather > 3 before you know it - or anyone else for that matter as we do not > know the speed of gravity. Enough of this dissension Pollard, or the > last words you ever hear may be, "Light the blue touch-paper then > Gabby". These, of course, may be the last words anyone hears, whether > on board Blunderbird 2 or not. Don't forget the sandwiches and wind- > breakers for the trail on Blackpool Beach old man. > > On 26 Feb, 13:23, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Do you realize that your mix of arguments supports our low-cost > > dreamer's fraction here? I think we shouldn't leave Neil all alone out > > there. > > > On 26 Feb., 12:13, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 2009/2/26 archytas <[email protected]> > > > > > Our current space vehicles > > > > remind me someone of primitive spawning in plants - like a group of > > > > algae forming a tower to boost one of their number from the surf to > > > > the jet stream. > > > > I think there's little point investing any money on manned space flight. > > > The > > > cost is too high and we -- being a short-lived species -- are not > > > especially > > > suited to travelling the enormous distances of our galaxy. > > > > Lovelock reckons certain countries (the UK, parts of Canada, New Zealand, > > > etc) will effectively become life rafts for the human population. These > > > countries would be broken down into super-high density cities and areas of > > > intensive GM-farming (forget the current fixation about free-range > > > chickens, > > > my hippy friends). The borders of these countries, sadly, would need to be > > > barricaded and policed to stop the unfortunates getting in. > > > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
