He also thinks the nuclear triad is "the power, the devastation is very important to me."
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Damian_Reloaded commented on Ask HN: If Trump wins. How could it impact the tech industry? · Posted by u/mrcabada
Damian_Reloaded commented on Live Presidential Forecast nytimes.com/elections/for... · Posted by u/tomp
Well I think I've lost the little shatters of respect I had left for the United States. I do wish you can get out of this mess unharmed though.
Damian_Reloaded commented on How settling Mars could create a new human species nautil.us/issue/41/select... · Posted by u/rgun
"Will VR be able to be a good replacement for a walk over the forest?"
Maybe in 200 years, when it's neurologically attached to our brains.
Until them, no :)
Replacement doesn't necessarily means it will be identical. It could be an inherently different but superior experience. Of course it would only work for people who isn't in denial. ^_^
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Damian_Reloaded commented on How settling Mars could create a new human species nautil.us/issue/41/select... · Posted by u/rgun
Could Mars ever be terraformed to the point a human, or human derivative, could operate comfortably in the open atmosphere? It seems pretty cold, air pressure is low, and there's little-to-no protection from solar radiation.
Giving Mars an atmosphere is pretty much out of the question. Even digging a 20km deep hole in Hellas Planitia to achieve a pressure above the Armstrong limit is more plausible.
Damian_Reloaded commented on How settling Mars could create a new human species nautil.us/issue/41/select... · Posted by u/rgun
Strictly speaking, it should be possible for humans to go interstellar using current technology. Practically speaking, it's not, due to the partial nuclear test ban treaty. Here's a good start to that Wikipedia hole: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propu...
The problem with interstellar travel is that the distances are so huge that there is a high probability of having a catastrophic crash. Particularly at the speeds required.
Damian_Reloaded commented on How settling Mars could create a new human species nautil.us/issue/41/select... · Posted by u/rgun
Living on Mars = living inside a crapped space your entire life and never being able to breathe fresh air, or take a walk outside.
Maybe in 1000 years Mars will be nice.
I think until then - nice for a short visit.
Living in a box would get tiring very, very quickly.
VR is going to help in this regard. Will VR be able to be a good replacement for a walk over the forest? I think it will. I didn't need VR to trade my outside activities for indoor, climatized comfy online ones. Although it's probably true that spending years inside a submarine isn't for everyone.