[ExI] Easter Island again

[Lee Corbin]

Keith Henson wrote:

> What I was looking for is technical suggestions

Ideas? Okay.

> about how people with
> human labor, knowledge, six square miles of rocks and a little
> charcoal could implement a modern technological society on Easter
> Island.  This is in the context of mining the moon.  I don't see how
> to do it.  I don't know if I could do it on a budget of many billions
> and ship loads of equipment.

Nice challenge. How about hydroponics? Is the capital chain
really so long that the mining, smelting, and so on couldn't
be done, say, with your billion $ or so up front to start it
off?

Lee