[ExI] The Fermi Paradox

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 8:28 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On 07/03/2020 06:23, Adrian Tymes wrote:
> > I am reminded of stories where the last humans in a solar system took
> > their city mobile, sticking to the slim (and moving) spot on the
> > planet that was sufficiently shielded and life-compatible, with crews
> > working the terrain ahead so the city could stay on the march.
>
> OK, so that's one possible defence. Pick a massive body that's certain
> to withstand the onslaught and provide enough shielding, and stay behind
> it. For as long as it takes. You'd have to be completely self-sufficient
> (which pretty much rules out any biological existence, I would think),
> and able to maneouvre to stay in the shielded spot.
>

They could bring along greenhouses to sustain biological existence.


>
> I can't see crawling around
> on the surface like in those stories being viable (storms, vulcanism)
>

Low atmosphere so no storms.  Send drones ahead (with explosives, up to
nuclear, if needed) to level volcanoes, at least long enough to pass by.
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