[ExI] simulation as an improvement over reality

[spike]

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes
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>...This is why I've been examining a certain asteroid mining plan:

>...0) Come up with good estimates of the costs for steps 1-4, and obtain
investment to cover them...

...

Excellent thinking, thanks Adrian.

>...5a) Cackle maniacally.  Mandatory, if you believe Hollywood.  ;)...

There are two schools of thought on this.  There is the old standard
Muwaaa{ha}^5 crowd, and those who insist on the more guttural  and evil
sounding mirthful interjection starting with Buuwaa.

>...7) At some point, teleoperation just won't cut it, and you'll want to
have an on-site crew... Adrian

I must disagree on this, or perhaps modify it thus: teleoperation will
continue to work, ever improving in fact, but we may argue the whole point
of the entire exercise is to move meat to the remote site.  It isn't
*necessary* so much as it is the *goal*, an end point, even if technically
pointless, like sporting events and so much human activity.  We just do it
because... well, we don't know why, but we still do it anyway.

spike