Recent content by GregB03

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    AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified

    I agree with the need to view AI like we do people when it comes to their conduct. HAL 9000 didn't have an effective self-diagnostic (conscience) to put limits on his behavior, thus his rampage. There are humans who act like they are perfect, foolproof, and incapable of error and go on to do...
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    Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

    From the article: * "Crew-10 was originally slated to fly in February, but it has been pushed back to allow time for SpaceX to complete work on a brand-new Crew Dragon spacecraft for the mission, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday. The delay means at least an extra month aboard the ISS for the...
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    Forbidden Planet' is one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time, and it's getting a remake

    I'm going to have to see what happens to the remake before saying much about it. The Krell machine was kind of like an nth-generation internet. When the Krell machine went operational the Krell went extinct in what must have been the mother of all flame wars. All the creation by mere thought...
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    Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

    Yes, I should have said commercial aviation in my initial post. The Wright brothers were followed by the military use of airplanes and the barnstorming era. One of the earliest uses of airplanes was air mail. * The Blue Origin New Shepard and the Virgin Galactic space plane suborbital rides...
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    Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

    There are plans to build commercial space stations to take the place of the ISS. Axiom Space is building a modular commercial space station that will be attached to the ISS and when completed, at some point before the ISS deorbits, will detach and become an independent space station. Space...
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    Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

    In its early days aviation was something that only the rich could afford to do. It took a while for it to reach prices that were affordable to the general population . It's early days for commercial space travel.