Galaxy Quest

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Post by markmassie » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 3:56 PM UTC

Galaxy Quest
texasmonthly.com

Re: Galaxy Quest

#2

Post by trav4225 » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 4:21 PM UTC

No offense, but I just find this sad.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by moubarak » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:02 PM UTC

trav4225 wrote: post #2

No offense, but I just find this sad.

In what way? i find it sad that Mars One > family for some "nerds". Family is the real mission and the real heros are those who achieve that status. Family also has a greater social benefit. The OP talks about Mars One as the mission that has great social benefit. That's really sad.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by shanusmagnus » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:13 PM UTC

I wonder how it will affect things if she doesn't go? You get married with (presumably) the assumption that this person is the core of your life, but then this Mars stuff happens and it becomes apparent where the spouse falls in the pecking order of your value system. Does it cast a dark cloud on the relationship afterward? "I want to be with you forever unless this really cool opportunity comes up, then I'm leaving you and the kids and we'll never see each other again."

This isn't a criticism -- it's nothing to me how these people choose to live their lives, and I'm all about pursuing your dreams. But it seems like there would be consequences to being so formally (and publicly) ranked second, or lower, by your wife.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by lifeisstillgood » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:16 PM UTC

But seriously I thought this Mars One thing was just crap - we have no idea how to build the rockets to get there let alone land, find water, make food and oxygen. I mean nice idea and all that but... It's crap. By the time we sort this out these folks will be retired and we will be looking for another 20 younger folks to go die.

Surely they can't think she is actually going to go, as opposed to go do training and have some fun things to say at cocktail parties.

Edit: ok so maybe we have an idea, but not enough to just ask Elon for the extras package, and no where near enough money to do the research and development. I mean - moonshot, 5% of GDP for 10 years.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by mekkz » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:23 PM UTC

I'm not sure how this ended up on the front page... I thought we already decided that Mars One is a giant scam: http://www.iflscience.com/space/whats-going-mars-one

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by bitJericho » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:24 PM UTC

moubarak wrote: post #3

trav4225 wrote: post #2

No offense, but I just find this sad.

In what way? i find it sad that Mars One > family for some "nerds". Family is the real mission and the real heros are those who achieve that status. Family also has a greater social benefit. The OP talks about Mars One as the mission that has great social benefit. That's really sad.

OP is in complete and utter denial.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by gus_massa » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:29 PM UTC

It's linked in the article, but worth reading:

* "Mars One Finalist Explains Exactly How It‘s Ripping Off Supporters": https://medium.com/matter/mars-one-insider-quits-dangerously...

> No money, no process, no explanation: An insider speaks out on the hopelessly flawed scheme.

* iflscience coverage: http://www.iflscience.com/space/whats-going-mars-one (HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9250474 (81 points, 132 days ago, 23 comments))

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by oxide » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:34 PM UTC

"Mars One did certainly request donations along with 75 percent of any proceeds from participants’ media interviews, but this had no impact on Sonia’s selection that we could see."

this is denial. if it isn't, it's a giant red flag at the very least.

Re: Galaxy Quest

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Post by tymekpavel » Sun, Aug 02, 2015, 5:38 PM UTC

mekkz wrote: post #6

I'm not sure how this ended up on the front page... I thought we already decided that Mars One is a giant scam: http://www.iflscience.com/space/whats-going-mars-one

It would seem this article casts doubt on Roche's accusations.