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I know it sounds bananas, indeed I thought it sounded bananas for a long time, but in a world where we can't get high speed rail built anywhere because of permi
by piloto_ciego 2mo ago
I know it sounds bananas, indeed I thought it sounded bananas for a long time, but in a world where we can't get high speed rail built anywhere because of permitting, and there's an artificial scarcity of available land to build, they make a lot of sense.
In space you can just start. Nobody is really going to stop you.
- jazzyjackson 2mo agoPeople are going to be even more pissed off when there are more satellites than stars (I know nominally they’re not visible but they are shortly after launch while moving into position, and at large scale that would be happening all the time, not to mention the other side of burning up in the atmosphere after a few years)
- MarkusQ 2mo agoDo you have any idea how many stars there are?
- jazzyjackson 2mo agoDepends on what city you’re in :p
- MarkusQ 2mo agoActually, no, they're still there even if you're indoors with your eyes closed.
- piloto_ciego 2mo ago<DONALD HOFFMAN INTENSIFIES>
- MarkusQ 2mo agoFive stars. Well played sir, well played.