Imperial Fighters, Interplanetary Internet and Subscriptions

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Don, I heard the Imperial fighter sound too and thought I was going nuts! Glad you cleared that up for me. I was wondering about some of the visuals, again, thought I’d seen them somewhere before, but I was so engrossed in the movie that I didn’t give it much thought. I’ve always felt that those “easter eggs” as you call them were for people who were bored with the movie. It’s kind of like people notice the kind of socks you’re wearing only if they’re bored with what you’re saying or what is happening around them.

I got a great list of what has been happening space wise from Sean Ludwig’s “A year after SpaceX’s first major launch, space exploration has never been hotter” article. I guess I’ve not really thought through all the things that have to be in place so we can go out into the final frontier. I’ve always known that space suits, water and radiation protection were important, but I never considered “interplanetary Internet” connections. According to NASA, the connection is “good to go”. And warp drive is being considered, but from all the articles I’ve read lately, it is not possible the way Star Trek does it.

You asked a great question, Don: Who’s Moon is it, anyhow? Some of the most recent stuff that has come out is suggesting that maybe it is time for a private space race. Not one between nations, but a race supported by private companies – a commercial race for the brass ring – the moon. Since Obama decided that we, as a nation, needed to turn our attention to Mars and mining asteroids, private industry is starting to pick up the slack between us and Mars. No matter how we get there, having some type of base on the moon will make it a lot easier to jump further out into space. Corporations are going to end up owning the moon. At least there isn’t an eco-system as we know it on the moon for the corps to destroy in their haste to be top dog.

Do you remember the Invisible Man and the cloaking device of the Klingons? Guess what? A biotech company out of British Columbia has actually created a fabric called Quantum Stealth that bends light waves without the use of batteries, mirrors or cameras. Interestingly enough, it even blocks infrared and thermal scans. Not sure I want to see that go public – or “not see” which is the better way to say it. Star Trek sure caused a lot of young minds to question why not. Wonder what is tickling the brain cells of this new generation.

Pine needles – at least I was kind of close. Haven’t the foggiest about your latest. My original thoughts are alcoholic drinks – being drunk? Is this going to be another head slap?

For you – I’ve rolled out:

Short stubby wings

It shouldn’t fly

It visits bright colored places

Bags packed yellow

It returns home
 

 

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