Re: For David Brin and the rest of you

2013-09-06 Thread ALBERTO VIEIRA FERREIRA MONTEIRO
Dan Minette thread-killed: I don't expect to see it, ever. But, that demo is an example of the very easy baby steps that would have to be taken very early in the project. The fact that we don't have a demo of baby steps is a very good indicator of where the project is. This is not

Re: For David Brin and the rest of you

2013-09-06 Thread Keith Henson
managing the list at brin-l-ow...@mccmedia.com From: David Hobby hob...@newpaltz.edu On 9/5/2013 4:54 PM, Keith Henson wrote: The propulsion lasers to get the parts up to GEO at a cost where the whole thing makes economic sense, those are weapons, game changing weapons. And if I had

RE: For David Brin and the rest of you

2013-09-06 Thread Dan Minette
At $10/watt, this is about 4 million. How badly do you want to see this demo? I don't expect to see it, ever. But, that demo is an example of the very easy baby steps that would have to be taken very early in the project. The fact that we don't have a demo of baby steps is a very good

Re: For David Brin and the rest of you

2013-09-06 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 6, 2013, at 12:37 PM, ALBERTO VIEIRA FERREIRA MONTEIRO chided: Dan Minette thread-killed: I don't expect to see it, ever. I can see Alberto taking issue with this statement, except that it's just Dan stating his expectation. Are we to judge what Dan expects? But, that demo is an