I was under the impression that we'd probably be better off genetically 'enhancing' a person to be better prepared for space. Need less oxygen, better strength, resistance to atrophe, etc.. this may take some time.. Now, every year is like a 40's decade.
jeff taylor
-- "It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf." -Walter Lippman ----------
>From: Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net>
>To: extropians@extropy.com
>Subject: Re: Security and Bad Tech (was Re: LIST: the Gooies)
>Date: Tue, Apr 20, 1999, 8:27 PM
>
> O'Regan, Emlyn wrote:
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>> Is someone still working on that Mars colony?
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> Someone is.
>
>>I've changed my mind, I'm coming...
>
> Good! um, how much do you weigh? {8^D Kidding, bygones.
> The real question is: how much do you eat and drink? spike
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