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General Discussion => The Speakeasy: OOG/Off-topic Discussion => Topic started by: Silas Vitalia on 13 Jun 2013, 19:39
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Cannot be more excited for this. New Trailer.
SO MUCH WIN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-RSDaRttpzk
Is Jodi Foster playing a Caldari station manager? :P
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Nice trailer.
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Well that was awesome.
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It looks cool.
I already have a problem with the story line, it is a world/tech problem that cascades through the rest of the story line.
The availability of high power-density energy components ("free energy") for all the machine tech (police robots, aerospace craft, etc) causes a disconnect for me with regards to things like water shortages.
The few shots I have seen of Elysium (station) drive me to wonder about other things that clearly were not done, but easily could be, to improve life on Earth. Like GEO space-based solar power stations.
Now for my last complaint. I am worried that the movie will hurt advocacy for actual space colonization. The "common man," identifying with those Earthbound, will be influenced by the movie and will have their image of space travel, development, and colonization as a plaything of the privileged further reinforced. The idea that by developing space resources the global standard of living can be increased will be pushed further from their minds.
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Considering there aren't any actual space colonization projects outside of going to Mars (and even then they haven't considered the massive radiation problem) I don't think it's going to affect advocacy whatsoever. People will be interested no matter what, and we don't have anywhere near the technology required at this stage to offer any alternative to corporate/government sponsored programs.
If we had better technology, sure, but not at this stage.
As for Elysium, looks shiny.
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Considering there aren't any actual space colonization projects outside of going to Mars (and even then they haven't considered the massive radiation problem) I don't think it's going to affect advocacy whatsoever. People will be interested no matter what, and we don't have anywhere near the technology required at this stage to offer any alternative to corporate/government sponsored programs.
If we had better technology, sure, but not at this stage.
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The goals of Planetary Resources, Deep Space Industries, Bigelow Aerospace, and Space Exploration Technologies (leaving Mars One out of it) involve space development and three of the four are looking at places other than Mars.
The "radiation problem" is constantly considered, I have no idea where people got the idea that the rad problem isn't considered.
We have had the technological capability to begin the colonization of space since the 1970s, thanks largely to the dueling programs of Apollo & Soyuz.
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Awesome Trailer
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Those dirtlings need to learn their place, clearly. Give them all a Reschard Sunrise. :D
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http://eveoganda.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/2013-science-fiction-film-preview.html