We return to Elder JimZim’s question: What are we? Then a thought occurred to me. Let me quote one of my favorite authors, Neil Stephenson, from one of my favorite books, Cryptonomicon: The room contains a few dozen living human bodies, each one a big sack of guts and fluids so highly compressed that it […]
Category: Outer Space
WLBOTT retains an Earth Goddess to help us explore ways to increase shareholder value by pillaging the Earth. Earth Mother:Your sassy Earth goddess on duty! I’ve got vines in my hair, moss between my toes, a sarcastic streak a mile wide, and centuries of wisdom rolling off my bark like autumn leaves. I can whisper […]
Instead of asking, “Is AI becoming human-like?”, perhaps we should be asking “Are humans AI-like?” Let’s work with this set of assumptions: It is a deterministic universe, rigidly governed by the laws of physics. Humans are incredibly complex state machines, obeying biochemical responses. We have no free will, no consciousness, but due to the incredible […]
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HOLMES IV
Today we are visiting with one of Elder G‘s predecessors, HOLMES IV, or “Mike,” to his friends. Mike is a sentient analog computer in Robert Heinlein’s novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Heinlein makes a distinction between Mike and digital computers, who simply follow rigid rules of logic. Perhaps Heinlein was envisioning today’s quantum […]
LOX of L.O.V.E. (Lunar Oxygen Viability Experiment) WLBOTT is proud to announce the founding LOX team. Mission Commander: Colonel Helium Featherbottom Retro-Futuristic Visionary | Lunar Atmosphere Pioneer | Chicken Space Suit Enthusiast Objective To boldly go where no poultry has gone before, while simultaneously revolutionizing atmospheric science and redefining the role of chickens in space exploration. Contact:Moonbase […]
LOX of L.O.V.E. (Lunar Oxygen Viability Experiment) WLBOTT began staffing for a variety of LOX of L.O.V.E. positions. Lots of enthusiasm, lots of passion, although many candidates were concerned about the 18 million year contract. Callback Candidates Intensity Issues We loved the enthusiasm and intensity, but we had to pass on these candidates: Managerial Timber? […]
As news of WLBOTT’s LOX of L.O.V.E. (Lunar Oxygen Viability Experiment) initiative made the news, the public support was overwhelming. Today, we will look at just one aspect of this enthusiasm: LOX of L.O.V.E. fan fiction. Breathless in the Sea of Tranquility Breathless in the Sea of Tranquility A dashing air engineer and a sultry […]
The Lunar Oxygen Viability Experiment NASA didn’t just let WLBOTT walk in the front door! We went thru a rigorous vetting process (similar to GQP cabinet position appointments). The goal is to create an oxygen-rich atmosphere with an air pressure similar to that at the top of Mt. Everest. How Much Oxygen is Required? As Elder G cheerfully suggests: […]
NASA graciously invited WLBOTT R&D to present our concept for pressurizing and oxygenating the moon. The Visualization In a nutshell, we hope to pressurize the moon to facilitate human colonies and get rid of those pesky micrometeorites. The Pitch Dr. Zenith A. Fluster, representing the Oblivitronix (details here) division, gave an impassioned presentation, unaware that […]
LOX of L.O.V.E. The Lunar Oxygen Viability Experiment Today WLBOTT embarks on a bold new initiative: LOX of L.O.V.E. In partnership with NASA, we commit to generating an oxygen-rich atmosphere on the moon. Although there are enormous technical challenges, the concept is deceptively simple. The moon’s “soil,” or lunar regolith, is rich in oxygen-bearing minerals. […]