The Other Side of Midnight - Richard C. Hoagland - Live Chat Thread

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

Night everyone.

Have a great weekend Darth Sandra. The Sith shall triumph over all obstacles.

[trostol]

they very well could be sending signals..doesnt mean they are sending it in something we can pick up

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

The force is strong.

Yeah, it blows quite powerfully.

[norland2424]

they very well could be sending signals..doesnt mean they are sending it in something we can pick up

or they all died 1000 years ago

[Rix Gins]

Rix Gins has entered the building.  Hello sir!   

Hi Shay.  The place seems a bit busier tonight.  Has been like a tomb here the past two weeks.

[SciFiAuthor]

A ring or equatorial swarm makes a lot more sense, right?

Yes, though there would be deviation to that much like our polar satellite orbits. Just depends on what the use of the object within the Dyson swarm is. A ring probably doesn't make sense though due to limits on the amount of matter that is available to the Type II civilization that built it assuming that FTL is impossible. Also depends on the number of objects they have, if they've got billions, then polar orbits make sense just so nothing hits anything else.

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

Everybody's getting sucked into the torsion field

No ! The Sith Alliance remains strong. The Star-Forge is turning out troops and ships to fight Hoaxy. The power of the dark side shall prevail.

[Yorkshire pud]

or they all died 1000 years ago

Or never lived in the first place

[Mild Bill]

a trillion inhabitants..wtf lol

Data from the Galactic Census.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

or they all died 1000 years ago

It was probably some sort of brown dwarf globular cluster passing in front.

[ShayP]

Hi Shay.  The place seems a bit busier tonight.  Has been like a tomb here the past two weeks.

Well...maybe we will bring life to it.  I dunno.  My judgement is impaired. 

[norland2424]

It was probably some sort of brown dwarf globular cluster passing in front.

yup i dont think its " alien made"

[ShayP]

Shostak would tell Hoagie to suck it.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Yes, though there would be deviation to that much like our polar satellite orbits. Just depends on what the use of the object within the Dyson swarm is. A ring probably doesn't make sense though due to limits on the amount of matter that is available to the Type II civilization that built it assuming that FTL is impossible. Also depends on the number of objects they have, if they've got billions, then polar orbits make sense just so nothing hits anything else.

Yeah, you'd need to disintegrate a few super Earths for that I would think.

[Barfly]

I'm surprised Hoagie gets some of the guests he does, these people must not know all the websites that have made fun and debunked him for years.
Hoagie has no credibility, i understand some of these people are just selling books or spamming a website but it makes me feel that the guests are just as crazy as Hoagie  .

[Mild Bill]

Well...maybe we will bring life to it.  I dunno.  My judgement is impaired. 

Yeah...but you feel better, don't you, being amongst a supportive thread?

[SciFiAuthor]

Yeah, you'd need to disintegrate a few super Earths for that I would think.

You would need to disassemble every planet in your solar system. Though, that may not be that hard. Anders Sandberg wrote a paper in which we could disassemble Mercury in 31 years and build a partial Dyson shell. Take that with a grain of salt though.

[trostol]

I'm surprised Hoagie gets some of the guests he does, these people must not know all the websites that have made fun and debunked him for years.
Hoagie has no credibility, i understand some of these people are just selling books or spamming a website but it makes me feel that the guests are just as crazy as Hoagie  .

some are...

[ShayP]

Yeah...but you feel better, don't you, being amongst a supportive thread?

Yes sir! 

[ShayP]

I'm diggin' the Winnie the Pooh guy.

[norland2424]

I'm surprised Hoagie gets some of the guests he does, these people must not know all the websites that have made fun and debunked him for years.
Hoagie has no credibility, i understand some of these people are just selling books or spamming a website but it makes me feel that the guests are just as crazy as Hoagie  .

or he lets robin have her fun with them lol

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I'm surprised Hoagie gets some of the guests he does, these people must not know all the websites that have made fun and debunked him for years.
Hoagie has no credibility, i understand some of these people are just selling books or spamming a website but it makes me feel that the guests are just as crazy as Hoagie  .

I always thought Rossy must have had a very difficult job for that very reason.

[trostol]

I always thought Rossy must have had a very difficult job for that very reason.

he might have but he did temper his crazies

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

You would need to disassemble every planet in your solar system. Though, that may not be that hard. Anders Sandberg wrote a paper in which we could disassemble Mercury in 31 years and build a partial Dyson shell. Take that with a grain of salt though.

Hehe I will.  We can't even penetrate our crust.

[SciFiAuthor]

For Christ's sake Richard. Kurzweil is with GOOGLE now.

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

Enough with the trans-humanism. 

[ShayP]

I always thought Rossy must have had a very difficult job for that very reason.

Yeah.  I imagine Hoagie being dismissive. Ross created a balance that we all miss.

Memories...in the corners of my mind.  Misty water colored memories, of the way we were.

[Mild Bill]

I'm surprised Hoagie gets some of the guests he does, these people must not know all the websites that have made fun and debunked him for years.
Hoagie has no credibility, i understand some of these people are just selling books or spamming a website but it makes me feel that the guests are just as crazy as Hoagie  .

Loonie birds of a feather...flock together...the amusement factor is worth listening :

[ShayP]

Hehe I will.  We can't even penetrate our crust.

Now I want pizza.

[Barfly]

I'm diggin' the Winnie the Pooh guy.

You still snuggle up with a huge Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal at bedtime dont ya