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Archive for September, 2005

The 34.65 Million-Mile-High Club: Colonizing Mars

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

From the wire: New Company Launches With Aim of Colonizing Mars (after Sept. 26 use this link, because yahoo’s will be busted). No joke. They think they can get people up there by 2025 … though, judging by this quote from their leader (and the fact they live in Florida), they might be more than a little crazy. Not that crazy’s bad or anything. Here’s the quote: “If you’ve got freedom in your heart, courage to face the unknown, and discipline to deliver, contact us, and perhaps we can realize our dreams together.”

Would you be interested in getting involved (or do you know someone you would like to see move to a different planet)? Check out the group’s web site here.

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Is flying still the safest way to travel?

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

BBC delves into this — I think it’s a valid issue … most of the things we’re most afraid of aren’t because they happen a lot, it’s because they’re scary. You’re hundreds of times more likely to die driving a car in the U.S. than you are in a plane, but people don’t care about stuff like that.

Read the article

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