tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807812.post8295395574793355300..comments2023-05-29T08:58:13.381-04:00Comments on Recycled Knowledge: "Omnilingual"John Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807812.post-18300146363013630332009-11-24T12:43:03.080-05:002009-11-24T12:43:03.080-05:00On the real Mars, living spaces would use a low-pr...On the real Mars, living spaces would use a low-pressure atmosphere consisting mainly of oxygen, so any kind of open fire would be an intolerable risk, just as it is around supplemental oxygen today.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028509564182818087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807812.post-987576635985262009-11-24T12:33:19.663-05:002009-11-24T12:33:19.663-05:00Why can't people smoke on Mars/Ares? Too littl...Why can't people smoke on Mars/Ares? Too little oxygen to support combustion? Or Martian/martial law?be_slayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920742528327860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807812.post-56889536457631164532009-10-23T10:57:15.950-04:002009-10-23T10:57:15.950-04:00Well, really they are just decimal divisions of th...Well, really they are just decimal divisions of the year, but then again months don't have much to do with the Moon any more, unless you're using a Jewish, Islamic, or traditional Chinese calendar.<br /><br />Anyhow, the plot only tells us about the first few breakthroughs, kind of the ""nu BREAD-an ezzateni, wadar-ma ekuteni" moment.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807812.post-39399240856803750622009-10-23T07:51:58.847-04:002009-10-23T07:51:58.847-04:00If only real life decipherment of unknown scripts ...If only real life decipherment of unknown scripts were so simple! And why did everyone happily agree that the word "Doma" must be the name of a month when Mars does not have a Moon-like satellite, so presumably doesn't have months?Andrew Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460418266179540901noreply@blogger.com