Maciej Cegłowski
Person on 2 sites
Founder of Pinboard; writes Idle Words — talks and essays on the web, aviation, politics and travel.
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1 channel on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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Blog: Idle Words (opens idlewords.com)
“Cloud Rats and Software Roaches”
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Blog: Idle Words (opens idlewords.com)
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9 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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We should not send human beings to Mars any time soon. (opens korrents.com)
“The goal of this essay is to persuade you that we shouldn’t send human beings to Mars, at least not anytime soon.”
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Fifty years of miniaturisation have made robotic spacecraft better and cheaper explorers than astronauts. (opens korrents.com)
“But fifty years of progress in miniaturization and software changed the balance between robots and humans in space.”
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A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. (opens korrents.com)
“In 2023, we simply take it for granted that if a rocket goes up carrying passengers, it’s not going to get any work done.”
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We should not send human beings to Mars any time soon. (opens korrents.com)