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Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> Thu, 03 March 2016 10:42 UTC

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On 03/03/16 07:39, Eric Travis wrote:
> Lloyd,
> 
> While Popular Mechanics is no peer reviewed journal - I'd like to thank you
> for
> pointing out the article.  I would never have seen it otherwise.
> 
> Key phrases in the article (almost certainly from Vint) transported me back
> to any number of
> random institutional conference rooms hearing Adrian talking over the fan
> of his beloved
> video projector while viewing his latest Power Point creation.  It's nice
> to be reminded that Adrian
> is still doing what he enjoyed - even if it by proxy. Mostly pleasant
> memories - so thanks for that.
> 
> Regarding the article: I'm not sure I recognized any "facts" incorrect or
> otherwise.  

There is one minor typo in someone's name :-)

Other than that, I liked it,
S.

> As a piece of
> persuasive writing it hit its mark.  Infrastructure is a critical part of
> scientific exploration and NASA
> - apparently Earth's only Space Agency </sarcasm> needs to pay more
> attention/money to it.
> To quote a sadistic former Department Head of mine "Not <pause> Gonna
> <pause> Happen".
> Perhaps if we found something "in space" that scared us...
> 
> Thanks once more,
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:52 AM, <lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>
>> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a19469/there-will-be-netflix-on-mars/
>>
>>
>> There Will Be Netflix on Mars: How Legos, lasers, and reindeer are
>> building the interplanetary internet,
>> Daniel Oberhaus, Popular Mechanics, 1 March 2016.
>>
>> It's a shame that Popular Mechanics don't employ fact checkers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lloyd Wood
>> http://sat-net.com/L.Wood/dtn/interplanetary-internet.html
>>
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