Nope. He took all the donuts in the cafeteria.

“...unhappy hipsters (boos) or drunkards (booze). Or both.”

I didn’t feel like kicking that old dog today. Glad someone did it for me. Thank you!

Yes, atomic scale storage is already being researched at this moment.

And just like “diet” products, everyone will gorge on it. “Oh, you mean I can have two million train sets in the space of one? Shut up and take my money!”

Classic.

Alright, going to bleach my eyes now.

“...including that maybe a guy with a rifle shot the rocket from...”

You misunderstood my comment. And as for your Western nations posture, you’re the one that needs enlightening.

To generalize, the consumption of animal parts, especially predators, for the purpose of augmenting the self and the spirit is rooted in hunter cultures worldwide.

Ex out “Chinese” from your last sentence, and it’s still true.

Aren’t all librarians goth librarians?

Space is hard right now because we lack the “space age” materials to boldly go where no one has gone. Once we can easily manipulate matter at the atomic level, we can develop highly specialized materials that will enable us to go faster and stronger out into space.

If everything goes alright and the base doesn’t get taken out by Moon Nazis, then it would just be maintenance and resupply costs. So, probably a couple thousand millions.

“shipping business more than ‘exploration’”