In regards to Mars, should it be colonized at some point:
the 'trick' is to not shut up.
IOW, as the population increases more and more full time data channels back to earth will be established, and vice versa.
Do I currently care if the news report on MSNBC tonite from some shithole in the Middle East has been spooled up for a few hours on a server somewhere? No, I'm given to DVRing the shows anyhow, I'll watch them when I want. If I was on Mars, even worst case time lag to earth (and it varies throughout the Martian year) is likely shorter than than my 'DVR lag', LOL.
Would my duties here be affected? I log on a few times a day, keeping up with some rapidly moving threads might get a little iffy, but even hot threads, if there are several, might sit for up to an hour before I get back to them.
Ebay auctions I'm probably effed, but there is always Buy It Now, and the ordering time lag ain't nothing compared to the shipping lag I'm going to experience.
the 'trick' is to not shut up.
IOW, as the population increases more and more full time data channels back to earth will be established, and vice versa.
Do I currently care if the news report on MSNBC tonite from some shithole in the Middle East has been spooled up for a few hours on a server somewhere? No, I'm given to DVRing the shows anyhow, I'll watch them when I want. If I was on Mars, even worst case time lag to earth (and it varies throughout the Martian year) is likely shorter than than my 'DVR lag', LOL.
Would my duties here be affected? I log on a few times a day, keeping up with some rapidly moving threads might get a little iffy, but even hot threads, if there are several, might sit for up to an hour before I get back to them.
Ebay auctions I'm probably effed, but there is always Buy It Now, and the ordering time lag ain't nothing compared to the shipping lag I'm going to experience.
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