Curiosity Rover Lands Safely On Mars

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Quote from: LightRider on August 06, 2012, 06:15:23 PM

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Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

Only a concern until instantaneous communication is made possible via quantum entanglement.

OK, and matter replicators will end world hunger. Let's stick to current physics, 'k?

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Quote from: myrkul on August 06, 2012, 01:05:11 PM

Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

Only a concern until instantaneous communication is made possible via quantum entanglement.

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Quote from: myrkul on August 06, 2012, 03:07:26 PM

No, no... we were distinctly told, two years ago:

A much better film than the one above is the one below. The intro gives me goosebumps every time. Turn the volume up!

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Will they trek to the trees on the polar region or to the various pyramids?

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No, no... we were distinctly told, two years ago:

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Awesome news, especially considering the complexity of the landing.

However, I'd really like to see us send a probe to Europa or Enceladus. That's where the most interesting stuff is happening: large liquid water oceans and verified organic compounds.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/29/alien-life-enceladus-saturn-moon

http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=23978

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This is awesome. Surprised there is no fund yet to send the first bitcoiner to mars.

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Quote from: dree12 on August 06, 2012, 01:06:19 PM

Quote from: myrkul on August 06, 2012, 01:05:11 PM

Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

I assume each planet will have their own network. Marscoin, Jupitercoin, etc.

Ha, yeah. Curiosity and Odyssey can trade with each other. i think Curiosity will need to buy bandwidth. Oh a two player bitcoin system is pointless though. One will have more hashing power than the other so they ought just keep a regular ledger since they must be trusted.

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Quote from: myrkul on August 06, 2012, 01:05:11 PM

Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

Yeah, it's fine to just wait if you aren't mining. If you mine then nearly every time you find a block people back on Earth will be building on a different block already, often already on to the next one after that.

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Quote from: myrkul on August 06, 2012, 01:05:11 PM

Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

I assume each planet will have their own network. Marscoin, Jupitercoin, etc.

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Quote from: FreeMoney on August 06, 2012, 05:12:49 AM

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

Which does raise an interesting question: How will the network handle 10+minute lightspeed delays?

Will someone on Mars just have to wait a little longer for confirmation?

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Quote from: LightRider on August 06, 2012, 02:51:55 AM

Congratulations to NASA and the human species.

Just a matter of time until a bitcoin miner is also up there, I'm sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZlo0wHx9bk

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/?cid=mslsplashpage

Heh, maybe a node, but not likely a miner with current bitcoin protocol and our understanding of physics. That rover landed 14 minutes before we got word because of that whole speed of light issue.

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Watched it live at work, very exciting stuff. I would have given anything to be in that room today

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Quote from: LightRider on August 06, 2012, 02:51:55 AM

Congratulations to NASA and the human species.

I second this!

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Quote from: LightRider on August 06, 2012, 02:51:55 AM

Congratulations to NASA and the human species.

Just a matter of time until a bitcoin miner is also up there, I'm sure.

A few years, max.

Great job, NASA, I'm really proud, seriously, but that's enough robots on mars, let's get some people up there.

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I would overclock the hell out of my rig at −50 °C on Mars

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Congratulations to NASA and the human species.

Just a matter of time until a bitcoin miner is also up there, I'm sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZlo0wHx9bk

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/?cid=mslsplashpage

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