04-24-2015, 09:51 AM
(04-24-2015, 05:16 AM)Rynn Wrote: Given OA automation it could be a very fun and communal thing to do rather than anything of significant effort. For example: the population of a hab might decide to terraform and move to a nearby planet. They have the templates for a variety of biospheres so they could just fab up the seed units for a terraformer swarm and just wait, but instead make it a public competition. They announce a deadline of one year to submit a concept piece for the ecosystem (basic biochemistry, major taxonomy etcetera). After that there's a period of advertising and a public vote. Then anyone is free within the year after that to design a neogen within the scope of the winning concept (like how we all contribute to OA).
I like that. And it explains how the fjords of Africa won an award.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama