There’re a few things, technology-wise, that really tickle me deeply. This week I got news on two of them:
Partly due to the success of the Mars Rovers, I’ve experienced a renewal of my interest in space-related news. Basically, I’ve dreamed of getting the hell off this rock for a while, and every step that indicates that populating Mars might be feasible, or that paves the way for further exploration, is a step toward that dream.
So now Cassini is in Saturn’s system. Why is this a Good Thing? Because I expect that Cassini and probes like him will discover untapped resources on other planets and their moons (hi, Europa!) that will convince megalocorps to fund space programs. And although the primary objective of said megalocorps will be strip-mining the solar system, this will create technologies that will benefit all space exploration.
Also, robots are cool. It’s good to know that people are still thinking up constructive uses for them, and not focussing on darkie-killer war-bots.
