07-22-2013, 12:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-22-2013, 12:10 AM by stevebowers.)
An article by Stuart Armstrong about Interstellar expansion.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/hll/to_reduce_as...time_then/
The problem is that any initial interstellar expansion wave is likely to be overtaken by a second wave of faster expansion, and so on. But there will be an eventual limit to the speed at which expansion can reallistically progress; once that limit can be reached, there's no need to wait any longer.
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http://lesswrong.com/lw/hll/to_reduce_as...time_then/
Quote:So, in conclusion: To efficiently colonise the universe, take your time. Do research. Think things over. Go to the pub. Saunter like an Egyptian. Write long letters to mum. Complain about the immorality of the youth of today. Watch dry paint stay dry.
But when you do go... go very, very fast.
The problem is that any initial interstellar expansion wave is likely to be overtaken by a second wave of faster expansion, and so on. But there will be an eventual limit to the speed at which expansion can reallistically progress; once that limit can be reached, there's no need to wait any longer.
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