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For Tahanson Re #225,

If you're up for trying something new, you can run a server on your computer. The website won't be available outside your WiFi network, but with your private IP any computer signed on to the same WiFi as your computer an access what you've got running on the server.

Just look up, "WAMP server tutorial," provided you run Windows. If you run MacOS, I believe you'll have to run WAMP's Apple cousin MAMP.

After that, you'd have to look into the FluxBB documentation to install it on the server. It should be about the same as installing it on a normal server.

Just a suggestion. I hope that's helpful!

For kdb Re #89 and Tahanson Re #90,

Well done on the Star Wars quote, kdb!

As for the thought on Martian culture, I am of course not suggesting that we create a sperate branch of human civilization, only that we seize the chance to create a more peaceful culture. But as kdb said, many of the characteristics of humanity are in the eyes of the beholder.  Who gets to decide what Martian culture should include or exclude would greatly vary the end result. So perhaps your right when you say it would be more realistic to go as we are and let the Martian culture develope naturally. Oh well, I do tend to be a bit of an idealist at times.

As for the next post Tahanson suggested, I haven't read it yet. I'll edit in something on it when I do get to reading it.

A user named BravsolF posted some links to illegal content in this thread: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=9352

Given the nature of the post, I think it should probably be deleted.

What confuses me is that he/she signed up back in 2018 (according to their profile page), then waited two years before spamming. Another thing that's confusing is that the user's post count is two, but I can only find one post when you click the show all posts button on their profile page. This suggests to me that they've already posted once, probably something similar to their second post, and then it got deleted by a moderator or admin.

Tahanson,

Thanks for your patience as I tried to find the essay! At reply #78 I was completly clueless as to how to find the article series. Then when I wrote #80 I thought I had it figured out, and my plan was to read the educationdoneright series later that day and see if you had any other suggestions to read along with it. Then at #82 the paranoia set in and I was wondering if I still wasn't searching it quite right and perhaps missing some of the posts in the series. (Your post above confirmed I was searching right.) You managed to help me finally locate the posts though, so thanks.

And now for the feedback. It was really thought provoking. You mentioned a lesson hidden in it, but I personally found a few.

Why someone has to go to school for several years to teach something they learned when they were 10 was actually something I've thought about in the past. Johnson's posts confirmed the absurdity of it.

I also think everyone's favorite teachers are always the ones that have people skills, not neccasarily the ones that are the smartest or most knowledgeable. Johnson's post brought that out nicely too.

It was definitely worth reading.

Thanks Tahanson, the search worked this time.

Also, I occasionally browsed the New Mars Forums for upwards of two months before I signed up, so names like RobertDyck and SpaceNut have become familiar to me. I haven't read every post by them of course, and I would love to hear any suggestions on posts/essays I should read like the ones by GW Johnson you mentioned.

For Tahanson Re #77

Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to do that if I see any more spam.

Unfortunatly, I can't seem to find them the collection of posts on education you mentioned. This is the only thread that I see when I search "educationdoneright" with GW Johnson in the author field: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8765. Am I doing something wrong? I'd love to take a look at the posts you mentioned if I could find them.

Hello kbd.

I love all aspects of space exploration, but the life support systems are my favorite to study. To me, how and what we'll eat, drink and breath is always fascinating.

Orbital mechanics is neat too, but insanely complicated. I've just recently began to scratch the surface of it.