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Today's candidate is Kerstens from 2001 .... Member ID is #13 ... way ahead of RobertDyck!
I'll give the laptop some exercise anyway.
The content referenced was artificial_gravity_and_the_architecture_of_orbital_habitats.
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Today's candidate is Ken ... member 333 from the First Wave
Email is aol, which I'm pretty sure is still alive under new management ...
Ping confirms aol still has a server responding at that address...
Registered: 2002-11-10 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2002-11-10 17:04:21
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00
Topic: Meta New Mars» John Brandenberg - Does any have his e-mail address
If there is anyone out there who has John Brandenberg's e-mail address, I would greatly appreciate it. Please send it to Kennethnswartz@aol.com Thank you
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Today's candidate is keithicoti - Member 2794 from 2007 ...
The email is Verizon.net ... Verison is still around.
The username for email is different from the NewMars usernamt.
Registered: 2007-07-29 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2007-07-29 10:19:45
Last visit: 2007-07-29 11:44:00
Topic: Meta New Mars » We need new moderators »
I note that this topic appears to have led to selection of JoshNH4H as a moderator. I joined when JoshNH4H was still a moderator.
As for keithicoti .... I'll pass.
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Today's candidate is KDubbs82 from 2007 - Second wave - Member 2767
Registered: 2007-06-27 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2007-06-27 15:29:50
Last visit: 2007-06-27 15:25:42
Topic: Terraformation » Changing Mars' Atmosphere
This may be the aimless inquiry of a neophyte, but is it possible for something like a bomb to be sent to mars with certain materials (e.g. oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, etc.) in an extremely concentrated form..exploded in Mars' atmosphere and over time change the atmosphere and create opportunity for life? For example could the proportionate ingredients create a greenhouse effect on mars to warm the planet.
A subquestion that comes to mind is that would the martian atmosphere be able to hold all the gases sent?
This opening post for a new topic won a nice reply from Martian Republic, and that was followed by another thoughtful reply by RobS.
The topic persisted through #11, with all additions thoughtful, with varying degrees of reliability. RobertDyck contributed.
I'll send the email, assuming sbcglobal.net is still active.
Alas, sbcglobal.net is no longer in service.
Oh well!
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I did see 2 emails 409/411 in my inbox.
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Thanks for the confirmation the emails reached you.
It ** seems ** to me as though the email subsystem is behaving better since we reported the Server Errors. We aren't being given reports on any work that might have been done, but I deduce from the DNS cache rebuild that the application might have been moved to different hardware.
I've skipped the email processing when higher priority needs call for time, but I will try to get back on a daily schedule soon.
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Today's candidate is: kdavis004 Member 401
Today's candidate started a topic that was mildly humorous ... it lasted for a total of 10 posts all in 2003
Registered: 2003-02-16 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2003-02-18 21:42:10
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00 <<== first wave
Human missions » Mars Prize - This is to discusss Mars Prize
http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 620#p12620
The ** real ** X-Prize was in the news at the time.
As might be imagined, the web site offered in the opening post no longer exists.
msn.com still exists. I'll send the email. The laptop needs the exercise.
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I did find 20230418 Outreach Emailer in my inbox
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Thanks for the confirmation! I received two copies of the confirmation. Whatever work Mr. Burk might have done on the web site seems to have improved performance of the email subsystem.
Our candidate for today is: KCC Member 292 (arrived in 2002 shortly after RobertDyck)
The email provider has four segments. Three segments work but the "mail" segment does not respond.
Since the first three segments respond to ping, I'll assume the "mail" segment is set not to respond to ping.
Registered: 2002-09-21 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2002-09-21 20:51:10
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00 << First Wave
topic: Terraformation » Your Ethical Questions Addressed - Ecoethics and terraformation
http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=5297#p5297
The post is long. It is #2 in a topic created by NovaMarsollia
The post comes across to me as a reasonable reply to a rant. I'll send the email.
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Our candidate for today is: kat-91
The email provider is hotmail.co.uk, and to my surprise there is a server at that address.
kat-91 joined in 2006 in the Second Wave ... Member id is 1457
Registered: 2006-06-06 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2006-06-20 10:27:33
Last visit: 2006-06-20 10:29:08
Topic: Intelligent Alien Life » what do you think aliens would look like? - like what color, how tall.....etc.
Post; http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 137#p90137
This was post #23 in a topic that ran through #28
While the topic itself was on the speculative side, and ran out of steam pretty quickly, the post itself seemed thoughtful.
I'll send the email.
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emailers for 0419 & 0420 were received.
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For SpaceNut re #286 .,... thank you for confirmation of the proof copies safe arrival....
The email system seems to be working more reliably since whatever work was done at Mars Society to address the Apache Internal Server error.
The Apache Server error seems to be still happening, as reported by members, but the trade-off of more reliable email service is an unexpected benefit.
Today's candidate is KaoticMoon from 2008 Member 2994
Registered: 2008-04-06 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2008-04-06 21:05:27
Last visit: 2008-04-06 20:39:34 << Second Wave
The one post was #10 in a series: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 97#p107297
KaoticMoon suggested wearing weights on a suit for Mars, to simulate the pull of Earth's gravity.
Topic was: : Civilization and Culture » Martian Gravity
The email provider looks iffy ... a quick ping will tell if there is a server at the address given: Success! There is a server there!
IP of the server shows: Ann Arbor, Michigan
The profile for our candidate shows Silicon Valley as location.
In any case, the now more reliable email subsystem will get a work out today.
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Our candidate for today is: kanzure from 2007 Member 2779
Registered: 2007-07-07 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2007-07-25 00:04:37
Last visit: 2007-07-25 10:31:44 << Second wave
Email provider is gmail.
Topic: : Not So Free Chat » Universities that bust paywalls?
This post started a topic and got no replies.
I'm not inspired.
Pass.
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Today's candidate is: Kannon >> ID 836 from 2004
Email is hotmail, so there is a provider.
Registered: 2004-08-09 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2004-08-09 18:45:35
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00 <<== First Wave
Topic: Life on Mars » Fossils, Geysers and Ice - Fossil Organisms and the NASA/JPL Cover
The post itself seems thoughtful and not fringe, but it ** is ** about someone who is attempting to find evidence of life on Mars from images provided by the robot explorers of the time.
Today's candidate created a topic and got a positive response from atomoid the same day.
The topic came to a thoughtful conclusion at #5.
2004 >> almost 20 years have passed .... a great deal more has been learned about Mars, and the robot explorers are far more sophisticated.
I'm willing to send the email.
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Emailer was received in the inbox
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Thanks for the confirmation. I received both confirmation emails as well. The email system is definitely performing better!
Today's candidate is KamileBa.
The email address is inbox.It
I'll ask ping if that email provider still exists .... Surprise! There is a server at that address!
KamileBa registered in 2019, right in the middle of the spammer onslaught ...
Registered: 2019-01-21 (212.219.189.253) <<== this is a surprising email address (at least it is to me!)
Last post: 2019-01-21 06:11:15
Last visit: 2019-01-21 12:07:52
Topic: Water on Mars >> Rover Robot equipment
Hi guys,
Do any of you know anything about ChemCam and other equipment Rovers use in order to search for ever existent water on Mars? I am doing a research as part of my studies and would be very thankful if any of you could fill out a short questionnaire for my primary research! Here is the link for the questionnaire goo.gl/forms/rWFdMZUfKwZM7tbu1 please copy and paste in your browser
RobertDyck and SpaceNut replied ...
I'll send an email. This appears to have been a legitimate inquiry.
The IP address captured by FluxBB in 2019 is reported by Whois to be a page set up for Wikipedia editors who are not logged in or do not have an account.
I interpret this as possibly a reflection of someone working on a Wikipedia post, or it might just be a convenient way to insulate one's own IP address by using one that belongs to Wikipedia.
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Today's candidate is Kalisanub from 2017
Email provider is gmail...
Registered: 2017-09-04 (94.25.168.146) <<== YOTA - Moscow (client.yota.ru)
Last post: 2017-09-14 07:03:59
Last visit: 2017-09-14 07:04:10
I'm skeptical .... let's see what this visitor from 2017 chose as a topic...
Topic: Interplanetary transportation » Blue Origin Press Release
The post was #18 in a series... it posed a reasonable question, showing attention to the flow in the topic.
Oldfart1939 replied immediately, and SpaceNut followed up with a post about test of BE-4 engine a month later.
I'm not inspired, and I'm still skeptical. The "from" field hints at an ulterior motive for registering. Pass! (th)
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Today's candidate is Kalidasa from 2006 - Member 1474 - Second Wave
Email provider is gmx.net ... Ping check: gmx.net still has a server all these years later.
Registered: 2006-06-13 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2006-06-13 10:30:17
Last visit: 2006-11-24 14:42:10
Topic: Interplanetary transportation » Space Elevator news »
The post itself is #23 in a topic that seems to have been fairly active at the time.
SpaceNut posted an announcement about "Space Elevator Games"
neizero responded to Kaladasa ...
The last post in this topic was by ciclops in 2008, about a climber competition in that year.
Interest in the Space Elevator has certainly waned since 2008 ... The studies of what is possible in a 1 G field have (apparently) convinced even the optimistic that a space elevator based upon known materials is unlikely to exist at Earth, if the goal is to reach from GEO to the surface.
In more recent times (perhaps here in the forum with one of Mars_B4_Moon posts (or perhaps Void's)) I have seen a mention of use of the Space Elevator concept to stretch from a station in LEO to an elevation accessible by an air breathing vehicle.
Our desire is to get the starter ribbon up in as few launches as possible balanced with as few dollars as possible in the timeframe we've set aside. Unless the government decides to subsidize our launches, it seems likely that private industry will be more able to satisfy our requirements. That doesn't, of course, rule out the possibility of using NASA.
Talking about timeframe, the guys from liftport mention on their website to get the first cable working by 2018. I find it hard to believe that finding a sufficiently strong cnt-composite-material and an efficient method for its production and building the infrastructure (factories, ocean platform, laser-systems etc.) can be accomplished in only 10 years. Timeframes of past space projects of comparable mass dimensions teach you that it will take much longer than that. So, Joe_LiftPort, how do you plan on getting the cable up and working by 2018?
I'll send the email.
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emailers received for 0425, 0426 & 0429
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Thanks for confirmations of recent mailings!
Today's candidate is: kagazoid - Member 933 from 2004 First Wave
The email provider is unfamiliar ... I'll check it with Ping: - Surprise! There's a server at the DNS address!
The server is associated with Cruz.IO which is located at Santa Cruz in California, below San Jose
Registered: 2004-08-06 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2004-08-06 19:37:33
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00 << First Wave
Topic: Terraformation » Rovers re. Terraformation - Any useful info from Rovers?
I was just wondering if the Mars Rovers have returned any information relevant to the terraforming question.
Two folks replied, including SpaceNut .... short topic ... it stopped at 3 in 2004.
Well, the email provider is still there, so I'll give the laptop some exercise.
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emailer received for 20230502
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For SpaceNut re #296 ... thanks for the confirmation! I received both confirmation emails as well, so the email subsystem is working reliably!
Today's candidate is: justanotherstudent ID 1430 from 2006
Email is gmail ....
Registered: 2006-05-25 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2006-05-25 20:43:31
Last visit: 2006-05-25 20:42:18 << Second Wave
Topic: Meta New Mars » Question about Mars.
This is for a school project. Are there any raw materials or elements on Mars that can be valuable (like gold) on Earth? Please help, kthx.
http://newmars.com/forums/post.php?tid=4712&qid=89465
Rxke came back with a very nice (generous) reply suggesting platinum group metals might be easy to retrieve on Mars, and they would be valuable on Earth.
Robert M. Blevins came back with an objection about the cost of shipment from Mars to Earth.
Grypd then came back with a prediction that Mars might become a resource for food and water to asteroid miners.
The topic ended there in 2006....
The short discussion did not consider the perspective of Martians ... The question might be rephrased as what elements would be most valuable on Mars to Martians.
I still like Rxke's reply, and suspect that his prediction is very likely to be tested with enthusiasm.
This would be a perfect question for ChatGPT, so I'll ask.
The link below is to a transcript with ChatGPT ... the answer is based upon orbital observations, and low concentrations are reported based upon data cut off at 2021.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yB4 … sp=sharing
The original post by Rxke in 2006 predicted that PGM would be found in fallen asteroids, just as they are on Earth.
It will (probably) take on-site investigation to find such concentrations, if they are present.
In any case, I'll send an email.
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Another emailer received. #20230503
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For SpaceNut ... the email campaign has been falling behind schedule ...
Today's candidate is: JSheets
The email provider looks iffy .... Ping revealed there is something there!
This appears to be an Amazon property: awsglobalaccelerator.com
Whois confirms this is an Amazon property, located in Seattle, Washington.
JSheets arrived right after RobertDyck ... ID is 275
Registered: 2002-08-22 (0.0.0.0)
Last post: 2002-08-22 14:36:54
Last visit: 1969-12-31 20:00:00 <<== first wave!
Topic: Martian Politics and Economy» It's all so very nice, BUT
The post is long and thoughful, so I'll just post the link: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=4440#p4440
I read a little bit of the topic, which continued for a grand total of 85 posts, all in 2002.
From just impressions, it appears to me that this topic contains a pretty good summary of all the ills that are likely to befall human society.
However, the post by our candidate seemed reasonable enough, so I'll send the email.
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Today's candidate is: JoyceLoxy from 2017 at the height of the spammer activity
The email address looks spam generated ... Ping revealed: Name or service not known
We do have an IP address ...
Registered: 2017-10-07 (Russia)
Last post: 2017-10-21 04:31:06
Last visit: 2017-10-21 04:31:06
From Bulgaria
Let's see which topic our candidate chose: Life on Mars » Is Terraforming Mars a Pipe Dream?
One thing to point out about Mars having a weak magnetic field and thus loosing its atmosphere.
That will take a looooong time.
Its not like the atmosphere will blow away in a week, or even in decades. Your talking something thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Which is probably going to be long enough to either refresh it, or come up with another solution or another planet
The post itself looks sensible.
Never-the-less, considering the time of the registration, I'd be reluctant to send to the email address.
However, the email address does not exist (the provider does not exist).
Pass.
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