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Space Exploration Needs Extraterrestrial Ethics 162

Posted by samzenpus from the fly-softly-and-carry-a-big-laser dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Professor Andy Miah notes there's already international government policies taking hold on outer space — and a need for new ethical guidelines. 'For instance, what obligations do we owe to the various life forms we send there, or those we might discover? Can we develop a more considerate approach to colonizing outer space than we were able to achieve for various sectors of Earth?' And what rights do astronauts have? 'Could our inevitable public surveillance of their behavior become too much of an infringement on their personal privacy?' But more importantly, professor Miah notes that 'the goods of space exploration far exceed the symbolic value,' pointing out that 'A vast amount of research and development derives from space exploration ... For example, the United Kingdom's 2007 Space Policy inquiry indicated that the creation of space products contributes two to three times their value in GDP.'"

Comment Re:I'd say (Score 1) 264

by The -e**(i*pi) (#30189968) Attached to: Best Practices For Infrastructure Upgrade?

that is an awesome deal.
One thing to worry about with old P4 stuff is how much power it will use. Each of those uses probably $15 or more each month in electricity depending on where you live. It probably does not come out of your IT budget, but it still costs the company money.

Comment Re:I'd say (Score 2, Insightful) 264

by The -e**(i*pi) (#30188986) Attached to: Best Practices For Infrastructure Upgrade?

I doubt with only 150 people they would want to spend the money to have a server at every office in case that offices link went down. I agree wholeheartedly that the level of redundancy talked about is overkill. Also will WWW, mail, DNS, ... even work if the line is cut regardless if the server is in the building?

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