Unless they're Gamesters from Triskelion.

Another Anom? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANOM)

...and what strikes me most is the significant amount of new construction here, compared to the very limited amount or water available. Not sure how much "planning" is going on, given how unsustainable this situation appears to my (admittedly not fully knowledgeable regarding all the circumstances) eyes.

Only an option if you pay for the latest-and-greatest. Apparently this is not available on my iPhone 10 :/

No extinct creature is going to survive for very long without its necessary (exterior and interior) microbiome - and the diversity of microorganisms that would need to be identified and replicated render the chances of bringing back extinct species pretty much zero.

One additional insight: Any alien being/force with the capability of crossing intergalactic distances surely has the technology to remain hidden from our view!

Agreed. Hopefully not something like this: https://www.theguardian.com/sc...

No problem - allow for opting in to surveillance. Just don't make detailed surveillance of users the default.

"Grossberg -- an endowed professor" - I don't think this word means what I thought it meant.

How is Satochin, a *text* adventure, considered a "video" game? I played my first text adventure (ADVENT) on an ASR-33 teletype - no video involved.

Green talks about "the process of growing plants in the soils" without addressing the high level of toxic perchlorates found throughout the Martian soil. This inconvenient fact seems to be lost on just about everyone who talks of settling Mars.

RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics), a well-respected body that developed the most commonly used safety & testing requirements for commercial aircraft (including subsystems and components), issued a white paper with all the relevant details; for those who understand radio frequencies, have a look at https://www.rtca.org/wp-conten...

WAICS is an interesting concept, but the presentation you linked to is dated 2011. To my knowledge (I work in an EMI lab for a major aerospace contractor) nothing has come of the concept to date.

Same goes for cannabis. Schedule I. Despite excellent evidence that it's an anti-emetic, reduces intra-ocular pressure, etc.

The title of the article cited is "Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-analysis". It relates only to *occupational* exposure, which is *far* greater than the exposure one receives at home from a talc-based product that contains trace amounts of asbestos.