Submission + - Become a Virgle Pioneer (worldoftalus.com)
lanthar writes: "April Fools evening, Google posted the plans for "Project Virgle, the first permanent human colony on Mars." They invited everyone to apply by taking the survey, then submitting a 30 second Youtube video.
From the site:
"Sure, the work will be hard, the broadband rates low, the commodes decidedly open source, and yes, your life might be extinguished in a fiery instant of catastrophic technological malfunction. But your enriched descendants will appreciate your sacrifice, which should render worthwhile your choice to spend the rest of your (perhaps radically foreshortened) life in deprivation and uncertainty.""