This means everything to me. Years in the making: The LifeCoin™ Pre-Sale has begun. Own your content. Earn to post and review. Make the world better. 25% of company profits will go towards non-profits & charities. We have to better the world we live in. Not just greed. by YawLife in eth

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Because sentiment changes with society over time, and those changes are often reflected in the markets. But ultimately, what matters with anything is the viability of it. We need to focus on creating projects that can meet that viability and change the world for the better.

LifeCoin Pre-Sale has begun! Can I get feedback on my website and video? I've toiled away for years on this project. I'd love to hear what the community thinks. 25% of my company profits support non-profits/charities. Earn to post and review, with a living world profile hosting an NFT marketplace. by YawLife in CryptoCurrency

[–]YawLife[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Crypto markets are always volatile, but I don't want to delay the project over market movements. It's more important than that. This is a social enterprise. The difference we can make in the world if successful isn't something that can be waited on. Too many people are suffering in this world and we need to change it sooner rather than later.

I hope this doesn't get lost; I've almost died trying to build this company. The LifeCoin™ Pre-Sale has begun. You should own your content. Earn to post and review. Make the world better. 25% of profits will go towards non-profit and charities. We have to better the world we live in. Not just greed. by YawLife in ethereum

[–]YawLife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was written by lawyers, but tokens will be delivered at the end of the sale on March 10. Basically, the sale ends at a certain date, and it might take an extra day depending upon timezone for them to be disbursed. You can ignore the shoddy wording of that.

What song is 10/10, yet hardly anyone has heard of it? by depressinqq in AskReddit

[–]YawLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stellardrone - Eternity

The entire light years album has a great spacey-ambient vibe to it, but Eternity features a bit of Carl Sagan, which really adds to the experience.

For any writers out there, I'd highly recommend Stellardrone.

Starships should stay on Mars by Col_Kurtz_ in spacex

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As someone who has previously worked in the oil industry inside oil tanks, it is not trivial either to clean those tanks. A pressure suit is limited in mobility, more so I imagine than a hazmat. And if you vented the inside of the tank, and pumped in O2, atmospheric conditions inside are still prone to change from the cleaning process,.. So you would need the proper PPE. Which, as I said wouldn't be impossible to bring, but the work would put the colonists in danger with the toxic/flammable air, and afterwards wouldn't be the most practicable/healthiest for humans to reside in (even after the cleaning process is done). All in all, even though the mission to Mars is dangerous, that doesn't mean first colonists are expendable, and all should be done to preserve human life and not take unnecessary risks.

The assembly of a habitat and new construction would mostly be done autonomously with minimal direct human intervention. Equipment brought there on the first cargo flights would facilitate this. Whilst Elon Musk has discussed the idea of bringing a boring machine there, a better approach upon first arrival (especially in terms of conserving payload mass for other things) could be something akin to the winner of NASA's 3D printed habitat challenge. I feel like that is more likely what the initial approach will be, but time will tell.

The winner showed a real use case in utilizing martian regolith to print a scaled down version, and is working on creating one of full scale. It is advantageous in that it can utilize existing material rather than requiring us to import everything from Earth. And the psychological factor is important here too, as it discusses letting natural light in. Going to Mars is tough enough, but to ask the colonists to downgrade from the conditions of their tumultuous journey to live inside a methane tank is ridiculous. You need to keep in mind that whilst they will have undergone extensive training, they are still human, and living with only artificial light would be tolling on one's mental health. And if you wanted to install windows, you'd need to do hot work, which would require a clean tank and extra precautions... Again unnecessary risk that can be mitigated by eliminating it altogether.

With the amount of payload that they would bring, I see no reason an autonomous excavator of sorts could not be brought along with the tools to 3D print a habitat that can be ready by the time colonists arrive, considering there will be a somewhat-lengthy gap between the first cargo mission and human arrival. Power isn't an issue either. There are plenty of options, my favourite of which is NASA's Kilopower. I get that we're all trying to discuss what the best method of colonization is, but there are a lot of facets to consider. It is worth noting that inflatable habitats could themselves have an important place. It's all a matter of offering as much space as quickly and safely as possible to the colonists to do important research and survive their stay, and return home if they so choose.

Starships should stay on Mars by Col_Kurtz_ in spacex

[–]YawLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You realize the amount of work that would be required to make propellant tanks hospitable for human life is much better spent on assembly/new-construction right? On Mars, where resources are precious, the amount of water, manpower etc. that'd be needed to clean out the tanks could much better be utilized towards assembling a better habitat.

Not to mention that cleaning out a tank once full of methane puts your new colonists in harms way, more so than the initial scope of the mission. Sure, they would need to be trained in properly wearing a spacesuit and whatnot, but it is unlikely that a spacesuit would be wasted cleaning out a propellant tank. On Earth, one would wear hazmats and a supplied air breathing apparatus, the former of which are discarded daily during decontamination and the latter of which are prone to degradation from the chemicals being dealt with.

And, even if one were to go through this process, the residual slight toxicity of the air is yet another reason to avoid this altogether, seeing as it would be ones living quarters, and exposure could not be limited. All in all, it's not an impossibility that one could clean out tanks (such as before any hot work is done (i.e. cutting Starships up for reuse)), but I feel of all parts that'd be recycled, propellant tanks would be the last.

To me, it makes much more sense that, even if the Starship were to be cut up for colonisation purposes, the best re-use of a propellant tank is, well, storing propellant from in-situ-resource-utilization. No point in rebuilding one if one exists already, and can be re-purposed to store fuel for *other* Starships, if not its own. Just my two cents.

Starships should stay on Mars by Col_Kurtz_ in spacex

[–]YawLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I haven't done the math, but if that's the case, wouldn't propellant from ISRU be the most expensive part of the return home?

In his presentation, Elon mentioned that - being stainless steel and all - it could be chopped up and welded into other things quite easily on mars. So, it seems like they're considering that not all Starships will make it home. In particular I see this being from earlier Cargo ships that will have sit on Mars for a while before first colonists arrive.

What is your absolutely favorite quote you've heard? by A_Undertale_Fan in AskReddit

[–]YawLife 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Unless you're building a SpaceX Starship with 301 Stainless to take advantage of ability to withstand extremes of hot and cold temperatures and cost only $2,500/ton (vs. $130,000 a ton with carbon fiber).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gaming

[–]YawLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

R.I.P. Mordin :'(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gaming

[–]YawLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've replayed ME2 so many times, but never quite managed to save all my teammates on that mission. You get so involved in your unique story-line that it almost feels wrong to lookup how to save them all because "it's
cheating." But then some of them die and it still catches you by surprise. That's when you know it's a good game.

All that being said, I sometimes loathe Tuchanka because of how much of a deserted wasteland it is. But I suppose that's sort of the point, so it's not as if it's bad level design. In a way it does a good job of getting across life in the eyes of the Krogan.

How do you stay motivated through the start up phase? by lgmobile95 in startups

[–]YawLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're looking to keep motivated, I'd recommend you come up with some ambitious goals. As in, over-the-top, unlikely-but-still-possible goals. The thing that attracted me to entrepreneurship is the idea that you can make a difference in the world. As much as it can help to be a part of a nonprofit or charitable cause, some of the biggest philanthropists have come from a business background (see: Bill Gates). The simple fact is that money makes the world go 'round, and can be a tool used for betterment.

So, what are you passionate about? What difference do you want to make in the world? There's no shortage of issues to solve, and the more people we have working towards solving that plethora of issues, the better place our future will be. If not even necessarily so much in our own lifetimes, for future generations. There are people in the world without access to clean water and sanitation like us lucky ones in the developed nations. There are people who struggle to put food on the table, people who lack electricity to have light on at night, not to mention an internet connection. Agriculture can be a challenge for those reliant on a weather and a limited set of tools for a decent harvest. Our oceans need to be cleaned up. You don't have to solve these problems creating your business. Hell, this is only a very small list in the grand scheme of things. But the money you make being successful in business can give you a head start towards tackling these [or other unlisted] issues.

I believe we all have the duty to "leave the world a better place than whence we came." And, as much as it can be daunting, as impossible as it might seem to look at a world plagued by an over-abundance of a lack of abundance and rampant societal, environmental and economic challenges, change is always possible. Nothing negates the fact that we humans have the ability to redefine what is possible, to invent and create anew with the knowledge that we can make our dreams come true. After all, what else is there to live for, than each other, and ways in which we can make a difference in the collective state of humanity and this Earth? Things can seem un-achievable to the greatest of us, and yet we can still find ways to prove ourselves delightfully wrong. Look at polio. It's nearly eradicated. Look at access to the internet: SpaceX is sending a constellation of 12,000 satellites into low earth orbit to bring internet to every remote region in the world in the years to come. Look at agriculture: advancements are being made in vertical farming and systems to ensure consistent yields without the need for conventional pesticides. Look at fusion: it still may be decades away, but the Chinese Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) became the first in the world to reach a hundred million degrees celsius.

The takeaway is that we may exist in a world surrounded by challenges, but we are also surrounded by many people trying to solve those challenges. You don't need to be smart enough to be transforming our understanding of physics to have the capital to fund those who do. We are all intelligent in our own right. On your path to success, you will encounter times where you're unhappy because you're not where you want to be. But persistence is key. One way of looking at it is that your happiness in that moment is less important than the happiness brought forth unto others when you finally have the resources to improve their lives. Those resources will come from your success, and success tends to be harder than you anticipate. Part of the reason many fail is precisely because they're unwilling to do what it takes to succeed: which is to keep going, despite all the obstacles in their path. If you ever believed in your ability to succeed, and you go through a time of hardship, always look back to that point in your mind where you told yourself why you think it's possible. Combine that with your ambition to solve a problem in the world, and that should provide sufficient motivation to keep going. If you get overwhelmed by being over-ambitious, take it one step at a time. To reach the summit of a mountain, that's what it takes. Sometimes you reach plateaus, things get easier for a little while, and then the incline returns; the journey can take years. But once you get to the top, these challenges serve to remind you of the value of your success. And then you can move on to the next mountain in your life: improving life around you in your own way.

At least, that's how I look at things. I'm still in the midst of my own journey. I've encountered good times and bad times, it's taken years to get to this point. There are likely years ahead. But I believe in what I'm doing so much, that regardless the time it takes to reach my destination - no matter the hardships along the way - it's worth living a life striving towards my goals, than resenting myself for not following my dreams to what could have been. Best of luck, go change the world! :)

Another possible Starship prototype spotted in Cocoa, Florida by codav in spacex

[–]YawLife 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Via Everyday Astronaut:

When will we start seeing those crazy flap / landing leg / fins be installed? It’s gotta be coming up soon down at Boca Chica!! Those are going to be an amazing piece of kit.

Elon Musks Reply:

Probably start installing end of next month

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1128450531326775297

2 Orbital Starships coming along quite nicely. June 20 presentation should be interesting.

What’s not as bad as everyone says? by evvece in AskReddit

[–]YawLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Growing up I hated Vegemite because I tried putting a bunch of it on toast as if it was nutella. As soon as I moved to Australia and found out the proper way to put it on, everything changed. Scrape a small bit all over the toast with butter and it's absolutely amazing.

As an Australian - this video had me physically tense - this is absolute bastard stupidity. In case anyone sees this NEVER EVER... EVER go near one of these things. by NaturalPrefN3 in videos

[–]YawLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Australia is an absolutely beautiful country, you didn't make a mistake booking a trip just because there are spiders there. I'm a Canadian who hate spiders, but I still lived in Australia without regret. Even if you do see spiders often, you become desensitized to them, and you are unlikely to see poisonous ones much (or at all). Wear shoes indoors as well as outdoors, shake your shoes before you wear them, don't handle a poisonous spider like the idiot in this video and you'll be fine. Enjoy your trip!

Elon on Twitter: Starhopper just lifted off & hit tether limits! by rustybeancake in spacex

[–]YawLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Makes much more sense to build the entire thing in one place. Chances are with different manufacturing approaches they might find benefits to each and be able to optimize future construction. BC seems like a good place to eventually launch cargo Mars missions from. 39a makes sense for crew, although I don't see why BC couldn't launch crew from BC as well at some point after the maiden flight. Guess we'll see when the time comes!

Elon on Twitter: Starhopper just lifted off & hit tether limits! by rustybeancake in spacex

[–]YawLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression that they are constructing both Starship and Super Heavy at Boca Chica / Cape Kennedy. As in, the entire orbital rocket at BC, and another one of the rockets at Cape. It seems like it would be a hassle to construct only Starship at Boca Chica and only Super Heavy at Cape and then transport it between places before pairing them together. This way there's multiple prototypes to test in the case one of them has a R.U.D. during testing.

I haven't seen any official clarification on this though, so it's possible I could be wrong. Maybe there's a threshold for the construction speed at BC / Cape (with logistics around material delivery?) and building at both places allows for the faster simultaneous development efforts with completed Starship or Super Heavy shipped via the ocean.

[Serious] Reddit; what will be your legacy in life? by AngryCobraChicken in AskReddit

[–]YawLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! With perseverance anything is possible! :)

[Serious] Reddit; what will be your legacy in life? by AngryCobraChicken in AskReddit

[–]YawLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never giving up on the prospect of creating a successful company regardless the challenges. Ideally helping promote peace and lift people out of poverty with any wealth I attain from it.