It's 12/9 now what?

[Richard V.]

It’s sort of an in-joke. The number 420 is associated with smoking weed. I think originally it referred (or reefered) to the time people would smoke… after school at 4:20 in the US.

It’s taken off to mean whatever marijuana associated meaning people want to give it. They celebrate 4/20 as the date Weed was legalized in Colorado…

He’s joked about it a lot, but I don’t think Musk actually smokes much.

I do not think Elon has much time for any of that. Thanks for the clarification.
I love my Brandy, wine and occasional beers/ciders on very hot days (during our "two days" of summer ) and that is it.

 

[Dids]

Because someone talked about 4:20, everyone toked up, and the original conversation was lost in the haze.

What are we talking about?

 

[Ogre]

I think we can put a fork in the whole 12/9 thing.

It’s done.

 

[Richard V.]

I think we can put a fork in the whole 12/9 thing.

It’s done.

"We can put a fork in it [because] ... it's done".
Is it well done? So, I would agree that the goose is cooked.


Elon did confirmed that during his latest big interview. It would have looked bad on him to say at the interview that there is nothing planned and a few days latter BANG! I believe in ELON
I am not sure I would want to follow him to Mars yet. I am getting too old for that. Or perhaps that is a good reason to do it?

 

[Ogre]

"We can put a fork in it [because] ... it's done".
Is it well done? So, I would agree that the goose is cooked.


Elon did confirmed that during his latest big interview. It would have looked bad on him to say at the interview that there is nothing planned and a few days latter BANG! I believe in ELON
I am not sure I would want to follow him to Mars yet. I am getting too old for that. Or perhaps that is a good reason to do it?

Old people should be the first to go to Mars because the first ones to go are most likely to die.

We should force all the smart octogenarians to go first.

 

[John K]

Old people should be the first to go to Mars because the first ones to go are most likely to die.

We should force all the smart octogenarians to go first.

Agree plus their bodies decomposing in the soil helps terraforming process. Solves social security, reduce demand for expensive drugs. All we need to do is subsidize an inexpensive trip to Mars.

 

[FutureBoy]

Old people should be the first to go to Mars because the first ones to go are most likely to die.

We should force all the smart octogenarians to go first.

Agree plus their bodies decomposing in the soil helps terraforming process. Solves social security, reduce demand for expensive drugs. All we need to do is subsidize an inexpensive trip to Mars.

If you are looking for fertilizer, you might as well send the not so smart also. Brain specialization doesn’t seem to impact decomposition rates or reuse viability.

 

[John K]

If you are looking for fertilizer, you might as well send the not so smart also. Brain specialization doesn’t seem to impact decomposition rates or reuse viability.

Agree

This is such a Modest Proposal

Plus, I would not mind visiting Mars before I kick the bucket.

 

[Ogre]

Agree

This is such a Modest Proposal

Plus, I would not mind visiting Mars before I kick the bucket.

If @John K goes to Mars… dibs on his truck!

 

[John K]

If @John K goes to Mars… dibs on his truck!

Son beat you to it. Plus, you are getting yours first so… shotgun.

 

[fritter63]

I think we can put a fork in the whole 12/9 thing.

It’s done.

Because it was really 1/29

Prove me wrong.

 

[Richard V.]

Old people should be the first to go to Mars because the first ones to go are most likely to die.

We should force all the smart octogenarians to go first.

This reminds me that France did have a REAL colonization strategy in place from the King of France for the New France colony (i.e., Quebec).
You can read some of it here: King's Daughters - Wikipedia
or here if you do not trust Wikipedia: Filles du Roi | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Now what could be next for a colony on Mars? Send the very old smart and "creative" ones first. I am all ears! I hope I could make make it true the selection process.

 

[jerhenderson]

Old people should be the first to go to Mars because the first ones to go are most likely to die.

We should force all the smart octogenarians to go first.

you want a young breeding population.

 

[Richard V.]

you want a young breeding population.

I trust that the TeslaBots will provide the labor and building hands. I also trust that humans would take care of the DNA evolution of humanity in space and the kindness and care that is needed to evolve as a species.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

This is the funny thing… where the number actually came from is lost to time.

There is a pretty clear reference on Wikipedia, if you believe in such things. I lost faith in Wikipedia when they published the price of the quad-motor Cybertruck.