http://www.kurzweilai.net/bowl-of-heaven Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 23 May 2013 19:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/bowl-of-heaven/comment-page-1#comment-88794 Whittaker Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:35:47 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=165758#comment-88794 A bowl... what a wonderful concept. Nevertheless, I see engineering flaws: Half (actually more than that, counting reflection) of the sun's total energy output are NOT captured. Lost in the interstellar darkness. "Habitable area"? I prefer encased volumes ("indoor enviroments"). According to careful calculation, the internal surface of a Dyson Sphere is too hot to be inhabitable. Having said these, I still want to read this book. A bowl… what a wonderful concept.
Nevertheless, I see engineering flaws:
Half (actually more than that, counting reflection) of the sun’s total energy output are NOT captured. Lost in the interstellar darkness.
“Habitable area”? I prefer encased volumes (“indoor enviroments”).
According to careful calculation, the internal surface of a Dyson Sphere is too hot to be inhabitable.
Having said these, I still want to read this book.

]]>