Comments on: Deflecting an asteroid, with paintballs http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs Accelerating Intelligence Sun, 26 May 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs/comment-page-1#comment-102675 GatorALLin Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:24:04 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181823#comment-102675 __ I have to agree with your comment that good ideas can come from video games. There was a really interesting ted talk about the fact that in USA the average kid at age 21 has 10,000 hours being trained how to play video games very well.... The question was how to put all that time to good use. Check out the Ted video here. http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html the book about 10,000 hours and becoming a master, was well written and worth a read here (if you want to study how the worlds richest people got rich or became masters) http://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361895634&sr=8-1&keywords=outliers __ I have to agree with your comment that good ideas can come from video games. There was a really interesting ted talk about the fact that in USA the average kid at age 21 has 10,000 hours being trained how to play video games very well…. The question was how to put all that time to good use. Check out the Ted video here.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html

the book about 10,000 hours and becoming a master, was well written and worth a read here (if you want to study how the worlds richest people got rich or became masters) http://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361895634&sr=8-1&keywords=outliers

]]> By: SmartAndSober http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs/comment-page-1#comment-102335 SmartAndSober Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:18:56 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181823#comment-102335 Actually, a lot of seemingly "wacky" concepts from video games are potentially very useful in real life. Actually, a lot of seemingly “wacky” concepts from video games are potentially very useful in real life.

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs/comment-page-1#comment-102192 GatorALLin Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:48:43 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181823#comment-102192 Like it....LOL...win a prize carnival like game... (your prize is to avoid mass extinction for now) Like it….LOL…win a prize carnival like game… (your prize is to avoid mass extinction for now)

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs/comment-page-1#comment-102191 GatorALLin Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:47:30 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181823#comment-102191 I noticed some of the actual asteroids are spinning or flipping in weird ways....so I would guess this makes it harder to know what "side" or how to paint only the areas you want to reflect photons with.... I noticed some of the actual asteroids are spinning or flipping in weird ways….so I would guess this makes it harder to know what “side” or how to paint only the areas you want to reflect photons with….

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs/comment-page-1#comment-102190 Bri Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:47:20 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181823#comment-102190 I read about this proposal awhile ago. I'm sorry it just hits my funny bone. We could turn this into a video game. Like the monkey controling a robotic arm, we'll charge people money to take a shot at it! I read about this proposal awhile ago. I’m sorry it just hits my funny bone. We could turn this into a video game. Like the monkey controling a robotic arm, we’ll charge people money to take a shot at it!

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