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minus-squarebloom_of_rakes@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoEgan’s version. Upload everybody on the ship. Run time at whatever speed. Rebuild bodies when you get there. Advantages : tiny, simple ship. No flesh to squish under high acceleration.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 months agoAnd if you need a backup, just carve the data for your entire civilization into the bedrock of a planet.
Egan’s version.
Upload everybody on the ship.
Run time at whatever speed.
Rebuild bodies when you get there.
Advantages : tiny, simple ship. No flesh to squish under high acceleration.
And if you need a backup, just carve the data for your entire civilization into the bedrock of a planet.
Sam Hughes?
Huh, Stross has a very similar setup