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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

The lego sets that inspired my obsession with space colonization:6983: Ice Station Odyssey6898: Ice-Sat V6958: Android Base

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

At 10yo, I knew exactly what crater & volume of stone would need to move for this base to become reality. (Crater would turn into a biodome) https://t.co/ZaJaiTJ2M2

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago
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At 13, I was reading genetics to figure out what was minimum viable number of people to create a self-sustaining colony.

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago
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I got into computers b/c of playing Will Wright's Sim* games. Robotic ants on mars idea can be traced directly: https://t.co/jXI6Bplpyv

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 10 years ago

@azvenigo Shh, I'm still pretending it will be released one day. My childhood's imagination depends on it :)Thanks for inspiring young me.

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago
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I don't want to go to mars. I want to build things to get us there.That weird feeling of imagining possibilities of a pile of lego bricks: https://t.co/L7g7EgYOVE

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago
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TL;DR: lets make a world where all children have access to things that inspire them.https://t.co/BKXMA0xsvK

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Stigmergic Synergy. To build toward mars, build for home first. Most human problems don't go away when we colonize.https://t.co/Dr8CL0NEbI

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago
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Truth:https://t.co/JlmSlhs1gQ

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12/15/2016
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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

...https://t.co/gvOtAW2gFI

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12/18/2016
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UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Do not let your imagination stagnate.https://t.co/Jc38LZGJwb

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

In retrospect: artificial moat Lego Group had around quality kept them safe. Their products are much better now they have to innovate again.

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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago
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Someone donated me a couple of packs of Lego that were not age appropriate for their kids. Looks like a scorpion.Shh… I'm making friends! https://t.co/or8KzcaNXF

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