tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588615702418970620.post5273797325402197147..comments2023-10-25T03:46:35.618-07:00Comments on A. R. Norris: Need a map?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447874650659057352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588615702418970620.post-8713698719349239702013-05-27T09:36:16.073-07:002013-05-27T09:36:16.073-07:00Oh, man (or -- er - chickie) don't say that! I...Oh, man (or -- er - chickie) don't say that! I'm one of those geekies that feels the world is not enough, the solar system is not enough... and the galaxy is not enough. I want to see it all.<br /><br />Sigh, but you're probably right and I need to be okay with that. There ARE lots of things to still discover in Milky Way.<br /><br />I think GPS (Galactic) is a good title since we're not heading out beyon our own. And I agree with the center of the galaxy for reference, since that is the only real "stationary" point. I just hope the galaxy's movement within the univers, though, won't through it off. I used that concept in Duty and Devotion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447874650659057352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588615702418970620.post-16183720629504786282013-05-27T09:28:38.725-07:002013-05-27T09:28:38.725-07:00LOL, thanks Allie. I'm glad you like the posts...LOL, thanks Allie. I'm glad you like the posts. Yours are always so interesting it means a lot. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447874650659057352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588615702418970620.post-29622986191878568502013-05-27T07:23:58.965-07:002013-05-27T07:23:58.965-07:00Great blog, AR, and you raise a great point.
We ...Great blog, AR, and you raise a great point. <br /><br />We aren't going to be exploring outside our solar system until we develop a reliable navigation/positioning system. Since nothing stays in one place like it does in land or sea navigation it becomes a bit more complex to determine your location in the maelstrom of whirling suns and systems. What would we use for reference? Maybe the galactic center? <br /><br />This wouldn't work for intergalactic travel of course, but I think for the most part, forgetaboutit! I don't see that happening in 1,000 lifetimes, and maybe not even in the lifetime of our species. But it's really not a problem. There's PLENTY to discover right here in the Milky Way with its mind-boggling mysteries, potentially millions of Goldilocks planets and the vastness of interstellar space between them. What possible reason could we have for traveling to another, incomprehensibly distant galaxy?<br /><br />Hmmm...so maybe we can just keep calling it GPS--for Galactic Positioning System, since we won't need a system for traveling outside the galaxy for quite some time. Like...never. :)L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588615702418970620.post-82166041156060116542013-05-26T17:00:50.569-07:002013-05-26T17:00:50.569-07:00I like the "AR thought process." It take...I like the "AR thought process." It takes me to the most interesting places when I ride along :-)Allie Ritchhttp://allieritch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com