[briandon]

The photo associated with the "The World Through a Looking Glass" post contradicts the theme of the "The impact of humanity on Earth is humbling from orbit." paragraph. Also it's a bit of a downer to read something like "We are wedded to this planet, for better or for worse, until mass extinction do us part." from an astronaut. I would have hoped for a more Extropian outlook. Does he honestly not think that there's any hope of humanity expanding beyond the Earth and surviving? If so, that's a shame.