Hi Spyder, VERY VERY cool that a NASA employee also has a collection of Alembic AND is a bass player. I've seen your Youtube videos and they're great.
My buddy and I had this conversation two days ago that ended in the conclusion that on Mars, we would just take our problems with us, hence human nature is human nature. Wherever you go, there you are.
BUT, at least there'd be an Alembic or two on Mars ! Maybe someday there will be billions and billions ...