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Corwin · 05-09-2002, 08:24 AM

Oh my Universe.

I'm agreeing with elwood on something.

**watches the Four Horsemen ride by....*

Koyaanisqatsi · 05-09-2002, 01:19 PM

Well, in case nobody guessed, my post was supposed to be more on the tongue-in-cheek side, but thanks for the responses.

As for the father of a friend of mine who has developed the modified engine, he is in business for himself after selling the idea to Caterpillar, who immediately shelved it.

As for "shelving the whole thing," I'm not behind that at all. I want my smart fog, but then I wanted a phaser, too, and those are in the hands of the military

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As for the jetpack, I guess there's a fine line between transport and ordinance!

Corwin · 05-09-2002, 01:27 PM

'If you can survive the impact with minor injuries or less... it's transport.'

elwoodblues · 05-09-2002, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Corwin:
<strong>Oh my Universe.

I'm agreeing with elwood on something.

**watches the Four Horsemen ride by....*</strong>

lmao, Corwin. Glad you have a sense of humor about it

Oh, Koy... Sorry if I misinterpreted your post. I don't have much time to spend here anymore, so I gotta try to get things quick and dirty.

Jesse · 05-09-2002, 09:14 PM

Has anyone mentioned this link yet?

<a href="http://www.foresight.org/" target="_blank">The Foresight Institute</a>

Ipecac · 05-15-2002, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by elwoodblues:
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Yeah. Just like penicillin. And iron smelting. And navigation. And rocketry. And electricity. And the integrated circuit. And the printing press. And crop rotation farming. And plastics. And vulcanized rubber. And scientific astronomy. And interchangable parts manufacturing.

You're right. We're just as well off with those as we would be without. Let's just chuck the whole lot and live off the bounty mother nature. Red in tooth and claw.</strong>

Don't forget the big one, indoor plumbing.

As far as computers are concerned there are already plans for computers as powerful as mainframes so small that thousands could fit in a mitochondria.

I would have to agree with the earlier assertion IRT open source. Corporations will have a vested interest in short lived nanobots. Of course they will not be able to keep the genie in the bottle and the new scarcity will be intellectual property. But I think eventually most people will simply start using public domain designs for everything from toilets to clothes.

Let's get small.

Cac!

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05-09-2002, 08:24 AM	#51
Corwin Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,369	Oh my Universe. I'm agreeing with elwood on something. *watches the Four Horsemen ride by....

05-09-2002, 01:19 PM	#52
Koyaanisqatsi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Yes, I have dyslexia. Sue me. Posts: 6,508	Well, in case nobody guessed, my post was supposed to be more on the tongue-in-cheek side, but thanks for the responses. As for the father of a friend of mine who has developed the modified engine, he is in business for himself after selling the idea to Caterpillar, who immediately shelved it. As for "shelving the whole thing," I'm not behind that at all. I want my smart fog, but then I wanted a phaser, too, and those are in the hands of the military . As for the jetpack, I guess there's a fine line between transport and ordinance!

05-09-2002, 01:27 PM	#53
Corwin Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,369	'If you can survive the impact with minor injuries or less... it's transport.'

05-09-2002, 09:14 PM	#55
Jesse Moderator - Science Discussions Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Providence, RI, USA Posts: 9,908	Has anyone mentioned this link yet? <a href="http://www.foresight.org/" target="_blank">The Foresight Institute</a>

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