Next Big Future has an interesting writeup on ways that we could achieve a technological singularity that don’t involve artificial intelligence or molecular nanotech.
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End of the Week, End of the World 10-24-08
It’s been a while since we’ve ended our week on an apocalyptic note, so here are some thoughts on why we’re all in trouble. My favorite line: Accepting the threat of superintelligence involves 1) understanding that human intelligence is finite, understandable, and ultimately engineerable, just like the body (surprise!), and 2) humans are […] actually …
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Five for the Future 10-22-08
Finding the alien galactic internet Participatory deception How to see from within an invisibility cloak Countering invisibility cloaks Gait analysis via satellite
Five for the Future
Chinese building “impossible” space drive Sticky nanotape 10 times better than Gecko grip Molecular biocomputers for targeted drug delivery Software for understanding alien languages Better sensors through quantum effects
EP Off to Layout!
So Eclipse Phase is off to layout. In fact, about half the book is laid out already, and we’re starting on the proofread. The art has also been rolling in, so we’ll get some previews of that posted soon!