Can the statement be made with a large degree of solid-grounding in what we know about nanotechnology, that once we have self replicating assemblers or some form of large-scale convergent assembly nanotech process, then molecular machine manufacturing will allow us to mass produce diamond and similiar material components/ parts / materials / consumer goods at prices that are cheaper than steel based goods produced with traditional bulk processing machines? Read More →
Archive for May, 2009
I was thinking about the fears people have about nanotechnology. Obviously nanotech has many different ways that it could evolve, and thus potentially posing many dangers. However, the prospects for danger to people from this seems very limited – in Prey the way people die from the nanobots is by inhalation (and other studies: The research, led by a group at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, has found in preliminary studies that inhaling... more
For me buddhism appeals to me and I practice and profess it because it corresponds most nearly to everything I know about the universe. I see a basic unity among religions, although that’s a different topic. I’m only interested in what’s actually true. For example, it’s a fact that matter is almost entirely empty space, and that part isn’t is basically energy. Realizing that entirely maybe will be enlightenment, “the kingdom of God” or whatever words... more
I just stumbled onto Quantum Mechanics and I thought it was pretty cool. Quantum Mechanics, from what I understand, is all about reality and possibilities. Past, Present, and Future all exist at the same time, and all time exist within the mind and the mind alone. Now, when I say possibility, I mean the infinite outcomes that life has, and most of these outcomes are in reality at the same time. A famous experiment that proves this is the Shroeder’s Cat experiment: Put a cat inside a closed... more
I am interested in theories about the interaction/operation of the human brain, at the quantum level. I seems that our perception of time (i.e. linear) could be misguided and in physical reality (whatever that is) time may just as well be another dimension and therefore movement within this dimension is not necessarily always in one direction. When taken together with quantum uncertainty within the propogation of signals within the brain, this could be an explanation, a primative and possibly only... more
I have always believed in the uniques of the human mind. For a long time, I suspected that the processes that give us a consciousness is not computable and that the “I” of consciousness is derived from a single atomic particle, the “rest” (the audio, visual, etc. gray matters) being the computing equivalent of peripherals. The “rest” posseses no consciousness but is there to allow I/O with the atomic particle. Well, I just finished reading an article in this... more