From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sat Sep 01 2001 - 22:20:53 MDT
The people you listed are bench scientists and researchers. There is still
some skepticism, for example, in Scientific American regarding
nanotechnology. But after evaluating the September Issue, I could see that
the only argument was over the means of achieving nanotech, silicon, carbon,
or biological. I am uncomfortable in merely speculating on technical issues
without the addition of someone who is very knowledgeable about technology,
if not an actual scientific peer. I think those researchers listed need as
much encouragement from us as they desire.
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From: tim@maroney.org (Tim Maroney)
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> The extropians list is essentially a forum for people who
> are interested in the progresses made by the Kurzweils, Minskys,
> Merkles, Drexlers, Moravaecs et al of the world....
Then perhaps I should leave. I don't see any of those people as
contributors, or even as serious thinkers, with the exception of Minsky.
They'd be better classified as bad science fiction writers.
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Tim Maroney tim@maroney.org
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