Re: QUICKIE PREDICTION NEEDED

From: Mike Linksvayer (ml@justintime.com)
Date: Sun Oct 25 1998 - 20:40:49 MST


Randall Randall wrote:
> Curiously, the
> people most knowledgeable about nanotech predict the shortest
> times until we have it (e.g. Zyvex' website claims that they
> will have an assembler within 5-10 years).

Not a prediction, just a random thought:
If nanotech is anything like software, they'll be 90% finished
in 10 years, and the other 90% will take 90 years.

Unfortunately, it looks like the only two nanotech-related claims
on the idea futures exchange both specify 'by 2000' and aren't
doing well...
http://www.ideosphere.com/fx-bin/Claim?claim=ncryp
http://www.ideosphere.com/fx-bin/Claim?claim=Stew

(last trade of 12 and 5 (of 100) respectively)

Given that the exchange is run by the Foresight Institute I'm
surprised there aren't more nanotech claims.

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