From: Bryan Moss (bryan.moss@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Tue Jan 05 1999 - 13:02:02 MST
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
> Roger Penrose thinks that the fundamental units of computation are
> microtubule dimers, which would put the brain at 10^26 ops/second. He
> furthermore speculates that the brain uses quantum computing. I'm not
> sure I believe (guess-that) either, but I wouldn't be the least bit
> surprised.
Speaking of Roger Penrose...
I'm guessing that a large number of people here have read Hans Moravec's new
book, Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind, which features a small comic
strip featuring a certain Roger. I've never read any of Penrose's books so I
don't know if he makes similar comments about Moravec, but I do know he's
working on a new book and I had an idea for a comic strip for him to include
in it. It's extremely unsubtle (featuring Moravec's consciousness residing
in the thermal vibrations of a baboon’s arse) and I doubt Penrose would
approve. But if anyone can get me in contact with him I'd be grateful.
BM
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