Re: sim general

From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Sat Jun 23 2001 - 07:39:43 MDT

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In a message dated 6/22/2001 10:30:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
spike66@attglobal.net writes:

> Mike if you could see some of the computer sims the generals
> have running today it would blow your mind. Those guys are
> thinking 10 years out, 20 years, 50. They are modelling nanotech-
> based conflicts, and it would not surprise me a bit to learn they
> are struggling with a concept very close to what we call the
> singularity. They grok. spike

I can second this, at least for some segments of the defense
establishment.
Working on the Foresight Guidelines, I've had the pleasure to work with
one
EXTREMELY smart and "with-it" fellow from the very top echelons of the
US
defense intelligentsia. He is not alone. There are groups within the
defense establishment who are WAY AHEAD of society at large in terms of
their
grasp of what technological development holds in store over the next
10-30
years. The big question is the relationship of these groups with others

within the over-all military-industrial complex who either don't get it
or
won't because of very lucrative interests in maintaining the status quo.

       Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com>----<gburch@lockeliddell.com>
      Attorney ::: Vice President, Extropy Institute ::: Wilderness
Guide
         http://www.gregburch.net -or-
http://members.aol.com/gburch1
                                           ICQ # 61112550
        "We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we
know
        enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another

       question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our
species."
                                          -- Desmond Morris

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<BR>In a message dated 6/22/2001 10:30:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>spike66@attglobal.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid;
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Mike if you
could see some of the computer sims the generals
<BR>have running today it would blow your mind. &nbsp;Those guys are
<BR>thinking 10 years out, 20 years, 50. &nbsp;They are modelling
nanotech-
<BR>based conflicts, and it would not surprise me a bit to learn they
<BR>are struggling with a concept very close to what we call the
<BR>singularity. &nbsp;They grok. &nbsp;spike</FONT><FONT
COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial"
LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial"
LANG="0">
<BR>I can second this, at least for some segments of the defense
establishment. &nbsp;
<BR>Working on the Foresight Guidelines, I've had the pleasure to work
with one
<BR>EXTREMELY smart and "with-it" fellow from the very top echelons of
the US
<BR>defense intelligentsia. &nbsp;He is not alone. &nbsp;There are
groups within the
<BR>defense establishment who are WAY AHEAD of society at large in terms
of their
<BR>grasp of what technological development holds in store over the next
10-30
<BR>years. &nbsp;The big question is the relationship of these groups
with others
<BR>within the over-all military-industrial complex who either don't get
it or
<BR>won't because of very lucrative interests in maintaining the status
quo.
<BR>
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Greg Burch
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;GBurch1@aol.com&gt;----&lt;gburch@lockelidde
ll.com&gt;
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney &nbsp;::: &nbsp;Vice
President, Extropy Institute &nbsp;::: &nbsp;Wilderness Guide
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.gregburch.net
&nbsp;&nbsp;-or- &nbsp;&nbsp;http://members.aol.com/gburch1
<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ICQ # 61112550
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"We never stop
investigating. We are never satisfied that we know
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;enough to get by. Every
question we answer leads on to another &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;question. This has become the
greatest survival trick of our species."
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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