From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Date: Mon Apr 12 1999 - 15:08:17 MDT
Wei Dai wrote:
> I would love to see some more discussion of the book here. So to start it
> off, how plausible do you think the Focus is? In the book, the Focus is
> near the upper limit of technology in the Slow Zone, and was only
> discovered by accident. But I can't tell if Vinge really believes it would
> be difficult to invent or if that is just a plot device. If such
> technology can be developed, is it something extropians should support?
Extropians should support any intelligence amplification technology, but only if used on a voluntary basis, and if its intensity can be tuned for the individual's preference and/or reversed entirely.
Mike Lorrey
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