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Asteroids and the Human Animal
2011-10-04 16:09:00
I saw an article about Killer Asteriods and how Human ity must work together. See Killer Asteroids on Space.com This brings us back to “Can Humans work together?” Even if we have nanotechnology, this group of animals may not get it together in time to fix something like a killer asteroid. Look at the American political ...
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3d nanoprinters ?
2011-09-26 00:01:00
I’ve been thinking a bit about when these fantastic advances will arrive and will we survive that long? This is 2011. So, 19 years till 2030. It takes a good five years to see something move from the lab into your home. It could speed up as we learn to build things using 3d printers ...
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Einstein and Time
2011-09-25 23:42:00
I hope these neutrinos are faster just for the disruptive effect. Ether way, by my reading of ST, Einstein only assumed light was the fastest thing due to a lack of alternative candidates for such an honor. AND, finding something that goes faster has no negative effect on his theory of relativity that I can ...
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Phone Evolution 0.2
2011-05-23 15:51:00
This newscientist article talks about how to use the applications on your iPhone when you can’t find or pickup the actual phone. They use a camera to figure out where you are pressing the buttons on your empty palm as if you were holding an invisible phone. It’s impractical at the moment due to the ...
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AI brain in Development
2011-03-24 18:52:00
I’m working on an AI. Nothing noteworthy at the moment, just an attempt to define this subject better. I’m not interested in how much the AI knows. I’m more interested in how it thinks. How smart you are is about how your brain thinks as well as how fast and deep it thinks. The first ...
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The Consciousness Loop
2011-03-13 19:04:00
That feedback loop in your brain that gives you awareness of the last few moments of where, when, why, who you are talking to, what your goals are and a sense that your body has been “here” for a while is the thing that makes you “self aware”. Without that loop, you would only be ...
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Watson ? AI or not?
2011-03-13 17:56:00
Watson, the latest computer to overwhelm us humans in playing games is sometimes thought of as the latest example of AI or artificial intelligence. I was very impressed with it’s performance and enjoyed the experience of watching it win. I question if it is a real AI. Of course, by the most basic definition of ...
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Living Forever
2011-02-28 04:19:00
I often think about life and how I’m doing in life. I suspect we all do. Nanotechnology, mature nanotechnology, gives the human race practical immortality. How will the life of an immortal be different from your life now? This concept of living and then dying is very intrenched. We don’t dwell on it, but it ...
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Rational Thought
2011-02-17 02:23:00
The older I get the more I’m concerned with the issues that arise as Nanotech matures. That is, how do we handle this new toy? It is coming, without a doubt. It has great potential, but it is very powerful and therein lies the rub. Look at the world. It is run by intelligent animals. ...
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2011 , new year, Start up Phase
2011-02-03 23:17:00
We see the future in our imagination in the present. Said another way, the future can change by changing the present. As nanotechnology matures it will give us the means to change that future. How it changes depends on the present we build here and now. Been reading “The Grand Design”. I stand beside the ...
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Oil Spill Solution ? Beer Can Version
2010-05-29 05:37:00
Not exactly nano, but we can speculate on how to clean up such a problem. For one possible solution today, I whipped up a short walk through of one way to approach this problem. Wish they had put five different teams on this oil slick and funded them so we had five totally independent solutions ...
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Diamond Holy Grail
2010-04-27 18:16:00
We need small parts and structures to build anything of consequence in nanotechnology. We can not yet build functional parts that can be assembled into a larger device. So far, we’ve reached the level of a sharpened stick to poke and prod things apart , scan surfaces, or to rearrange atoms on a surface. We ...
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The orginal Nanofactory and Site Reorg
2010-04-18 21:39:00
It’s April, 2010 and we are moving forward. I want to point out a reorganization of the site for better access to old posts and to build a network of related posts. I hope it helps. The other main addition is to place links to all nano device concepts on this site that either originated ...
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Artificial Intelligence Safety Net
2010-03-28 17:38:00
I’ve written before on the need for placing limits on AI development to protect the human race from being overwhelmed by AI entities who can develop faster than we biological animals. I offer these thoughts on what is needed to ensure our own survival. Asimov had the 3 laws which were to be applied to ...
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No Bulls Please.
2010-03-09 18:40:00
Nanotechnology is destined to be both positive and negative. Everything is that way, but the more powerful something is, the more intense the results. I want to talk about how nano is important to us today because it is our only hope against big natural disasters. I’ve been watching a lot of TV on History ...
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Path to Brain Augmentation
2010-01-23 16:53:00
I was asked if I knew anyone working on brain augmentation. I don’t. We are too early in the development phase of true nanotechnology. You could say that all work and research going on now is part of the foundation of brain augmentation as well as life extension. We are our brains. You can replace ...
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Consciousness ? rehashing the obvious.
2009-12-16 16:21:00
Hi, it’s been a while but I’ve been working on a clearer definition of consciousness and thought I’d post it here. How a mind works is very important to advanced AI and to the possibility that we will advance to the Singularity. I’ve also noted a wide range of concepts linked to the ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Good Nano vs Evil Nano
2009-10-26 01:53:00
I worry about the future as much as I speculate about it. As science and technology, especially nano technology, moves from the lab into the garage it can and will be used by both good, moral people as well as people more … shall we say, driven by personal needs over the needs of ... Related posts:Nano Social Changes The hardest things to predict are those that depend on... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Open Source Nano
2009-09-26 16:19:00
Looking around at the state of commercial nano, I’d say it is just getting started. Some of us don’t really ascribe to the idea that using small particle materials is true nanotechnology, but that is the practical definition at the moment. True nanotech is building things from atoms and molecules – not from ... Related posts:Good Nano vs Evil Nano I worry about the future as much as I speculate... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Hydrogen Storage
2009-09-14 20:09:00
Hydrogen Storage We need to use Hydrogen for energy, but it is hard to store or transport safely. This “invention” is a modification of one I did a few years back. It stores gaseous hydrogen in tiny balls that retain the gas under high pressure and release it on command ( applied external magnetic ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Science Fiction – When is it Real?
2009-09-06 20:08:00
I love Sci-fi, but as I get older I know what I like and most commercial fiction doesn’t cut it. I suspect I was more flexible in my younger years, but again, maybe the authors were just a bit better. I love William Gibson, Greg Bear and Walter Jon Williams. But I usually ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The 3 Laws of Robotics – Modified
2009-08-01 15:52:00
OK, it’s been too long. So, I thought this story was worth the effort. Science Daily had a story about two guys who rewrote Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics. See Science Daily They basically tried to bring the laws into the present and into the real world. I did not have a positive reaction and I’d ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Nano Social Changes
2009-01-29 04:40:00
The hardest things to predict are those that depend on our hidden nature. It’s relatively easy to predict a new technology – just extrapolate the toys you see around you. But how will those toys play with the old animal psyche? For instance, humans don’t regulate human power. What you can get, you ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Solar Power: Stirling Engines to the Rescue
2008-08-22 09:29:00
Just a note concerning Stirling engines. I recently became aware of them and how they are poised to take over the solar conversion field. Or at least they should. Turns out these machines convert heat to electricity at 25% or twice the efficiency of silicon photovoltaic cells. A Stirling engine converts a heat ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Mind Design: Try it sometime.
2008-08-19 06:53:00
Hi, For forty years I’ve waited for someone to get AI right and create something that actually asks a question instead of simulating the asking of a question. I guess the reason is, we all thought it was more simple than it turns out to be. I suspect the problem is still not well thought ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The New Social Imperative
2008-08-05 22:03:00
We are all familiar with the social graces that are in vogue today. Don’t discriminate based on race or physical handicap. Don’t make religion an issue when hiring, don’t care about anyone’s sexual orientation. All good stuff in my opinion. These things have been acquired by the culture as it matured. They ... Related posts:Nano Social Changes The hardest things to predict are those that depend on... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Roadmap For Brain Augmentation via the Internet.
2008-07-18 21:51:00
A comment inspired this more detailed view of how we get to brain augmentation. Society, now and for the foreseeable future, is a rather resistant beast to change of the status quo. So I doubt any mainstream company will set out to add RAM, splice in processing units, or in any fundamental way try to ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Water on Mars!
2008-06-20 23:09:00
At last, proof of water on Mars . I was wondering how they could get any of the white stuff in the tiny ovens to cook it and prove it was ice. Turns out they only needed to dig it up and watch it evaporate. You can click on this small image and see ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Asteroid Protection Overview
2008-06-11 06:49:00
This is a nanotechology blog, so what is all this asteroid stuff? We want nano tools to accomplish goals. We don’t need nano just to have a toy. Protecting the Earth is a rather high priority. This is how we can prevent damage from space, regulate global warming, clean up the environment. So what ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Solar Satellite
2008-06-05 01:34:00
I’ve been busy and the satellite has sat here doing nothing. But I’ve got to get this thing done. So I’m going to promise something and hope you hold me to it. I had to redesign the thing to handle smaller ribbons of deposited solar material. They are up to 1 meter wide and ...
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