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by Tom Mazanec
Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:52 am
Forum: Science, Technology and the Singularity
Topic: Progress in AI
Replies: 41
Views: 147048

Re: Progress in AI

Post-silicon technologies may be what implements AI: Carbon nanotubes (Kurzweil's favorite): https://uwaterloo.ca/news/news/mass-production-new-class-semiconductors-closer-reality Josephson Junction: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/1/e1701329 Photonics: http://www.kurzweilai.net/penn-resear...
by Tom Mazanec
Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:35 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 12-Feb-18 World View -- What was Kim Yo-jong thinking as she returned to North Korea from the Olympics?
Replies: 12
Views: 16953

Re: 12-Feb-18 World View -- What was Kim Yo-jong thinking as she returned to North Korea from the Olympics?

But actually that doesn't make sense, as the logic points in the opposite direction. Assuming that a way can be found to destroy North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile development facilities, the North would just have to accept it. If the North retaliated and attacked Seoul, then the next Ameri...
by Tom Mazanec
Sat Feb 10, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 10-Feb-18 World View -- Egypt's army announces major counter-terrorism operation in Sinai - with Israel's help
Replies: 4
Views: 6144

Re: 10-Feb-18 World View -- Egypt's army announces major counter-terrorism operation in Sinai - with Israel's help

If this
occurs, it will give the North several more weeks time to develop
their nuclear weapons.

How much difference will a few weeks make?
by Tom Mazanec
Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:16 am
Forum: Generational Theory
Topic: 2020 election
Replies: 56
Views: 188916

Re: 2020 election

by Tom Mazanec
Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:08 pm
Forum: Science, Technology and the Singularity
Topic: Couple Singularity books
Replies: 50
Views: 218825

Re: Couple Singularity books

So forty years?
by Tom Mazanec
Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: Science, Technology and the Singularity
Topic: Couple Singularity books
Replies: 50
Views: 218825

Re: Couple Singularity books

handful = 5?
few = SQRT(10) ~3?
So about 15 years?
by Tom Mazanec
Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:36 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15475131

Re: Financial topics

Dow: -1,032.89 -4.15%
by Tom Mazanec
Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )
Replies: 52
Views: 189219

Re: Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )

I would also like to use it on a science forum whose maximum is 80X80.
by Tom Mazanec
Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )
Replies: 52
Views: 189219

Re: Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )

Worked fine on the furry forum, but here i got this:

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