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	Moore's Moment

Moliticon

2-15-2009 7:31 PM

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transistor, futurist, moore's law, singularity

Moliticon says:

Futurists such as Vernor Vinge, Bruce Sterling, and Ray Kurzweil believe that the exponential improvement described by Moore's law will ultimately lead to a technological singularity: a period where progress in technology occurs almost instantly.

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4-8-2009 11:42 AM

Spiritualmonkey

Grim-Meathook-Future, ahoy!

4-8-2009 11:59 AM

Moliticon

Yeh - not sure I like floating down this stream.

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