[PLUG-TALK] Philosopher's Stone

[Bill Ensley]

On 9/10/2015 2:49 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> I argued with a "singularity computer" advocate Tuesday night,
> who claimed that the best computers are dense, hot, and fast
> to reduce speed of light delay, instead of massively parallel.
> The principal source of this notion is the Singularity Institute,
> Elizier Yudkowsky, and Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom.
>
> Not to be confused with Ray Kurzweil's Singularity University,
> which appears almost sane by comparison.
>
> FYI, real computers are made of atoms of actual elements,
> and do what atoms do - like melt when hot.  They require
> both power and cooling, but self-destruct a lot faster if
> deprived of the latter.
>
> Singularity computers are carved from blocks of philosopher's
> stone, and are immune to the laws of thermodynamics, and
> therefore can get as hot and dense as a neutron star.
>
> Philosopher's stone is a dense, fact-resistant solid found
> between the ears of some philosophers.
>
> Keith
>
I rarely jump in on these, but this one caught my eye and funny bone.

First, thanks Keith for the good laugh.

Second, to bolster your argument, human neurons travel at the fastest 
268mph.

This being just a bit slower than light (lol), the argument for ultra 
dense vs massively
parallel computing is null and void.

-Bill Ensley
www.bearprinting.com