[PLUG-TALK] Philosopher's Stone

[Keith Lofstrom]

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

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com