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Nanotechnology, US Government, and Secrecy

Posted by Hemos on from the in-the-open-or-in-the-clear dept.

Glenn Reynolds has written an interesting, albiet a bit speculative, in regards to the role of the US Government in the possible quieting of nanotechnology research. As Gleen points out, there's some good pre-existing guidelines to research as well, from the Foresight Institute.

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  1. I wish... by CrazyDwarf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I had mod points. This is VERY funny. Thank you.

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  2. Scanner Darkly (P. K. Dick) by gelfling · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Once a guy stood all day shaking bugs from his hair. The doctor told him there were no bugs in hair. After he had taken a shower for eight hours, standing under hot water hour after hour suffering the pain of the bugs, he got out and dried himself, and he still had bugs in his hair; in fact, he had bugs all over him. A month later he had bugs in his lungs.

    Having nothing else to do or think about, he began to work out theoretically the life cycle of the bugs, and, with the aid of Britannica, try to determined specifically which bugs they were. They now filled his house. He read about many different kinds and finally noticed bugs outdoors, so he concluded they were aphids. After that decision came to his mind it nnever changed, no matter what other people told ...like "Aphids don't bite people."

  3. I agree, but only if... by cnelzie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I get a Ninja Android robot body just like Walt Disney's Brain will have one day. Then I can follow the Ninja Android Body's purpose, which is to flip out and kill people.

    Then nobody would mess with me!

    I could simply be walking down the street as a Ninja Android and people would look at me and say stuff like, "Damn, he is so cool."

    Of course, I would have to flip out and kill them then, nobody would be allowed to say "damn" near me. I wouldn't get into any trouble either!

    You know, because a Ninja's purpose is to flip out and kill people. Since I would do that, I would be fulfilling my purpose.

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