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The Issues of Nano-Safety
Ineffable 27 writes "Today's New York Times has an interesting article looking at some of the emerging research into the health and safety risks of nanotech and nanomaterials." Free reg. blah blah. It's a decent article, but it's the same type of questions that groups like The Foresight Institute have been thinking about for a long long time now.
If we had thought about wussy things like "safety" back in the 40's we wouldn't have developed the atom bomb. And that, good sirs, would be a travesty, because there would have never been any Duke Nukem Games.
In related news, the release schedule of Duke Nukem forever seems to follow the half-life of Uranium-234
May a thousand nanobots attack the cells of anyone posting a "welcome our new nanobot overlord" post.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
...about asbestos. Full speed ahead!
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I imagined from the moment I heard of nanotech, that we could have devices implanted in ourselves that, when we're in the sun, could bring chlorophyll to the surface of our skins and create food from it. That way we can all use up CO2 from the atmosphere to offset the CO2 emissions of industry, and help industry along all the more!
We get the benefits of industry, with free food, and a way to combat one of the current downfalls of industry!
My other nanotech dream is that nanobots in my body could change me into a lesbian and I could go have hot lesbian sex each night, but I don't mention that one much
There is one, and only one, thing that makes me positively scared of Nanotechnology.
And that is at the time that it becomes technologically and economically feasible, Microsoft will probably still be around.
Where we need Good Nano in us to watch for bad Nano and destroy it. However in order to create the good that watches for the bad...
Which would then bring up Nano-patch management. Think we need to get Macro-patch management down fist.
NANOSHA ...?
I thought we already learned our lessons about nanotechnology when Wesley fell asleep. In the end all our problems will be solved by tachyons.
DPH
Anyone who thinks there is no downside to this technology is kidding themselves.
quiquid id est, timeo puellas et oscula dantes.
1) Don't leave lid open on 'experimental' nanites while working late-night on a school project.
2) Should this happen, be sure to let an adult know immediately instead of trying to quietly solve the problem yourself.
3) Should they multiply and infect the computer core, do not try to fry them out of the core; results will be disastrous.
If you've been following the progress of Duke Nukem Forever, you might come to the conclusion that there still aren't any Duke Nukem games!
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