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The Law of Disassembly

Posted by michael on from the let-no-man-put-asunder dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Smalltimes has a story by Douglas Mulhall, author of Our Molecular Future, which discusses molecular nanotechnology (MNT) disassembly, and argues for what he calls the 'Law of Disassembly,' that 'every MNT product must be disassemblable by at least one [of several possible methods].' The article ends with some good suggestions for raising awareness of this important issue. Gratuitous quote: This is disturbingly reminiscent of "nuclear power will give us clean limitless energy, and don't worry, we'll deal with the byproducts later because we'll have the tools by then.""

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  1. The 3 laws of Nanotechnology by servognome · · Score: 5, Funny


    1. A nanite may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
    2. A nanite must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
    3. A nanite must be microwavable and explode in a flurry of sparks and smoke

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  2. No! by Surlyboi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nanobot Five is alive! No disassemble!

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  3. Re:Some nanotech shouldn't be disassembled. by 24-bit+Voxel · · Score: 5, Funny
    You know the world's in the shitter when a drive by molecular disassembling becomes a valid survival concern.

    As for waste storage, I'm all for the ago old plan of sending it to Jersey COD.