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Bill Joy On His Own Future, And The World's
geeber writes "There is an interesting interview with Bill Joy in the current edition of the Magazine in the New York Times. He is still obssesed with what he calls a 'civilization-changing event' brought on by the fast pace of research into dangerous technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology. Another interesting tidbit: he has flirted with the idea of going to work for Google."
"Another interesting tidbit : he has flirted with the idea of going to work for Google."
Really now, who these days hasn't thought about that? :D
Unfortunately Google did not share my same fantasy.
Even if time travel is acheived in 3000 years, it could be seen "in your lifetime."
i had to refresh almost 20 times to get that ad, but it was worth it.
It could be argued that all inventions can be put to good uses and a bad uses. e.g. Nuclear power, cars etc. A frying pan was a useful invention and yet they can be very dangerous during a domestic... ouch... erm gotta... ouch!...go... OOOOUCH!
In fact, if time travel is ever to be achieved, it becomes a relevant question to ask why we don't see time travelers now.
One answer is, of course, that time travel isn't possible, which neatly explains why we see no travelers.
Another answer lands you in the middle of a subgroup of UFO enthusiasts. We do see the travelers; we just don't realize what they are.
Other answers allow you to generate your own SF story.
There you go, time travel to the future. Haven't you had your wisdom teeth pulled?
-I am an elective eunuch.
Oh how fun it'd be if he worked for google. Type in "Recipe for pasta salad" and you'd get 5 thousand pop ups going "THE WORLD IS GOING TO END! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!"
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Magazine of the New York Times? That sounds so much more compelling than New York Times Magazine! Thanks for bringing this to my attention on the Organization of the Slashdot, geeber! ;-)
iRooster, the Mac OS X a
If it is going to be something like vi I would have no problems at all
Thanks Mr.Joy for the joy called vi
Bill is the lesser known sibling of Kill Joy. You never hear people say, "you're such a bill joy."
You're just jealous.
I'm not. You think the tourists are annoying now? Just wait...
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Basically, Fate has poor impulse control.
-1 Uncomfortable Truth
Take a hint, Bill. Pour yourself a tall one, kick back and relax. You've earned it. Nothing's gonna happen. It's gonna be all right.
ps: ask the doc for some Xanax.