I am rereading Orson Scott Card's The Worthing Saga right now. It presents an ethical problem that I havent seen brought up yet. In this story, the galaxy is governed by the planet Capitol. On Capitol, a new class system has developed through the use of a drug called Somec. Somec essentially allows for extended suspended animation. The rich and powerful sleep for many years, and wake for a very few, allowing them to seemingly live forever. This breeds coruption and stagnation, and ultimatly brings about the end of all civilization for thousands of years.
If suspended animation can be implemented, there must be strict regulation on how and when it can be used (space travel.) It should not be used as the play thing, or the escape from death, of only the rich and the "powerful." What if George W. was in power for the next 1000 years?
How about that CVS camera... I don't know if theres anything Webcam specific out there, but it'll only cost you about $25 and theres a decent sized community behind it.
Although it may or may not be true about the Dreamcast (i havent read all the replies) it wouldnt surprise me at all. Ive always hated Sega for this reason, they rush to market with a product that looks great at the time, but if you buy it your stuck with a peice of crap for the next couple years, when you could have just waited for a Nintendo or Sony product. And the worst thing is they always pull the plug on their systems, leaving you with limited games. Does any one remember the Sega CD, 32X, or Saturn. They should have stoped at the Master System, that was their only quality system.
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I am rereading Orson Scott Card's The Worthing Saga right now. It presents an ethical problem that I havent seen brought up yet. In this story, the galaxy is governed by the planet Capitol. On Capitol, a new class system has developed through the use of a drug called Somec. Somec essentially allows for extended suspended animation. The rich and powerful sleep for many years, and wake for a very few, allowing them to seemingly live forever. This breeds coruption and stagnation, and ultimatly brings about the end of all civilization for thousands of years.
If suspended animation can be implemented, there must be strict regulation on how and when it can be used (space travel.) It should not be used as the play thing, or the escape from death, of only the rich and the "powerful." What if George W. was in power for the next 1000 years?
How about that CVS camera... I don't know if theres anything Webcam specific out there, but it'll only cost you about $25 and theres a decent sized community behind it.
Although it may or may not be true about the Dreamcast (i havent read all the replies) it wouldnt surprise me at all. Ive always hated Sega for this reason, they rush to market with a product that looks great at the time, but if you buy it your stuck with a peice of crap for the next couple years, when you could have just waited for a Nintendo or Sony product. And the worst thing is they always pull the plug on their systems, leaving you with limited games. Does any one remember the Sega CD, 32X, or Saturn. They should have stoped at the Master System, that was their only quality system.