Scheffey was telling me about Raymond Kurzweil, the inventor who believes technology is increasing exponentially, and that he will live long enough to live forever. OK, it sounds really stupid when I say it, but not when he talks about it. Here he is discussing it at TED in 2005.
TED is an annual conference for geniuses. It's pretty awesome. TED 2008 is going on right now, so look out for new videos soon. For now, here's a link to their archives. If your brain is ever feeling dull, just watch a video from this page.
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Thinking about this stuff fills me with strange emotions.
Chew on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_goo
Chewing... Just re-read Cat's Cradle yesterday. Technology is scary.
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