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this....this worries me. (Science news)

[url]http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/021304_news_life.shtml[/url]

OK, am I the only one going "NOT a good idea" on this?

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  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    ITS THE TERMINATOR! NO!!!!!


    [/sarcasm]
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    I can think of several Sci_fi books and games that deal with nano-technology infections on a global order.

    The only difference here is in the material used to create them...

    Yeah, scary thought, since everything we have created has been twisted by someone for evil purpose...

    :rolleyes:
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Everything has bad possibilities. You can't just not do anything because someone might do something bad with it, you have to consider the good potential as well. In this case, both good and bad are enormous, but the benefits would probably far outweigh the possible disadvantages.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Plus when you take into consideration the Terminator trilogy, I'm sure precautions have been put into place. Its not like they're working on another atomic bomb after all.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    No, the terminators are robots. Here, we're more thinking along the lines of [i]The Andromeda Strain[/i] sort of effects.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]No, the terminators are robots. Here, we're more thinking along the lines of [i]The Andromeda Strain[/i] sort of effects. [/B][/QUOTE]

    But what created the Terminators? Think Biggles, think. :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    An AI. But these arn't machines, they're like micro-bacteria, and they're not particularly smart.
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    So... how long before the Big D?
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]An AI. But these arn't machines, they're like micro-bacteria, and they're not particularly smart. [/B][/QUOTE]
    That's what you think. Maybe they'll be smarter than us and later tkae over the world and rule it with a iron fist. :eek: ;)
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]An AI. But these arn't machines, they're like micro-bacteria, and they're not particularly smart. [/B][/QUOTE]

    We're all machines dude. We're just made differently. ;)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    ok, scary part:
    Make it eat white blood cells.
    make it eat brain tissue.
    make it eat any particularly vital organ.

    untracible, easily slipped into food or drink, perfect assasination device.

    they are also talking about self repaiting metals.

    mix in an AI somewhere, and well...you have potential issues.
  • [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]An AI. But these arn't machines, they're like micro-bacteria, and they're not particularly smart. [/B][/QUOTE] My thoughts exactly. Unless they're some sort of scifi bacteria that's programmed with sentience, all they're going to do is what any bacteria does... and as long as they harmless to us, it's not a problem.
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    Having recently been involved with a project that involved people working in this field and those related to it, I can tell you when they say 10, they mean 50, and that fifty is underestimating by a factor of another 50 years.

    This article is like the ones in the 50's that predicted common lunar travel and flying cars by 2000. They are being tremendously over optimistic. Mainly so they can continue to secure grant money.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Yeah... and where's my damn flying car?!?

    :p
  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
    [B]That's what you think. Maybe they'll be smarter than us and later tkae over the world and rule it with a iron fist. :eek: ;) [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1]An [i]itty itty bitty little[/i] iron fist[/size]

  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]Yeah... and where's my damn flying car?!?

    :p [/B][/QUOTE]

    It's the 21st century, and there are no flying cars. Where are my flying cars? I was [i]promised[/i] flying cars!
  • Mr. FuryMr. Fury Earthforce Officer
    Screw flying cars, I want my own Vorlon transport!
  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    What do you mean no flying cars? I got a flying car right here: [URL=http://www.glowingplate.com/catapult.html]Whee![/URL]

  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    Very nice. I like it.

    'Course, now someone's going to post that actual flying car that was posted here a couple years back... I can't remember what it was called, though. It was red, I remember it was red.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    You mean the [URL=http://www.moller.com/news/update4/front_down.jpg]skycar[/URL] ?
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Phi [/i]
    [B][size=1]An [i]itty itty bitty little[/i] iron fist[/size]

    -Φ [/B][/QUOTE]

    Yes, but an Iron Fist nonetheless!!!
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
    [B]You mean the [URL=http://www.moller.com/news/update4/front_down.jpg]skycar[/URL] ? [/B][/QUOTE]

    Yeah ! That's the one, I like the One Seater model! :D
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    Why I suddenly start thinking about Shadow plague?:D
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    Yep, that's the one I was thinking about!
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    The sky car is actually a fairly expensive ducted fan vehicle, I want my Jetsons mobile damnit!

    secondly Phi, when the ETA assasinated the Spanishes head of treasury during the 70's they actually flung his limo over a building, but that doesnt count either. Id like the flying car experience to be survivable, for both myself AND THE VEHICLE!
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    All I want is my very own Pyro GX. :D What a thing of beauty it is. :)
  • WHYWHY Elite Ranger
    [url=http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.wmv]The flying car... [/url]
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    Here's "flying" car: :D
    [img]http://www.webmutants.com/strategypage/contest1.jpg[/img]
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