07 NOV 2014 by ideonexus
Kardashev scale
TYPE I
Characteristics:
Planetary Society.
Developed Technology.
* understanding the laws of physics.
* space technology.
* nuclear technology.
* electromagnetic communications.
Initiation of spaceflight, interplanetary travel, settlement of space.
Early attempts at interstellar communication.
Starting to push planetary resource limits.
Information Level: I.
Energy Consumption: 10 to the 16 power to 10 to the 17 power Watts.
Manifestations: Intentional or u...Folksonomies: extraterrestrials
Folksonomies: extraterrestrials
16 MAR 2013 by ideonexus
The Critical Path
H UMANITY IS MOVING EVER DEEPER into crisis—a crisis without prec¬ edent.
av upon completely transforming omnidisintegrated humanity from a complex of around-the-world, remotely-deployed-from-one-another, differently col¬ ored, differently credoed, differently cultured, differently communicating, and differently competing entities into a completely integrated, comprehensively interconsiderate, harmonious whole.
Second, we are in an unprecedented crisis because cosmic evolution is also...It's all about energy, power, and innovation. Buckminster's clever perspective on human history.
10 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
A Naturalist's Code
Of course, naturalists’ activities themselves
can go astray or fail to provide their full benefits.
Rachel Carson warned that “it is possible to compile
extensive lists of creatures seen and identified without
ever once having caught a breathtaking glimpse of the
wonder of life.”22 A concern to have the newest,
fanciest gear has taken many a birdwatcher away from
simplicity and frugality! As with hunting’s
“sportsman’s code,” a “naturalist’s code” might help
prevent these ...Would include rules about being reasonable and not spending a lot of money on fancy equipment.
03 JAN 2011 by ideonexus
Dimensions of an Atomic Size Computer
If we somehow manage to make an atomic size computer, it would mean that the dimension, the linear dimension, is a thousand to ten thousand times smaller than those very tiny chips that we have now. It means that the volume of the computer is 100 billionth or 10^-11 of the present volume, because the volume of the "transistor" is smaller by a factor of 10^-11 than the transistors we make today. The energy requirements for a single switch is also about eleven orders of magnitude smaller than t...Folksonomies: computing
Folksonomies: computing
As described by Richard Feynman in 1985, with the benefits in energy consumption and processing power that come with it.