What would Clarke do?

[pigfender]

Three of my favourite things include:

• reading
• pointing out why things are wrong, and
• technology

So reading this article is procrastination gold…

techrepublic.com/blog/geeken … -hate/1620

[Hugh]

But didn’t Clarke break most of these rules at one time or another?

[AmberV]

@TFA

I always marvel at the gene sequencers and fingerprint scanners that instantly generate 3D models of complex chemical reactions, or that visibly cycle through hundreds of police photos while running a database search. Clearly, in the sci-fi world, computing power is so cheap that horribly un-optimized code and superfluous visual eye-candy don’t give software engineers a moment’s pause. Now that’s cyberpunk.

It’s also Mac OS X Lion!

[Wock]

2. Teleportation that isn’t just a giant quantum Xerox.
   Basic rule of text messaging vs. snail mail — it’s easier and cheaper to move information than matter. Thus, if we’ve got the tech that can build a human being (and his manly sidearm) out of pure energy, why would we bother destroying the original?

Actually the reality of this situation was displayed rather well in Weird Science.

Simply put, any geek worth their mettle in creating a machine such as described would find its roots in teenage dreams this before the teleportation machine was truly invented I think something right out of the script for Weird Science would come first.