X-Message-Number: 18971 From: "Simon Carter" <> Subject: RE: Slipping singularity (Message #18956) Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:19:10 +1000 In Message #18956 Michael Price wrote: > Michael LaTorra says: > > the Kurzweil-More estimated time of Singularity as being circa > > 2040-2060 A.D., > > 2060? That's a bit alarming. Vernor Vinge invented the > Singularity in (I think) the early 1970's, ETA 2030. > That means that in about 30 yrs the Singularity's ETA has > slipped by ....30 years. Funny that. You know I wouldn't mind betting that in another 30 years it will have slipped again (dare I suggest by 30 years!). Rather a long wait to prove my speculation (and how fascinating to be wrong) but only time will tell. Its not that I don't think that wondrous things will happen over the years to come - but the future has the darndest habit of taking its time in arriving. Long life, Simon Brisbane, Australia Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18971