X-Message-Number: 32970
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:45:51 -0700
Subject: Re: Charles Babbage analogy
From: Keith Henson <>

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:00 AM, MARK PLUS <> wrote:

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> One, Babbage's machine would probably work because its design doesn't
> make physically dubious assumptions.

This is equal to a direct statement that Drexler makes "physically
dubious assumptions."

If you have a reason for making this statement, what is it?

I would be *most* interested in hearing your reason(s).

Keith

PS.  I think you are still signed up as are Eric Drexler, Perry
Metzger, Dave Pizer and a host of others including me.

If you don't think something equivalent to nanotechnogy will get you
back from suspension, how do you think it can be done?

Keith

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