Nanotechnology

[Mr1337Duck]

My concern is that the military will go crazy on this stuff. They'll have armor that is almost weightless and completely bulletproofed. This will only lead to a totalitarian government. In America, we seek to place limits on power. If the government has an army of thousands of soldiers that can't be killed, self-building tanks, regenerating ammo, etc.

The military is a largely conservative group, they tend to like small government, but there will be generals, in time of revolt, who would side with big government and could kill millions effortlessly.


I support improving people through it, making better computers, killing cancer with tiny little orbs that heat up and kill it, etc. But I don't like the idea of an army of unstoppable killing machines, no matter who it belongs to.


I'm thinking more of a non-apocalyptic Deus Ex, where a few people have it, but they're mostly like cops and stuff, good guys, with a few bad guys mixed in.

[EarlyDawn]

I'm really, really worried about the grey goo theory. Once we finally produce self-replicating assemblers, how could we stop them?

[SDM]

Originally Posted by LNS0388

I'm really, really worried about the grey goo theory. Once we finally produce self-replicating assemblers, how could we stop them?

Yeah, I can barely sleep at night.

[SkunkPunk]

Originally Posted by LNS0388

I'm really, really worried about the grey goo theory. Once we finally produce self-replicating assemblers, how could we stop them?

we will own them

[Everay]

Originally Posted by Mr1337Duck

My concern is that the military will go crazy on this stuff. They'll have armor that is almost weightless and completely bulletproofed. This will only lead to a totalitarian government. In America, we seek to place limits on power. If the government has an army of thousands of soldiers that can't be killed, self-building tanks, regenerating ammo, etc.

The military is a largely conservative group, they tend to like small government, but there will be generals, in time of revolt, who would side with big government and could kill millions effortlessly.

do you forget americas army is 100% voulenteer, unless there is a major war, requireing a draft, but it always comes from the people, and the soldiers wont kill the people, because thats where theyre from, remember now, this isnt rome, the generals dont pay the soldiers, the people do.

[SkunkPunk]

yea its volounteer, with free scholarships etc.

[Spider]

Unlimited ammo guns could not exist, simply because in a chemical reaction nothing is created nothing is lost. So you can't build bullets out of air. If the nanobots were made out of a protein that build bullets from the metal of the gun then sure you could have some more ammo, but eventually you would run out the gun would destroy itself.

[Mr1337Duck]

SDM, is the girl in that pic an original picture? I'm tempted to think it was animated porn and got modified.

[SDM]

Originally Posted by Spider

Unlimited ammo guns could not exist, simply because in a chemical reaction nothing is created nothing is lost. So you can't build bullets out of air. If the nanobots were made out of a protein that build bullets from the metal of the gun then sure you could have some more ammo, but eventually you would run out the gun would destroy itself.

Thanks for that Wesley, now shouldn't you be running up to the bridge to save the Enterprise from the Romulans or some shit?

[SDM]

Originally Posted by Mr1337Duck

SDM, is the girl in that pic an original picture? I'm tempted to think it was animated porn and got modified.

It's original art I "borrowed" from some artists gallery. I think I did a Google search for "Pin-up girls"

edit:double post WTFBAN!