Re: nanotech?

Randy Isaac wrote:
>    Bill Joy, formerly of Sun and inventor of Java, raised a lot of hackles a few years ago when he warned of nanotech's potential to generate self-replicating autobots,  He later pulled back from his claims but not before generating swarms of antibodies.  Later Prince Charles got in the act and began warning of the potential dangers of nanotech.  Again the antibodies rose up in defense.  

Fine. But would you please enlighten us as to why Bill Joy
would retract that view. For Silicon I can see, but
biological vectors? Their potential to cure Parkenson's
disease or Alzheimer's disease is worth some real investment
and represents a great medical advancement, but the same
technology placed in the hands of a "North Korea", what then?

Maybe North Korea is not in the new much in the US. Here
in Japan, it occasionally sends missiles over Japanese air
space.

by Grace alone we proceed,
Wayne
Received on Sun Mar 27 21:57:37 2005