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    One of my favourite subjects - Doomsday scenarios.

    Our attitude throughout human history has been to experience events like these and then put safeguards in place," says Bostrom. "That strategy is completely futile with existential risks. By definition, you don't get to learn from experience. You only have one chance to get it right.
    via guardian.co.uk

    • 25 July 2010
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    Jul 25, 2010
    Mark said...
    I used to piss off my wife by deconstructing alien invasion films and explaining why, logically, It Would Never Happen.
    Jul 25, 2010
    Elliot Tucker said...
    Let me guess, the Drake equation.
    Jul 25, 2010
    Mark said...
    Not really, I pointed out that Hollywood go to excessive (flashy and dramatic) effort for very little return. I mean, why park your expensive, irreplaceable and vulnerable mothership over a city when, say, you could rod a city safely from orbit and then radio a list of demands. If you ever want a chilling version of something that would work, go watch or read The Screwfly Solution.
    Jul 25, 2010
    Mark said...
    I am, of course, a relentlessly insane (or insanely relentless?) geek.

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