Kevin comments on The hard limits of hard nanotech - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kevin 01 December 2010 05:22:21AM 0 points [-]

Well, no, he's not just happy with simulated paperclips. The computronium he would tile is paperclip shaped, and presumably better to have that paperclipcomputronium simulating paperclips than anything else?

Comment author: shokwave 01 December 2010 02:21:26PM 0 points [-]

presumably better to have that paperclipcomputronium simulating paperclips than anything else?

Given that Clippy makes computronium at all, sure, but computronium is probably less efficient than some other non-work-performing material at forming paperclips.

Comment author: wedrifid 01 December 2010 01:38:17PM 0 points [-]

Well, you know him better than I! You have a business relationship and all.