timtyler comments on Slowing Moore's Law: Why You Might Want To and How You Would Do It - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 10 March 2012 10:25:52PM 4 points [-]

I am at a loss to understand how you could ask either question after reading my post.

Comment author: timtyler 10 March 2012 11:05:31PM *  -2 points [-]

Right. So the government is doing nothing to shut down Moore's law. Perhaps your case is not very convincing to them.

Comment author: gwern 10 March 2012 11:40:38PM 2 points [-]

Indeed; governments pay very little attention to any existential threat other than nuclear warfare and maybe asteroid strikes.

Comment author: timtyler 11 March 2012 12:53:20AM 0 points [-]

Well, in the US, they do have the National Security Agency to deal with security issues. However, shutting down Moore's law seems unlikely to be one of their priorities. That would cede the initiative to other parties - which seems likely to lead to other, more immediate problems.