Stone age? (was: George Morrow died Wed May 7th 2003

From: Antonio Carlini <arcarlini_at_iee.org>
Date: Sun May 11 17:03:00 2003

> flashlight. Rebuilding? Without the existing infrastructure
> (in the wilderness), how many people would be capable of
> building/making ANYTHING? Other than Tony, could you make a
> battery? a bulb?

I'd have to think for a bulb. I'd have plenty of time
while growing the spuds for a battery though :-)

> Do you really know how to extract the
> materials needed from the ground?

The best way is to get someone else to do the digging.

> Who said: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from magic." ?

That was my thesis, thank you for reading it.
Arthur C Clarke also said it, possibly a little
earlier (but once I get bulb and battery sorted, I'm
moving straight onto the time machine and the subsequent
law suit :-))

Antonio



 
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Antonio Carlini             arcarlini_at_iee.org
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