Re: Technological Singularity

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From: Ketil Z Malde
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 00:00

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ian@five-d.com (Ian Kemmish) writes:

>> as we laugh at that fellow who observed that increases in farm
>> yields was linear and population growth is exponential and pre-
>> dicted massive famine in the moderate future

> I don't hear much laughter coming from Africa.

Even in Africa, the vast majority have enough to eat, there are untapped 
or inefficiently used resources, and with proper technology,
agricultural production could be increased greatly.

The recurring catastrophes are a political problem, not a technical
one. 

~kzm
-- 
If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants

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From: Ketil Z Malde <ketil@ii.uib.no>
Subject: Re: Technological Singularity
Date: 1998/06/06
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