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Out of curiosity, what is the state of this research? That's the Takeshi Kovacs solution, but I haven't seen any real jumps in that regard other than some new t
by apocalyptic0n3 6y ago
Out of curiosity, what is the state of this research? That's the Takeshi Kovacs solution, but I haven't seen any real jumps in that regard other than some new tech allowing the brain to control computers to some degree.
And even if we do have that tech, we'd still have to be able to reach those destinations in the first place so we could establish outposts where our digitized minds could travel to. At the moment, the only way to do so is a generation ship capable of surviving the ~1000 years it would take to get to a new location with current technology.
- nynx 6y agoThere is foundational research being done on destructive brain scanning and emulation. It is decades—at a minimum—away from being more realizable. You don't need to send a generation ship, just solar sails powered by massive laser installations that have enough tech on board to convert an asteroid into a receiver. To be fair, 1000 years is not very long when you have digital immortality.
- tgv 6y agoIs there even an electrolytic cap that survives a 1000 year space trip?
- nynx 6y agoProbably not right now, but I don't see why it wouldn't be possible. Anyhow, a laser propelled solar sail would make the journey to, say, alpha centuri in more like 20-40 years. There's really not much point in slow travel if you can, instead, launch a self-replicator, wait a few decades for it to get there, and then just cast on over.