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- From: ashley@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Ashley Aitken)
- Newsgroups: sci.nanotech
- Subject: Re: Discussion group on Drexler's "Nanosystems"
- Keywords: global discussion drexler nanosystems
- Message-ID: <Dec.22.15.39.05.1992.18285@planchet.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 20:39:06 GMT
- Sender: nanotech@planchet.rutgers.edu
- Organization: University of New South Wales (EE & CSE)
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- Approved: nanotech@aramis.rutgers.edu
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- G'day,
-
- Robert L. Smith writes:
- >Robert M. Solovay (solovay@math.berkeley.edu) wrote in part in
- > sci.nanotech on 16 Dec 92 05:04:30 GMT:
- >
- >> . . . two study groups that will be working through Drexler's new
- >> book "Nanosystems" [are] a face-to-face meeting that meets every two
- >> weeks, so far on the Stanford Campus [and] . . . a private
- >> conference on the WELL. . .
- >
- > There will likely be great interest in both these study groups.
- >Is it possible for someone to produce from time to time a minutes or
- >at least a summary of their results? If so, I'd appreciate being put
- >on the mailing list.
- >
-
- I realise that face-to-face discussion of the book is very useful but why
- couldn't we of had (or still have) a directed discussion over the net.
-
- We could set dates whereby one should read particular chapters and then a
- coversation can begin - perhaps restricted to the chapters by a moderator
- or just by good old-fashioned constraint.
-
- Unfortunately, I don't even have a copy of the book yet (or know if it is
- available in Aus) so I have some work to do.
-
- Generally though, I wish people would start thinking more globally (recall
- the global village and all) when they organize things. We have the tech-
- nology and means to do it now, and it would sure help a lot of us folks
- who are over the hill and far away.
-
- Cheers and all the best for the festive season,
-
- Ashley Aitken.
-
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