Comments on: “The diamondoid mechanosynthesis approach is only in the very early stages of computer simulation” http://cientifica.eu/blog/2008/06/the-diamondoid-mechanosynthesis-approach-is-only-in-the-very-early-stages-of-computer-simulation/ Taking The Rational View of Nanotechnologies Since 2000 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:11:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: "You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals!" | TNTlog http://cientifica.eu/blog/2008/06/the-diamondoid-mechanosynthesis-approach-is-only-in-the-very-early-stages-of-computer-simulation/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 "You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals!" | TNTlog Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:23:57 +0000 http://cientifica.eu/blog/?p=547#comment-2180 [...] Drexler just pinged me to point out that what I usually refer to as “Drexlerians” do not speak for him. It reminds me of [...] [...] Drexler just pinged me to point out that what I usually refer to as “Drexlerians” do not speak for him. It reminds me of [...]

]]> By: Eric Drexler http://cientifica.eu/blog/2008/06/the-diamondoid-mechanosynthesis-approach-is-only-in-the-very-early-stages-of-computer-simulation/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 Eric Drexler Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:59:38 +0000 http://cientifica.eu/blog/?p=547#comment-2173 Tim, You do know, I hope, that I severed my affiliation with the Foresight Institute several years ago? I wasn't at that meeting last year. Regarding diamondoid mechanosynthesis (and many other topics), "Drexlerians" do not speak for me. I've never suggested that such technologies were ripe for development, but have instead, from 1981 forward, consistently advocated a strong focus on biomolecular engineering. This is, of course, progressing well. I say more about materials, development priorities, and mechanosynthesis in a series of posts on Metamodern.com. Here is the first: http://metamodern.com/2008/12/27/toward-advanced-nanosystems-materials-1/ Tim,

You do know, I hope, that I severed my affiliation with the Foresight Institute several years ago? I wasn’t at that meeting last year.

Regarding diamondoid mechanosynthesis (and many other topics), “Drexlerians” do not speak for me. I’ve never suggested that such technologies were ripe for development, but have instead, from 1981 forward, consistently advocated a strong focus on biomolecular engineering. This is, of course, progressing well.

I say more about materials, development priorities, and mechanosynthesis in a series of posts on Metamodern.com. Here is the first:
http://metamodern.com/2008/12/27/toward-advanced-nanosystems-materials-1/

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