tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post750715315044588341..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: The "Great Filter"Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-52044272920984508422009-02-18T16:35:00.000-06:002009-02-18T16:35:00.000-06:00My favourite Fermi's paradox solution is from Char...My favourite Fermi's paradox solution is from Charles Stross' <I>Accelerando</I>.<BR/><BR/>Basically as the speed-of-thought of your species increases through mind uploads and intelligence augmentation you get to the point where the perceived length of time it takes to broadcast information even over planetary distances becomes intolerable.<BR/><BR/>As such space exploration, because of the sheer lengths of time involved, becomes something posthumans (or post-ETs) simply don't have the attention span for.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095813897930533591noreply@blogger.com