"As time passes, anticipation turns to disappointment. No human remains are recovered..."

"After the bone is cut up into to pieces, it's submersed in a solution to release the DNA."

"That was a mosquito, and she was full of blood. My blood!"

"Eric Drexler detailed some of the possible applications of nanotechnology in Engines of Creation. Early on, people were frightened by the "gray goo" scenario, in which out-of-control replication and evolution of assemblers destroys every protein molecule on Earth. Later, it became obvious that it is difficult to design self-replicating drexlerian assemblers that feed on a disordered mix of undifferentiated molecules. This is partially because complex pattern recognition systems seem to be necessary to identify neighboring atoms and molecules out of disordered surroundings. Also, we do not have generalized algorithms or tools for unbinding undifferentiated molecular bonds. Finally, there are many problems in achieving material and informational closure when designing a robust process for self-replication. One way around these problems, and around the problem of the consequences of self-replicating nanomachines, would be to have large numbers of more limited nanomachines that couldn't make or break molecular bonds, that didn't operate in random and surroundings, but only interacted mechanically and electronically with each other in well-defined ways. Such a technology would not only be easier to build, but it would also be safer because it could not replicate and evolve. Unfortunately, because such a limited system could not replicate itself, it would not be "as cheap as dirt and sunshine", but latter we shall examine an avenue for keeping the cost from becoming prohibitively expensive."

"I fear that meth is behind a lot of the strange and inexplicable behavior around here. Have fun! "

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