tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post1424751694392721338..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Technology is hard to define and sometimes a little frighteningMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-51815098948898534512014-05-14T13:15:15.676-06:002014-05-14T13:15:15.676-06:00I'll share this post with my scientist husband...I'll share this post with my scientist husband see what he thinks. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22917258287583406072014-05-11T05:45:25.865-06:002014-05-11T05:45:25.865-06:00michael crichton was a genius with that statement ...michael crichton was a genius with that statement - "...but they never stopped to think if they should." <br /><br />goes with the age old, don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness.<br /><br />very though-provoking post!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-41477004296105138602014-05-09T22:57:45.249-06:002014-05-09T22:57:45.249-06:00If your knowledge of genetics is puny, then mine i...If your knowledge of genetics is puny, then mine is microscopic. But I understood your post enough to know that for all the good scientific advances can give the human race, there are still too many humans who can't be trusted. Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-62578000313860290552014-05-09T18:52:32.499-06:002014-05-09T18:52:32.499-06:00I can imagine Oppenheimer's regret. It's s...I can imagine Oppenheimer's regret. It's so fortunate we've been able to have such great relations with Japan after the horrors from both sides during WWIIAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-81402503094725054222014-05-09T18:10:39.223-06:002014-05-09T18:10:39.223-06:00It's the writer's job to see this stuff an...It's the writer's job to see this stuff and tell the cautionary tale. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-75937000270524002322014-05-09T14:52:18.929-06:002014-05-09T14:52:18.929-06:00I've always felt sorry for Oppenheimer and the...I've always felt sorry for Oppenheimer and the way this government kicked him to the curb after getting what they wanted out of him.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21741008041182721582014-05-09T12:37:37.597-06:002014-05-09T12:37:37.597-06:00Humans are capable of so much good and so much bad...Humans are capable of so much good and so much bad. And you cant fight it off by stifling technology (the dark ages anyone?) We just have to find some way to deal with the dark part of ourselves, i guess. Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-16130064393582254562014-05-09T07:01:51.638-06:002014-05-09T07:01:51.638-06:00People always find a way to use things for evil. ...People always find a way to use things for evil. Probably three seconds after the World Wide Web debuted someone was thinking of how to use it to sell porn or con people out of their savings.<br /><br />I wonder if they can make this artificial DNA give me awesome claws and healing power like Wolverine? Now there's a practical application. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-23605602457876771202014-05-09T06:45:54.576-06:002014-05-09T06:45:54.576-06:00I did not know that about Tesla or Under Armor.
A...I did not know that about Tesla or Under Armor.<br /><br />And yet, i definitely think sometimes it's scary. Shit i think sometimes everything is scary and i wonder if it's a sign of the times or if people have always felt this way?Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-80889209795122755442014-05-09T04:33:20.827-06:002014-05-09T04:33:20.827-06:00Not sure I'd want the answer either, although ...Not sure I'd want the answer either, although we need to know what they intend to do with it. And you're right, it could be used both in a good way and a bad way.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-90860786373013671642014-05-09T02:18:21.460-06:002014-05-09T02:18:21.460-06:00I have a line in my latest sci-fi where the scient...I have a line in my latest sci-fi where the scientist says something along the lines of, "Because it can happen, it will happen." It doesn't really matter if something might be bad to do; if one side decides not to do it because they foresee dire consequences, another side out there will surely go ahead and still do it, so all you really accomplish is to fall behind them in the race. Sad, perhaps, but true. Our kids will end up cyborgs as long as global warming doesn't kill us first!Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.com