Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by lanstin on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:31PM
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I am sure there is some sci fi novel where species compete for neutron stars because they are a very dense compute substrate.
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Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by Isinlor on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:20PM
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In the Perfect Imperfection by Jacek Dukaj [0] has something called "Remy's curve" [1].
On the curve you can find:
- Ultimate Computer is the computer using the best hardware as allowed by the physical constants of our universe. See also physics of computation.
- Inclusions are in essence 'pocket universes'. They are created for specific entities to run hardware in a dedicated universe with physical constants different from ours, allowing for better performance than those in our universe
- Ultimate Inclusion is the inclusion with the best possible set of physical constants in the entire multiverse
Seth Lloyd wrote a paper "Ultimate physical limits to computation" [2].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Imperfection
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Imperfection#/media/Fi...
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by kevml on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:51PM
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Not neutron stars specifically, but Accelerando by Charles Stross covers this.
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by eloff on Monday June 07, 2021 @07:41PM
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That was a good book, it challenged many of my assumptions.
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by Hjfrf on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:44PM
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Asimov's "The Last Question" is close, though the focus is on entropy rather than any kind of space wars.
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by arthurcolle on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:44PM
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Isn't Three Body Problem kinda like this?
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by mgoetzke on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:32AM
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Is that book worth reading ? I am half-way through and I still don't see the point ;)
Re:The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in...
by lovemenot on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @09:31AM
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I read all three books. The first was a couple of years ago. But from memory, half-way through the first should be enough to tell. If you haven't seen anything worthwhile yet, you won't by continuing.