[extropy-chat] Wait a minute. What's our contingency plan?

[Joseph Bloch]

I've always liked the idea of the Long Now clock, which incorporates 
just the sort of archive of information that's been discussed here:

http://www.longnow.org/

It's one reason I often use a five-digit date for the year; if for no 
other reason than to remind myself to always think in the (very) 
long-term. They've also begun something called the Rosetta Project, 
which has obvious applications in terms of maintaining knowledge:

http://www.rosettaproject.org/

Joseph

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MB wrote:

>Well, it sorta sounds like re-enacting the Foundation Trilogy!
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>Preparation and archiving are very wise even if bad times do not come.
>It's always good to know where you came from.
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>Regards,
>MB
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>On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Samantha Atkins wrote:
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>>You make very good points and bring up excellent questions.
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>>>*** What should we do to keep technological progress humming along
>>>should the world collapse into another dark age? ***
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>>The short and of necessity first answer is that we can in no wise allow
>>the world to collapse into another dark age.  The question is how to
>>avoid it.
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>> The most
>>likely minimalist scenario is a (hate this) sort of secret
>>society/priesthood guarding and maintaining the knowledge.
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>>>Not the government, not some hypothetical investor, not "the public"
>>>suddenly getting a clue, but we, us. Not just technically feasible, but
>>>here and now, with the resources we have at our disposal. Please don't
>>>bring politics/ideology into this. They'll be cold comfort when you're
>>>dead. Let's be pragmatic.
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