[ExI] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Virtual Reality is where the aliens are

[BillK]

On 26 August 2015 at 17:31, spike wrote:
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>>... And waste heat might be used for other purposes. ...BillK
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> BillK, I am at the point where I can't really advance any further in MBrain
> theory until we can be sure we fully understand all the implications of the
> third law of thermodynamics.  Waste heat is high entropy.  This
> fundamentally limits what it can be used for.  As I understand it now,
> entropy might form a limiting factor more than any other physical limits to
> growth.
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Well, at a basic level you can use waste heat to generate electricity.
I'm sure that aliens with nanotech can do better than that.  :)

BillK