Matt Bamberger - Moore's Law of Mad Science

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Moore's Law of Mad Science

Sun, 10/02/2005 at 15:15

We're in trouble

At AC2005, there was a large bulletin board where people could jot down any insights they felt like sharing. My favorite was Moore's Law of Mad Science:

"Every 18 months, the IQ required to destroy the world drops by 1 point."