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fromBig Think
1 week ago

A physicist explains what the Kardashev scale gets wrong

The Kardashev scale categorizes civilizations based on their energy consumption and offers insights into humanity's technological advancement.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The hitchhiker's guide to Musk's SpaceX memo

Futuristic jargon describes building a solar-powered, planetary-scale AI—'sentient sun', orbital data-center constellations toward Kardashev II, and electromagnetic mass drivers.
fromFuturism
11 months ago

What Are Alien Dyson Spheres, Why Are They So Janky, and Why Are They Doomed to Go Undetected?

"When you have a whole bunch of things moving together like that in a swarm, a natural question is going to be, do they sometimes bump into each other?" Lacki told New Scientist. "At their orbital speeds, that can be disastrous."
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