Oryx and Crake part 4

Jul 19, 2007 11:58

    Some things that stand out to me ( Read more... )

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jayyy July 20 2007, 00:12:38 UTC
AND we're still using microwave ovens in our kitchens. 40 year old technologies.

I think part of the problem is that we've stifled individual inventiveness with laws and patents and approval requirements, and replaced them with putting people through school and into the corporate machine, which already has its needs and creativity boxed into a certain space.

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dryaunda July 25 2007, 08:32:23 UTC
Ironic you should mention corporations stifling invention, since Atwood believes that new technology will be nothing but corporate.

As for microwaves, I'd think the ones today are a lot more advanced than whatever Mom could've gotten in her teens. The only more advanced way I can think of cooking is nanotech denaturation.

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