[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

May 04, 2016 14:28

  • The Dragon's Gaze notes evidence that Kardashev Type III civilizations do not exist.
  • The Dragon's Tales notes the new Kenya-Somalia border war, suggests the United Arab Emirates will be building a mountain to try to trigger rain, and notes that the new French-built submarines of Australia will come with American tech parts.
  • Language Log looks at the ( Read more... )

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timgueguen May 5 2016, 14:17:40 UTC
I'm not sure what to call the concept of a Kardashev Type III civilisation. Some of the terms I could use seem kind of harsh. It seems to me that a lot of such ideas would require the existence of magic to pull off, not just a super civilisation with super technology.

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