Clarke's three laws en.wikipedia.org 9 pointsbaran16 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−georgecmu16yDead link, use this instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkes_Three_Laws−baranOP16yWhoops−theli0nheart16yMy favorite is the third, because it's true:"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."−mkramlich16yIIRC someone proposed a tongue-in-cheek corollary along the lines of:"Any technology that is distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced!"
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Dead link, use this instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkes_Three_Laws
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My favorite is the third, because it's true:
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
IIRC someone proposed a tongue-in-cheek corollary along the lines of:
"Any technology that is distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced!"