Moore's Law

[Katahu]

Moore's law states that the density of our processors doubles every 18 months. At that rate, the law will surely dead-end at around the year 2020 [when it reach the atomic level]. As a result, quantum computers might have to be used.

Speaking of which. What happens when every computer in the entire planned is operated by a black hole?

I can imagine the tech support:

[dailing]

Tech: Technical support, how may I help you?

Caller: Yes, I have a SLIGHT problem here. My computer just fail and the black hole has just swallowed up my computer and is beginning to take my house along with it. How do I turn it off? Is there an off switch?

Tech: What off switch?

I can't imagine a future like that. If they plan to make a computer like that, I hope they make it in a place far far away - like a 1,000 light years away.

[SilverFox441]

Below a certain size a singularity (Black Hole) is not stable and will burn itself out almost immediately. Most likely you would have to call Tech Support to find out how to get a new singularity.

[Wing Nut]

I that case, you would need a UPS about the same power as the sun...  ;D

[TacitBlue]

Below a certain size a singularity (Black Hole) is not stable and will burn itself out almost immediately. Most likely you would have to call Tech Support to find out how to get a new singularity.

Man, I knew that Hole salesman was screwing me! "ooh, go with the black one, all the girlies will love it", give me a break, and the next day, my dog, couch and refridgerator are gone, and the hole is nowhere to be found, and I thought I got robbed! :-/

sorry about that^  ;D

seriously, I dont think quantum computers would work in such a was as to cause a singularity. From what I understand, they will use more than 2 states of the as in binary. They will use a form of code similer to binary except that it has 1 through 32, instead of 1 and 0. I may be completely talking out of my rear end though, so if someone knows more, then by all means please correct me.