Question of the Day: Tech or Nature - Which Will Kill Us First? [Question Of The Day]
Anyone who watches the History Channel regularly knows that Armageddon is inevitable. It is the “how” and the “when” that remains a mystery. Back in the day it was a simple catastrophic natural disaster—a comet or a volcano that would wipe everything out. However, as intelligent beings we have “evolved” to a point where we are capable of engineering our own demise. Now we have natural disasters AND the consequences of our technological progress to worry about—which begs the questions: will it be technology or nature that dooms mankind? And how will we meet that end? Oh, and feel free to come up with your own interesting scenario.
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Whenever someone does a comprehensive countdown list like this, it goes without saying that they are really sticking their neck out. And Maximum PC is putting everything on the line with their list of the 100 greatest tech innovations of all-time. The title is a little misleading given the fact that the list is confined to PC innovations, but with a name like Maximum PC, what did you expect? Naturally, the top ten list will be a source of great controversy, so hit the following link and get your fingers limbered up for some heated commenting debates. [