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HARD SciFi Futurism: Do you know of any sources speculating about advanced bio-technology as a replacement for silicon compute? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know about the recent stuff using DNA as a storage medium. I am interested in writing a story where humans have mastered everything Evolution has to offer; a time when technology is completely integrated into a vivarium/Bioregenerative Life Support System like ecosystem on multiple levels.

I'm looking for references to better speculate about organic compute as a complete replacement for silicon in a very distant future.

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[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm interested in the same essential clock as a human, or within an order of mag. I'm simply using human level-ish parallelism. The inherent limitations are a useful plot point already.

I need a mechanism for calling it deterministic, and maybe explore plausible ways of implementation in peripheral context.

I'm thinking about a Frankenstein like lab where pieces and parts are grown and combined to create something like a Mentat of Dune by realistic means.

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Google some shit like multiplexing and go down that rabbit hole, it won't disappoint

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Do I need to get my breadboards out too?

74HC257?

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