On Sat, Jun 07, 2025 at 08:32:55PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > > You could not reach the speed of light > > Ah, yes, ... and man can never fly...
We are bound by the laws of physics, just because you really, really, really want to dodge round them does not mean that you can. This is not politics where a good piece of oratory can persuade law makers to change a country's laws. Yes: it is possible that new physics might be found but Einstein's theory of relativity has been well tested and it is this that imposes the speed of light as a universal speed limit. > And, remember - the breaking of the enigma code, was regarded as impossible, "regarded" is not the same as "forbidden by a well tested theory of physics". > And, remember, in the first series of Star Trek, they had talking computers > and other things that computers were able to accomplish, way before humans > got such achievements into practice. No one ever said that talking computers were impossible. Yes: we did not know how to do it, tech has since progressed. So how is this relevant ? No amount of wishful thinking will persuade the universe to change the laws of physics. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
