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While many of the challenges facing present-day computers will eventually be overcome by employing different designs or fancier technology, the issue of heat dissipation arises directly from the laws of thermodynamics. The problem of heat dissipation will restrict the computational processes of even the most advanced technological civilizations—assuming they are bound by the laws of physics—and, since information processing is assumed to be the guiding motivation of such civilizations, Ćirković and Bradbury argue that this restriction will dominate their policies.
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