I don't feel certain about the no-life-at-all thing but I am pretty certain about no-technological-civilization at 3dC. Unfortunately, it's moving so fast now that I'll likely live to see the answer.

By the way, TJ, I've been enjoying the heck out of a bunch of your cop novels. You write really well. I hope you have an agent/manager and they're trying to get some of your series into Netflix.