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Sunday, July 15, 2012

New World Future Society Column Is Up

A much expanded version of the parodic Cyberspace Manifesto 2.0 has been published over at the World Future Society. I think it's a scream but Eric warns me it comes off bitter. (UPDATE: Actually, I've edited the versions to harmonize them now.)

3 comments:

jimf said...

> I think it's a scream but Eric warns me it comes off bitter.

Just explain to him that it's helping you stay in shape.

"I work out and I'm bitter -- that's my diet. Crunches and negativity."

-- Kathy Griffin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRJEJu1k78s

Dale Carrico said...

I fear AbFab provides the better ref: Another one who's ballooned.

jimf said...

It seems you can go to Singularity University to learn how
to get ripped. (It's called "bio-hacking").

http://www.bulletproofexec.com

"There are citizen scientists like you, Tim Ferriss, Seth Roberts,
and that's about it."

-- Michael Vassar, President of The Singularity Institute


This guy (Dave Asprey) comments
(in http://www.bulletproofexec.com/calcium-d-glucarate/ )

"As a former 300 pounder who was pre-diabetic, and born with only 1 kidney,
I kind of like the one I have."

Now, if Eliezer Yudkowsky ended up looking like this:
http://www.bulletproofexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dave_abs_manila-217x300.jpg
I'd be impressed. ;->