> Or are you a plant to poison this list like so many others you have > deservedly been kicked off of?
I can't imagine who would send someone as incompitent as myself for such a task. As you pointed out I frequently get banned from these lists, most often for denouncing Friendly AI and RYUC. Surely someone intending to de-rail the transhumanist movement would send someone far more skilled! Such a person would do everything possible to remain on the list's good graces and seek to render it impotent by distracting it by focusing its attention on matters that he knows cannot be resolved. Take the recent thread on identity issues and pattern identity theory. It is a classic argument that anyone familiar with singularitarian discussion groups knows will suck up vast amounts of time and energy which could otherwise be used for productive purposes. I don't doubt there is a plant here but he's not me. [out of order] > This list should care about your computer problems and apparent > ineptitude, why? And why not? Is the much more intimate connection between man and technology the actual central topic of this list? If it is not obvious to you, the reason I bring these things up is that the blithe assumption of all of these discussions of uploading, brain computer interfacing, and all other related subjects, that the actual bare-metal interface will be acceptable, practical, desirable, and essential, in that order. To be acceptable the damn thing must work, be reliable, and actually serve the interests of the user. To be practical, the system must be acceptable, and actually do something useful with a reasonable level of efficiency. To be desirable, the system must be practical and superior to other options. To be essential, the system must be desirable and confer such dramatic advantages that anyone who chooses not to use it will be at a severe disadvantage. My contention is that the computer systems we have now are unacceptable, and that all visible trends strongly indicate that they are getting _WORSE_ at a breakneck speed. How could this not be the greatest concern of the list? -- Opera: Sing it loud! :o( )>-< ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=22122255-b0810b
