[extropy-chat] Singularity shoot-out on Slashdot...

Bret Kulakovich bret at bonfireproductions.com
Mon Aug 16 20:57:06 UTC 2004


Yes of course: this is like having a (-this list -pop consensus 
+technically adept +sci fi reading) filter, versus a - + + - for say 
cnn.com, or a - + - - from say, Fox News.

Something we may not hear from on the topic(s) often, but know they are 
savvy.


On Aug 16, 2004, at 2:40 PM, Charlie Stross wrote:

>
> On 16 Aug 2004, at 19:14, Bret Kulakovich wrote:
>>
>> Since yesterday there has been back-and-forth on Slashdot.org about 
>> the Singularity.
>>
>> Some nice points are made, but from a Sociological standpoint it an 
>> interesting slice of humanity to observe the reaction of.
>
> As long as you bear in mind that slashdot's readership are Not Typical 
> of the rest of humanity -- they're a self-selected bunch of geeks, and 
> the ones who post are *vocal* geeks.
>
>
> -- Charlie
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