[ExI] robert pirsig's bike in zen and mm

[Jef Allbright]

On 11/13/07, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 <pgptag at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why don't you guys do it in style, webcamming everything in realtime
> (like on justin.tv) and inviting everyone to participate in the
> evening philosophy talk via chat, webcam, SL or whatever (I would be a
> very frequent visitor).
>
> These days every small place described by Pirsig must have a WiFi hub
> in a Starbucks or something. We could call the project something like
> "The new zen and the art of taking over the universe". What a great
> project this would be, perhaps we can even sell it to the networks for
> a lot of money and spread H+ at the same time.

And later:

> Sure I did - my "The new zen and the art of taking over the universe"
was a joke!

Sorry, I do see it as a flip suggestion of a title, but again, I
wasn't taking issue with the words, but the perceived meaning of your
post.

Anyway, my frustration with the level of discourse (with some notable
exceptions!) on the various "transhumanist" lists is beginning to show
-- badly -- and I'm going to take all my serious discussion off the
public lists effective immediately.

- Jef