[ExI] kill thread

[John Grigg]

Spike, I think there is a need for a book titled "The Transhumanist's
Guide to Picking Up Women!"  And I believe Keith "Archimedes" Henson
and Eugen "Big Pimpin" Leitl should be among the contributors...

John  ; )

On 12/27/10, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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> On Behalf Of Ben Zaiboc
> Subject: Re: [ExI] kill thread
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> "spike" <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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>>> OK thanks everyone, please stop forthwith any commentary titled Getting
> Laid...
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>>> It is OK to post stuff about dating and lonely hearts to some extent, but
> I urge you do use judgment and decorum...
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>>> Play ball!
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>>Fair enough, you're the boss...
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> Oy vey.  Only temporarily, as Max and Natasha are in the process of moving
> to Arizona.  I take up this badge with much reluctance and with eagerness to
> relinquish authority at every opportunity.
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>>Although I do hope this is killed because of the vitriol, not because of
> the actual topic (or my choice of subject line!)...
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> It's quite all right Ben.  The reason we had to kill it this time is that
> unpleasantness had broken out with inappropriate commentary as you likely
> noticed.  Posting about sex is perfectly OK.  There is so much potential for
> humor in that area.  Caution is to be exercised if we see novices offering
> to lecture experts in their own area of expertise.
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>>My take on it is that it's a valid extropian topic, as it's about our
> happiness and ambitions, just as much as life-extension or intelligence
> expansion is, just not as 'sexy' (cognitive dissonance intended), and even
> more so because it relates to the kind of personalities that often frequent
> this kind of list.. Ben Zaiboc
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> Ja, all areas of sexuality are to be explored openly on ExI and all are
> accepted, up to and including those which are physically impossible to
> perform.  This last category is especially welcome, for those of us less
> capable in these areas have a ready excuse for failing to participate.  Not
> only accepted, but... noichaed.  Never appropriate are insults to those who
> practice any particular brand of sexuality.  Insults are never appropriate
> actually, for any category of practitioners.  We like everyone, ja?
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> Besides that, the stuff that is physically impossible may not always be so.
> Picture Seven of Nine in the holodeck.  Then recognize that to have *any
> chance* at the holodeck with 7 you must make arrangements ahead of time.
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