[ExI] a moment of whatever you have a moment of, for sasha

[samantha]

spike wrote:
> Religious people sometimes have a collective moment of silence, to 
> have a brief interaction with their favorite deity.  Most of us here 
> are flaming atheists; I do not know what a group of atheists have a 
> moment of.  But whatever it is, do have one this Saturday, 8 May.  
> That will mark ten years since the departure of our dear friend Sasha 
> Chislenko. 
>  
> Is it even possible that he has been gone so long?  Is he not missed 
> as if he passed away yesterday?  His intellect and passion for extropy 
> are unequaled among those of us lucky enough to still be among the 
> living.  I recall fondly his passionate and stirring speech at Extro4, 
> his love of ping pong, our chess games, his deep and meaningful posts.  
>  
> Old timers here on ExI, if you knew him in any capacity, as one who 
> followed his work, as one who always eagerly read his posts, or just 
> as a personal friend, do feel free to post your memories.
>  
> Sasha, may your vision become our reality.  You are gone sir, but 
> never forgotten, never forgotten.

I will take a moment or several to think of Sasha, although I never had 
the pleasure, and of other dear ones lost.   A moment of quiet 
dedication to remaking the world and ourselves so that such losses 
someday end.

- samantha

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