[ExI] put up with me

[Adrian Tymes]

What if I told you there were plans afoot so anyone could have their own
satellite, complete with a dedicated launch for just that one satellite,
for mere hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Because there are.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 10:37 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> OK. Adrian, let's back up - if everyone will make me a gofundbillw project
> I can buy Hughes or anything I want.  And all of you can get a ride on my
> yacht with plenty of satellite coverage.  But I suspect that all of you
> together are not enough to make me a billionaire.  Maybe enough to buy a
> ride on a yacht (and, typically, get seasick).  bill w
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 12:14 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> But that's not your own satellite.
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 9:32 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I thought the Hughes company had satellite coverage that would be
>>> adequate anywhere in the world.   bill w
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Would a teleoperated "kick my own satellite out the door" suffice?  ;)
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 6:41 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well then, how about funding a ride on a rocket to orbit, where I can
>>>>> kick my own satellite out the door?  Then I can have my yacht.
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI - my cholesterol was 170 - optimal - LDL 104. Optimal.  But last
>>>>> week, in reviewing my stance on statins, I ran across a finding that
>>>>> statins helped in heart cases even though your cholesterol was normal.
>>>>> Yesterday they ran it, and LDL was 49!! - total 104.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have no idea where we go from here.  We don't know, and maybe won't
>>>>> know what caused the heart attack, but I have avoided surgery, stents,
>>>>> etc.  Now if I can just walk 100 feet without feeling out of breath......
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for caring
>>>>>
>>>>> bill w
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 5:18 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>>>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Excellent news BillW!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eh, yacht schmacht: you can’t get decent internet out there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our long-held notions on what would be really cool to have or do
>>>>>> changed a lot with the internet: a lotta cool vacation spots don’t get good
>>>>>> download speeds.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> spike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On
>>>>>> Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 12, 2020 3:04 PM
>>>>>> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>>>>>> *Cc:* William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> *Subject:* [ExI] put up with me
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks as though you may have to put up with me awhile longer.
>>>>>> Catheter test showed nothing:  no buildup of LDL stuff, hence no stent,
>>>>>> hence no open heart surgery and so on.  (also no reason why I had an attack)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually with my low LDL, normal BP, and history of clean scans this
>>>>>> is exactly what I predicted. Even better I might be able to get off some of
>>>>>> these pills that make me dizzy and weak and short of breath.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you feel as good about this as I do, you can make a large
>>>>>> contribution to fund-my-yacht-billw.com.  You don't want me to leave
>>>>>> this life without having owned a yacht, do you?  Of course not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bill w
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