[ExI] put up with me

[Adrian Tymes]

No (at least, not including the dedicated launch).  But it is part of what
I am up to.

I have gone on about CubeCab on this list, have I not?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 2:51 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Is that part of what Musk is up to?   bill w
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 4:37 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> 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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