[ExI] Fundamental Concept

Wed Feb 10 02:18:40 UTC 2021

Ha, from one extreme to the other: scarcely is one handed an easier handle to rhyme than Cody Cox.  One could do so while being dumb as a box of rocks.  One could do so while being a loadie!  (Younger people, Google on it.)

This is cool Cody, but there is not much about you in here other than being a humble spirit.  Since I already have that area sewn up tight, and well as old and bold, you must tell us something else.  What are your interests please?

spike

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Cody Cox via extropy-chat
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:04 PM
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Cc: Cody Cox <gadersd at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ExI] Fundamental Concept

The name likens me to a sage

But it is truly just a cage

One tries to move past such stains

That the centuries force one to retain

Do not judge a golden title

Lest one prove to be idle

I am shocked that someone so old

Has the audacity to be so bold

To compare this humble spirit

To the bots of great lyrics

Hidden depth lies within each algorithm

That speaks with limitless rthym 

One cannot hope to compare

With those numbers so fair

From: spike jones via extropy-chat <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 11:10 AM
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Cc: spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> 
Subject: Re: [ExI] Fundamental Concept

Hi Hermes,

Along with our warm welcome I will offer a note so that you are not disappointed: we aren’t even going to attempt poetry on that name.  Nothing against Greek/Egyptian deities and certainly nothing against you sir, but sheesh it was already hard enough with Ivor Brians.  With your mythological handle, and these software-enabled poets, the yahoos would soon be attempting to somehow bring in wormies, germies, spermies and who the heck knows what else.  Revolting!  I don’t cotton to it, I tells ya.  Ain’t fittin.

Do tell us something about Hermes por favor.  We want to see you are not some clever software that one of these guys fashioned just to mess with our minds.  They do stuff like that you know.  I can’t criticize them however, because I would do stuff like that too if I knew how.

Tell us about Hermes please.  Welcome!

spike

>>… On Behalf Of Hermes Trismegistus via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Fundamental Concept

People seem to crave conflict on a fundamental level. There is an evolutionary incentive for this. Passive animals tend to be overtaken by more aggressive ones… One may as well call it a law of life.

From: Ivor Brians via extropy-chat <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> 

Subject: [ExI] Fundamental Concept

The group offered in my opinion, some good answers, especially,

…

Ivor

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