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At 12:39 PM 7/4/2005, BillK wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On 7/4/05, Natasha Vita-More
wrote:<br>
> The French glossy culture/style magazine, "Le Magazine De
L'Optimum" covers<br>
> my latest ideas and designs in its "Techno - Multimedias"
section, page 56.<br>
> <br><br>
Apparently not available online. :(</blockquote><br>
Yes, I know. <br><br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">But during my searching I found
you credited in a French interview<br>
dated 23.06.2005 with Daniel Ichbiah, author of Robots: Genesis of<br>
artificial people.<br><br>
<<a href="http://www.vieartificielle.com/nouvelle/?id_nouvelle=929" eudora="autourl">
http://www.vieartificielle.com/nouvelle/?id_nouvelle=929</a>><br><br>
Translation of the appropriate paragraph (Google + me):<br><br>
During the preparation of this book, which meeting, human or<br>
robot-like, had the biggest effect on you?<br><br>
Philippe Druillet, whom I had interviewed at the time of the release<br>
of the video game The Ring 2 agreed to meet me for The Robots and he<br>
gave me a brilliant analysis of the phenomenon. I also liked the<br>
interview Brian Carlisle of Adept Technology gave me because it had<br>
the straightforward direct approach of an engineer who knows his<br>
business well. For a very different point of view, I found that<br>
Natasha Vita-More, who supports the good foundation of bionics,<br>
superbly defended her viewpoint, and I say this with all the more<br>
intensity because my position was very skeptical in this area.
...</blockquote><br>
How lovely to read this. Thank you!<br><br>
Natasha<br><br>
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<dd><font size=2><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Natasha
</a><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Vita-More</a>
<dd>Cultural Strategist, Designer
<dd>Studies of the Future, University of Houston
<dd>President, <a href="http://www.extropy.org/">Extropy Institute</a>
<dd>Founder, <a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts
& Culture</a> <br><br>
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<dd><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>Knowledge is the most
democratic source of power.</i> Alvin Toffler
<dd><i>Random acts of kindness... </i>Anne Herbet<br><br></font>
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