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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Also: There’s a tangible need for SL3/4
voices to discuss Singularity thought in the blogosphere. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Rundown of posts (this classification
scheme isn’t exact of course):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>MODERATE/NEGATIVE - HIGH # COMMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_09/007172.php<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://crookedtimber.org/2005/09/27/the-singularity-and-the-knife-edge/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=pjammer&itemid=151502<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://johnquiggin.com/index.php/archives/2005/09/27/the-singularity-and-the-knife-edge/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/21/95251/5312<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>MODERATE/NEGATIVE - LOW # COMMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://nonlineardroppings.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-is-obvious.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://imaginaryconversations.com/?p=14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/09/25/the_age_of_ray_kurzweil/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://alfin2100.blogspot.com/2005/09/right-ascension.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://amitp.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-is-not-near.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://eripsa.blogspot.com/2005/09/turing-tables.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://amitp.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-is-near.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://cs.unm.edu/~aaron/blog/archives/2005/09/measuring_techn.htm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2005/09/21/piling-it-higher-more-singularity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2005/09/21/everything-will-be-wonderful-in-the-future-though-itll-be-just-like-the-past<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://newsoftheday.blog.com/335657/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://newsoftheday.blog.com/335992/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://omniorthogonal.blogspot.com/2005/09/doomboom-continuoom.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://omniorthogonal.blogspot.com/2005/09/opposite-of-doom.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://indexedforever.com/?p=45<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://cheesespread.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://phreno.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-nonsense.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://docbug.com/blog/archives/000439.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.frozennorth.org/C2011481421/E20050921104112/index.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://amethodnotaposition.blogspot.com/2005/09/sheldrake-taboo-kurzweil-mainstream.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://gracchus.typepad.com/gracchus/2005/09/the_singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://uncrediblehallq.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-is-here-or-was.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.affbrainwash.com/genehealy/archives/020338.php<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://weblog.pell.portland.or.us/~orc/2005/09/22/000/index.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.dekorte.com/blog/blog.cgi?do=item&id=1481<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>OTHER - LOW # COMMENTTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.techcentralstation.com/091405C.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/12737811.htm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.mprize.org/index.php?ctype=news&pagename=blogdetaildisplay&BID=2005092-21120655&detaildisplay=Y<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://divedi.blogspot.com/2005/09/book-of-year-singularity-is-near-by.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://spreadingthought.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-psychic-evolution-pt-3.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/000436.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/09/the_singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://instapundit.com/archives/025289.php<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://ideas.4brad.com/node/274 (Brad's
thoughts on why self-replication in nanotech isn't necessary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2005/09/26/singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://warmyourthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://sports-law.blogspot.com/2005/09/robots-are-coming-robots-are-coming.html
(singularity thinking gone wrong)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2005/09/accelerating_ch.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://streebgreebling.blogspot.com/2005/09/singularity-is-near-is-near.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>REPOSTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://gaggio.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/09/28/the-singularity-is-near3.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.wifi-art.com/?p=715<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://metaboston.typepad.com/metaboston/2005/09/live_forever_wi.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.mindpowernews.com/Blog/2005/09/2045-year-humans-transcend-biology.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://kyliederingnotes.blogspot.com/2005/09/making-money-post-singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://theeternalgoldenbraid.blogspot.com/2005/09/to-singularity.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://richard-treadway.blogspot.com/2005/09/evening-with-ray-kurzweil.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://extensiontrends.ag.ohio-state.edu/2005/09/21/the-singularity-goes-mainstream/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.downtheavenue.com/2005/09/on_understandin.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>http://www.downtheavenue.com/2005/09/on_future_predi.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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href="http://makeashorterlink.com/?N360413EB">http://makeashorterlink.com/?N360413EB</a>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The most recent is from a Joy and McKibben fan; the one before
is a plug from de Garis for his book. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ray’s thesis deserves more informed voices. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>~~<br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Tyler Emerson</st1:PersonName> | Executive Director |
The Singularity Institute<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> 50182</st1:address>
| <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Palo Alto</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94303</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>
| T-F: 866.667.2524<br>
</span></font><a href="mailto:emerson@singinst.org"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>emerson@singinst.org</span></font></a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> | </span></font><a
href="http://www.singinst.org"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.singinst.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PS I need to hold off on an SI review for now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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