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At 08:12 PM 12/23/2007, Ian wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">While reading Science News I
happened upon an ad for<br>
the new book:<br><br>
Beyond Human: Living with Robots and Cyborgs<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765310821" eudora="autourl">
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765310821</a><br><br>
Notice the nice cover art, a spiral shaped like DNA<br>
leading into a metallic robot. It immediately reminded<br>
me of Natasha's ingenious creation:<br><br>
DNA BREAKOUT!<br>
<a href="http://www.natasha.cc/image1.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.natasha.cc/image1.htm</a><br><br>
A good example that great minds think alike! </blockquote><br>
Ian, this is a lovely gift you have given to me. Because I do not
have a book out and am currently not exhibiting in any museums, my work
goes unnoticed - unless it pop ups in a lecture I am giving. You
are a dear and have warmed my heart and this is the nicest XMas -
"standing still" in the moment that I have had all year!
:-)<br><br>
Natasha<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Though I think Natasha's piece
has deeper and more<br>
coherent meaning. The book-cover art connotes a<br>
progression from life to robots, or that humans lead<br>
to robots. On the other hand, Natasha's design<br>
connotes something much more spectacular. It's message<br>
points to a continuation of *self* beyond DNA. In it<br>
we see Natasha herself breaking out of DNA. Not a<br>
replacement humans with cold robots, but the implied<br>
migration of *self* from one support medium to another<br>
-- a message of individual liberation. A truly<br>
fantastic vision! ~Ian</blockquote>
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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>PhD Candidate, Planetary Collegium - CAiiA, situated in the
Faculty of Technology,
<dd>School of Computing, Communications and Electronics,
<dd>University of Plymouth, UK
<dd><a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts &
Culture</a>
<dd><a href="http://extropy.org/">Thinking About the
</a><a href="http://extropy.org/">Future</a> <br><br>
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<dd><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>If you draw a circle in the
sand and study only what's inside the circle, then that is a
closed-system perspective. If you study what is inside the circle and
everything outside the circle, then that is an open system perspective. -
</i>Buckminster Fuller<br>
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