<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>On Feb 12, 2017, at 8:51 AM, Christian Saucier <<a href="mailto:csaucier@sovacs.com">csaucier@sovacs.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello Extropians -</span><br><span></span><br><span>As suggested by Spike yesterday, I'm taking a few minutes to introduce</span><br><span>myself to the list. I've been lurking on ExI for many years, although</span><br><span>despite my wishes, my schedule hasn't allowed me much personal time to</span><br><span>participate in online forums and mailing lists.</span><br><span></span><br><span>You can find pretty much anything public about me on either</span><br><span><a href="https://keybase.io/csaucier">https://keybase.io/csaucier</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/csaucier">https://www.linkedin.com/in/csaucier</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>I'm currently working on two main projects:</span><br><span> - <a href="https://www.ripe.io">https://www.ripe.io</a> - we use blockchain technology to improve the</span><br><span>local food supply-chains and give consumers more information about the</span><br><span>food we eat.</span><br><span> - <a href="https://www.equibit.org">https://www.equibit.org</a> - full-featured distributed alternative</span><br><span>platform to issue and manage corporate equity; our relationship with</span><br><span>existing markets like Nasdaq and NYSE is similar to the relationship</span><br><span>between bitcoin and Bank of America. :)</span><br><span></span><br><span>My interest in Extropy, H+, and expanded lifespans dates back to the</span><br><span>early 2000s. I have always been an avid sci-fi, technology, and science</span><br><span>reader. Back in 2000, a good friend of mine (host of the <a href="http://extropy.org">extropy.org</a></span><br><span>domain) introduced me to the exciting possibilities brought about by</span><br><span>exponential technology growth. Since then, my outlook on life has never</span><br><span>been the same.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Most of my passions revolve around 3 main attractors:</span><br><span> - Voluntaryism - Evolving societies without the need for coercive</span><br><span>governance</span><br><span> - Blockchain Technology - Creating P2P alternatives to more easily</span><br><span>corruptible centralized systems</span><br><span> - Extropy & the Singularity - Preparing for a future of expanded</span><br><span>lifespan, improved awareness, fun, and amazing discoveries</span><br><span></span><br><span>I'll be attending the Anarchapulco 2017 conference at the end of</span><br><span>February (<a href="https://anarchapulco.com/">https://anarchapulco.com/</a>). I'd love to arrange a</span><br><span>get-together with anyone from ExI who might also be attending!</span><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Welcome aboard!</div><br><div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards,</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Sample my Kindle books via:</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://author.to/DanUst" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://author.to/DanUst</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div></div></div></div></body></html>