[extropy-chat] Drexler laying down a hand...

[Amara Graps]

>Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:24:10 +0100
>From: Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org>

>On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 01:37:05PM -0500, Robert Bradbury wrote:
>  >    It looks like the long anticipated "Engines of Creation 2.0" is out.
>  >    URL: [1]http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?bookid=503

>I have no idea why they "need to confirm my identity" for a free
>download. I guess no EoC2 for me, then. (I thought EoC was
>a Nanosystems for pedestrians, so I never bothered with it.
>Is EoC2 any different?). Anyone read it? Any good?
>Any kind pirate (ARRRR! Shiver me timbers!) can send me a copy?


I agree the Wowio registration is ridiculous. They have in the
last weeks (since Perry tried it) "improved" the registration
after the first level:

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Select Registration Method:

Certified Email Addresss (.edu, .gov, .mil, .us)
Credit Card (not charged - for authentication only)
Scan of ID (driver's license, student ID, etc.)
Friends and Family Code
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but this first one is more than enough to disgust people here.

Since I have an .edu address and various kinds of ID, I downloaded
it using one of those. I have no moral problems sending my copy of
this Engines of Creation to anyone who doesn't wish to pass through
Wowio's anal registration procedure. Email me and ask.

Amara


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Amara Graps, PhD      www.amara.com
INAF Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI), Roma, ITALIA
Associate Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute (PSI), Tucson