From: Colin Hales (colin@versalog.com.au)
Date: Wed Mar 27 2002 - 14:43:15 MST
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Colin Hales
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 March 2002 9:06 PM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Cc: chales@bigpond.com
> Subject: I've decided when the Singularity will occur.
>
>
> Hi Folks...
>
> In a fit of collossal humility I've decided that the
> singularity shall be
> 21st Dec 2012- Mayan Calendar end. This is a Friday, so I've
> declared it at
> 4pm, Mayan standard time, so we can clock off early for the
> party (it's
> supposed to be at sunrise, but what's a few hours between
> friends). I'm also
> assuming that Mayans had their time zones all sorted out
> properly. As usual
> we Australians will be partying on ahead of TROTW.
>
> I'm not sure whether the AIs will be fully ambulatory by
> then, so we'll have
> to make special arrangements for them. I wonder if they'll qualify for
> disabled parking spaces? Ever seen a wheelchair with an IQ of
> 500 do the
> Tango? *thinks... tap tap, pc alert meter off scale stop now, sorry*
>
> It looks like the Mayan calendar is perfect for the
> singularity. It's the
> end of their calendar .ie. it literally stops dead. I think
> you go back to
> the start and re-cycle the dates after that. It's a real hoot: eg
> www.crawford2000.co.uk/maya.htm. It's got a galactic ecliptic
> transition,
> the equinox precession and misc. mystical "end of the
> universe stuff" all
> over it like *spooky dissonant violas in backgound* "The
> present world age
> will end and a new world age will begin". Absolutely perfect.
>
> My brother suggested it because he's into the Mayan crystal
> skulls mystery.
> Ever so nice of the Mayans to make it a Friday.
> Anyway....time to start
> organising the party. Also...if one was an author, it would be very
> convenient to get your singularity books out ASAP, especially with the
> singularity and post humanism now sequestered and publicised
> by Kurzweil.
> It'll give plenty of time for re-prints and the pundit circuit.
>
> Lining the whole thing up with the Mayans is a wonderful cult-forming
> opportunity.
> I hereby immediately claim all merchandising rights world wide in
> perpetuity. It lines up with Christmas perfectly. Not that
> we'll be needing
> money, or Christmas presents, or anything much really..., but, just in
> case...
>
> Knowing you guys, you've probably been there already, but I
> just got all
> enthusiastic and thought to blurt. You know me, I just gotta blurt
> sometimes.
>
> So there you go. No need to debate any more. 4pm Fri 21st Dec
> 2012. Make it
> happen. You know you want to. It's how these things are
> supposed to work.
> How did those Mayans know??????
>
> :-)
>
> Colin
> *rumour control over and out*
>
>
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......... turned up.
It's an interesting idea.
I ran the original email through the emotion extractor and got
Extracted Emotions:
==================
8.26 happy [senses=color:yellow, sound:loud, smell:fresh air, taste:sweet,
touch:warm]
5.51 distraught [senses=]
5.51 cheerful [senses=]
2.75 determined [senses=]
2.75 concentrating [senses=]
2.75 dominated [senses=]
2.75 exhausted [senses=]
2.75 evil [senses=]
2.75 confident [senses=]
2.75 hypervigilant [senses=]
2.75 indifferent [senses=]
2.75 isolated [senses=]
2.75 lonely [senses=]
2.75 perfection [senses=]
2.75 puzzled [senses=]
2.75 wonderful [senses=]
I wonder what it means(puzzled)? Back to the therapist, probably.
Cheerfully distraught, hypervigilantly indifferent
and apparently a psychology professional to boot.
confidently, evilly yours,
Colin Hales
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