From: Bartley R. Troyan (btroyan@littlekoala.com)
Date: Wed Mar 10 1999 - 07:49:02 MST
Scott Badger wrote:
> I was glancing at a calendar today . . . 365 sheets, each with a pretty
> picture of children doing cute things and a semi-thoughtful quote, and I
> started thinking how nice it would be to see a calendar spreading Extropian
> memes via Extropian-related quotes linked with Extropian art. If we don't
> have enough art for 365 days, do we have enough for 52 weeks? I bet we
> could come up with 52 good quotes that best represent Extropian principles.
> I would ask Natasha to consider overseeing how the art might be linked to
> the quotes once they were gathered. Perhaps the final product could be in
> the form of a screensaver and offered through CNET and other screensaver
> sites? Or actually marketed through bookstores for a profit.
Did somebody say "link quotes with artwork"? I HREF you to
http://just-so.com/ (Just-So Literary Postcards), where exactly that is
already being done, albeit with classic art and literature.
I can't think of a much better way to spread a meme to another person, than to
send them an Extropian e-card. Would make for a good way to get transhuman
artwork projected onto more eyeballs, at least. Along with an appropriate,
uplifting quote.
I can set something like that up rather easily. Needs a database back-end to
work well, though. I guess I could donate the server space and db for it.
The hardest part, really, is to pick out which image to associate with which
quote, so they "click" together well.
-Bart Troyan
(Just-So webmaster)
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Scott B.
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