Re: Nextropians.

From: Heywood Floyd (anon081@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jun 15 1999 - 15:17:42 MDT


>
> I have no idea wear you have been, but I've been
> looking up all those people
> who apparently don't want you to find them:

I know where they are my boy, but it's the communication that counts.

 
> >Max More
> Just checked in to the extropian list a few days
> ago.

Unless Max's dialog has gone mute, his lack of presence here implies
lots of private correspondence elsewhere.
 
> >Ralph Merkle
> www.merkle.com

Having a web site is entirely different than having a real-time online
presence. Are we the only ones making fools of ourselves publicly on
the extropian list while they correspond among themselves privately?
>
> >E. Shaun Russell
> http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Cultural/Art/russel.html
> http://www.asiapac.com/People/interesting-people.html

Same as above.

> >Eric Watt Forste <arkuat@pobox.com>
> http://www.idiom.com/~arkuat

His web site consist of a meager directory structure. Too bad, I've
always liked Eric's PUBLIC contributions.

> >Vernor Vinge
> he's working on a new book:
> http://www.tor.com/sampleDeepness.html

Same as above. Additionally, I have never seen Vernor in a online
real-time setting. Either he abhors mailing lists, stay offline, or
conducts all of his communications privately.

> >Hans Moravec
> http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/
> Still minding the children:
> From outside the university, my phone number is
> (412) 268-3829.
> You can leave fax messages at my home at (412)
> 363-9834.

I'll give Hans a break. He is awfully busy running the SMU robotics
lab.

> >Tom Morrow
> Likes to climb Mt. Shasta (60 miles from here)
> and yes, he does meditate.
> http://www.concentric.net/~tmorrow/

Tom was one of the originating members of the extropian movement along
with Max. Tom has obviously moved on to bigger and better things, but
what might those be?

>
> >Mark Crosby crosby_m@rocketmail.com
> Crosby_M@bls.gov
> mark@unicorn.com

Oops, my mistake, he is still around.
>
> >Mark Mills
> He's designing web pages:
> http://www.mounet.com/~jmmills/

Well, designing web pages doesn't make one mute.
>
> >Kieth Henson
> He's busy suing the Scientologists (go get 'em!)

Yes, Kieth has always been a breath of fresh air and his online
presence is missed.

 
> >Kathryn Aegis aegis@igc.apc.org

She has always been a strong presence on this list, but alas, she is
gone.

 
> >Mitchell Porter mitch@thehub.com.au
> minimalist:
> http://www.thehub.com.au/~mitch/welcome.html

To repeat, having a web site is a far cry from a real-time presence.
 
> >Reilly Jones
> 70544.1227@CompuServe.COM

A frequent contributor to the original Extropy Magazine, I haven't seen
him since.
>
> >Russell Whitaker
> http://www.alphablox.com/index1.html

Real nice fellow, very serious, very busy doing the Silcon Valley
90-hour work week thing. As Michael Lorrey said, he is doing extropy
rather than talking about it.
 
> >Sarah Marr
> working on her web pages:
> http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/sarah.marr/

?????? Haven't heard frmo her in a long time.
>
> >Perry E. Metzger
> perry@piermont.com

Perry has been missing for a couple of years at least.
>

> At
> least they haven't gone
> "anonymous".

I never said they were anonymous, only anomolous in their silent
(real-time) online presence.

Heywood Floyd
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