From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Mon Aug 09 1999 - 20:43:22 MDT
> jmcasey@pacific.net.sg wrote: It's one thing to crush a beer can to prove machismo, another to crush a car.
Jim, I crushed a car once, but it didnt make me feel a bit macho. {8-[
> I'd imagine it'd be hysterical to pose as a respected nuclear scientist in order to get into a safely guarded nuclear facility, just to see if I could do it.
You cant, take my word for it. They have some really wicked cool systems
in place to identify people, with the retinal scanners, digital impedance metrics,
etc. A hotshot scientist's identical twin brother could not fool that system. Even Bond James Bond would find it daunting.
> But more and more, I'm starting to believe that widespread access to hardware enhancement will merely retard the emergence of true posthumans.
Huh? Enhanced humans would *be* true posthumans. No? spike
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