From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 20:59:07 MDT
Michael LaTorra wrote:
>
> SINGULARITARIANS.
> Does anyone else here have as much trouble pronouncing "Singularitarians" as
> I do?
> Hey, how about calling people so devoted to the Singularity by some simpler
> name?
> Singulars?
> Singles?
> Singers?
> S-Men?
> SS? [On second thought, let's drop that last one.]
This issue has been previously raised on the Singularitarian list, and
recently John Smart has requested a formal vote on the issue of whether to
call it "Singularitarians" or "Singularians".
The vote will probably be held shortly after the Foresight Gathering. I'll
let you know how it turns out.
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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/home.html
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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