From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 18:53:40 MST
Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:
>
> One way to counter the memetic force of cultures and traditions is to
> create new ones. Newtonmass needs some fleshing out, for example.
> Allow me to propose a tradition: the Extropian birthday toast.
> Glasses of Amontillado in hand (a nod to Franklin, though I suppose
> any old sherry or wine will do in a pinch), cry "One million more!".
This is a beautiful and poetic invention. One million more!
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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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