From: Gregory Sullivan (sullivan@blaze.cs.jhu.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:19:45 MST
Since the topic of similar names was raised. I agree with T. O. Morrow
that it is easy to confuse names. The most closely matching names I know
of are the Extro conference series name and the Xtro series of movies.
Xtro: (release 1982) A horror movie about an evil alien parasite that
comes to Earth and causes havoc. The advertising tag line was a comical
contrasting reference to E.T. "Not all extra-terrestrials are friendly."
Two more films in the series were made.
Xtro II: The Second Encounter: (release 1991)
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies: (release 1995)
I have not seen any of the movies. Admittedly the topics covered in the
conference and the movies are largely disjoint. Yet, Extro vs Xtro? Memes
vs parasites? ;-)
Seriously, it would be desirable for distinct transhumanist organizations
to have distinctive dissimilar names.
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