From: lists@thecri.org
Date: Fri Feb 28 2003 - 01:23:58 MST
Spike,
Thanks for the reply.
One very unfortunate thing is that I live in downtown San Francisco! I
love living here too. It really is a unique wonderful place. When I go
many other places, I enjoy the nature, but as Dorothy said there just
ainn't no place like home. SF brings _together_ many people who think
like I do. Sure I can find them on the Internet, but in the boonies
"thars alotta rednecks"
:-)
Erik
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-extropians@extropy.org [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]
On Behalf Of spike66
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:28 PM
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: Re: weapons of mass panic
lists@thecri.org wrote:
> Another thought on this topic, and referencing Spike
>
> (By the way, I have been lurking here for a few months, great
> discussions!)
Welcome aboard Erik. {8-]
Regarding that Nova Tuesday night, I am sure a lot
of law enforcement agencies were groaning. But another organization
that must be beside themselves is the green movement. It is becoming
ever clearer to me that our cities have become too tempting a target for
terrorists and extremists, and that soon humans will scatter. The
earth-firsters must really hate terrorists.
The internet has come along just in time, for we
can get most of what the city has to offer, without
actually having to live in one. We can develop
software as a team without the participants ever
having to meet in the flesh. Partially evacuating
the cities need not slow our march toward the
singularity. In the long run, many may actually
enjoy better living conditions if we scatter like
dust in the wind.
The wildlife will not fare so well. But I suppose
terrorists and extremists do not take that into
consideration.
spike
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