February 2010
9 posts
Religion Will Be Destroyed by Ridicule -... →
People who are religious resist appeals to their logic and common sense, but can they handle being laughed at? Probably not. This article asserts that the best weapon to use against the god-fearing is blasphemous scorn, satire, and derision - the ruder the better - and this tactic seems to be working.
The Next Global SuperPower Is... Korea? →
Seriously. It’s the most wired country on earth, with the fastest-growing economy in the last 50 years, a large military, abundant minerals in the north, an aggressive green IT and robotics strategy, a pop culture that’s admired and emulated, and a car company that’s aiming to topple Toyota… and they’re good at ice-skating too!
Abolish The Senate: Replace with Reddit.com
By Hank Hyena
The USA political system and the Constitution it oozes out of like slime from a fetid egg - are shamefully flawed, an embarrassment to the citizenry they purport to represent. Although a moronic segment of the populace regards the decrepit 223-year-old document as a symetrical, semi-sacred text, akin to a Biblical addendum - anyone educated and/or rational can see that the American...
The Robot Song
By Hank Hyena I don’t want to worry I don’t want to hurry I want a robot to cook me chicken curry I don’t want to clean I just want my dream I want a robot that’s my pet machine
I want a robot to vacuum my stairs I want a robot to comb my hairs I want a robot to wash my clothes I want a robot to tickle my toes
I want a robot that takes out the trash I want a robot that...
The Extropist Manifesto
A global movement that updates and expands upon “The Extropian Principles” written by Max More in 1998.
Extropism is an optimistic, futuristic philosophy that can be summed up in the following five phrases:
Endless eXtension
Transcending Restriction
Overcoming Property
Intelligence
Smart Machines
In more detail, the Extropist philosophy and world-view promotes:
Endless...
DNA, Version Four →
By Breki Tomasson
As a quick aside before the actual content of this article, I recently stumbled upon an old interview with Craig Venter on New Scientist. The interview is from late 2007 and talks about his inflated ego, the promises he’s (so far) failed to fulfill and the actual advances that he’s been there to help us achieve. It’s quite an interesting read and allows us to...
We Support Building 555 Washington Skyscraper
The Extropist Examiner heartily supports the construction of the 555 Washington skyscraper in the financial district of San Francisco. We hope this beautiful design will not be halted by narrow-minded community obstructionists and Luddite politicians. Skyscrapers are an ecological use of the earth’s surface, and they are miraculous to behold if they have an aesthetically-pleasing shape. Below is...
Good Morning in Extropia - 2050 A.D.
6:00. I wake up euphoric after a wonderful night of programmed dreams, primarily of childhood vacations. After climbing out of my sound-and-light deprivation pod, I challenge my synthetic heart and testosterone supplements by pumping out 350 pushups - the recommended workout for a 114-year old. Next I gaze out the window of my 53rd floor home at the other “Farmpartments” surrounding...
