X-Message-Number: 8999 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:45:04 +0300 (MSK) From: Eugene Leitl <> Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: >Htech: transhumantech list -- please distribute widely It seems that many have missed the first, admittedly somewhat informal announcement -- hence this repost. The list is currently not being moderated, but will be as soon as traffic goes up in volume. Slowly, but surely >Htech related forwards to the >H list and extropians will cease. As an experiment, we will be investigating distributed moderation of (subscriber-submitted) content -- the truly smart web crawlers. As a side effect, this nicely takes care of spam. This is _not_ about further transhumanist balcanization, but should be seen as an attempt to further contribute to the diversity of information channels, to better fit your personal needs. Hopefully. Contributions are solicited. ciao, 'gene http://www.excelsior.org/transhuman_tech_list/ 0. TRANSHUMANTECH Mailing List This list is dedicated to the logical discussion of technologies of interest to transhumanists. 1. An Introduction to Transhumanism Transhumanism is the idea of extending the biological object human through the use of high-level technology or other rational means. The Transhuman is supposed to have a superior body and/or mind. Research in Transhumanism covers technologies like cryonics, neurosciences, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, drugs and life extension. All these technologies are complex and there are lots of books about each one. Many of them promise impressive progress in the future and maybe the Transcension of humankind. Transcension is no esoterical new age expression, it simply means the creation of Posthumans. People who want to further this goal and / or to become Transhuman in the future may call themselves Transhumanists. 2. What is Homo Excelsior? Homo Excelsior is a magazine that is released on the web, as an ASCII file and as a compressed archive of the web version. It covers all topics of interest to Transhumanists, including book references, internet addresses and original articles. Its major goal is to further the Transcension, to outline dangers and possibilities and to show implications on society and power structures. 3. Subscribing and Unsubscribing To subscribe, send mail to "" with the command "subscribe transhumantech Your Name" in the body (not the subject) of the message. To unsubscribe, send mail tp "" with the command "unsubscribe transhumantech Your Name" in the body (no the subject) of the message. To unsubscribe from all Homo Excelsior lists, send mail to "". Do not send any of the above commands to the list, as they will only clutter the list and will not remove you in any way, shape or form. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8999