From - Wed Jan 14 11:38:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from relay1.UU.NET by mrco.carleton.ca (4.1/SMI-4.0) id AA06018; Mon, 28 Dec 92 01:37:25 EST Received: from nyx.cs.du.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA25934; Mon, 28 Dec 92 01:36:05 -0500 Received: by nyx.cs.du.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13376; Sun, 27 Dec 92 23:30:12 MST From: ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu (andy) Message-Id: <9212280630.AA13376@nyx.cs.du.edu> X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University of Denver. The University has neither control over nor responsibility for the opinions or correct identity of users. Subject: FutureCulture Digest #164 To: future-digest@nyx.cs.du.edu Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 23:30:11 MST X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Status: R ______________________________________________________________________ |______________ / | | / | | u t u r e <___________ u l t u r e | _______________________________________________________________________| Issue #164 Sunday, December 27th 1992 Today's Topics: --------------- INFO: mind-machines list re: local feeling thermometer re: Weekly virtual meeting Weekly virtual meeting __________________________________________________________________________ Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 22:09:40 +0100 From: cardell@lysator.liu.se Subject: Weekly virtual meeting Yes, I know the time is very near an international holiday but I was hoping that there would be *some* people on #future. Come on, get on! Now! I'm waiting! mikael cardell S P U N K P R E S S ______________________________ From: yanek@novavax.nova.edu (Yanek Martinson) Subject: INFO: mind-machines list Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 23:15:07 EDT > I was also wondering if there was any kinda e-mag dealing with mind toys Quick search of the interest-groups file shows that there is a mailing list you may be interested in. Here's the info: ---------------------------- interest-groups 19911013 MIND-L@VM1.YORKU.CA MIND-L@YORKVM1.BITNET [Last Updated 12-October-1991] MindMachine Digest is a list devoted to discussions on the use, construction, and future potential of mind machines. Mind machines are electronic devices or methods that non-invasively alter human consciousness. Other topics of discussion can include: meditation, accelerated learning, hypnosis, float tanks, and other methods of altering consciousness. A strong emphasis is placed on the scientific study of these methods as well as the construction of mind machines devices. 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I'm waiting! -> ->mikael cardell -> Uh huh ... and I just got back in town from my break from eXmas break from school. I hope SOMEbody showed up for the meeting. Next week will hopefully bring a better showing. Steve J. White ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- aragorn@convex.csd.uwm.edu aragorn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu ______________________________ Subject: re: local feeling thermometer From: morpheus Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 23:03:58 EST uunet!cs.utexas.edu!wixer!pacoid (Paco Xander Nathan) writes: > Austin. > > Culture: yep. Future & retro. Hey, Sterling lives here. Also, UT/Austin > is enormous - about 50K students and all the politicos at the capital of > the largest state in the US keep this place intellectually lively. Major > center for cyberculture. (did you forget Alaska?) > On biz side: taxes are low, jobs are available. Mucho high tech. TX > dominates the PC industry with Dell & CompuAdd in Austin, Compaq in > Houston, Tandy (now a mucho-media contender) in Dallas, and Apple and > IBM moving into Austin.. Most $$ biz w/ Japan of any US city. > On envo side, AusTex tis a compact, sustainable city; you can ride a > bike from East edge to West edge in about an hour and probably not get > run over or die from asphixiation :-) Air's clean, water's not bad, > lots-o trees. There's 800 acres of wilderness preserve running thru > the center of town.. > but it's hot in the summer...... Geeze, come on guys, all this "my city is better than yours" stuff is getting boring.. These "cyberpunk city" discussions are worse than the "cyberpunk music" discussions... Besides, NYC is much more cyberpunk than Austin! Too many damn hicks in tejas! (absence of :) in above sentance due to radically anti-smilie mood, not inappropriateness) morpheus@entropy.mcds.com ("morph") | A name changes toys into tools.. Obsolete diety for hire. 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