asciilifeform: speaking of which, ( asciilifeform is winding up last week in rupturefarms, is there still) i met for i think first time a... 'trans' folk (he? she? zhe?)
asciilifeform: (you can buy it, even, on ebay, and for some reason the maker saw it fit to sand off the ic tops, implying that there is something to be gained from reversing...)
asciilifeform: ^ the lock is the mandatory usg lock, see logz where i described it in agonizing detail
asciilifeform: but when you fully grasp that 'i won't be napoleon' or whatever.
asciilifeform: imho death comes not when one begins to feed worms (satan knows, half the planet is feeding worms while motherfucking alive and walking)
asciilifeform: see also mircea_popescu's mega-article re how his father didn't properly grasp that his purpose was to be eaten, etc.
asciilifeform: i think this is what he was thinking of.
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: mega-american ben franklin wrote, iirc, 'most folks are dead by 25 but many aren't buried until 75'
asciilifeform: but they know they ought to. and 'sleep of reason breeds monsters' etc.
asciilifeform: well normally the problem is discussed in terms of 'lazy fuckers won't move'
asciilifeform: 'Here’s a bit of background on me: My education is in business. I have a BS in MIS and almost finished my MS but ran out of money. I’ve got more business education than most of the MBAs out there, and I have a nearly formal education in software development, modeling, statistical analysis, and sociology. I’ve done it all, but what does the slick talking shit head car sales MBA loser think I am
