Author Archives: Pace Arko

Great Progress in Dentistry

Posted on May 8, 2004 by Pace Arko

From research to therapy in four years! That’s what I call progress comrades! I mentioned some research a few years back about growing teeth from stem cells well now there’s a private company in the UK that’s trying to develop … Continue reading →

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Transhumanism on the Left

Posted on May 7, 2004 by Pace Arko

I was never really happy with the politics of some of the prominent people in transhumanism (In short, I am not a Libertarian.), but now there appears to be a new ideological stripe emerging in the movement thanks, in part, … Continue reading →

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Comments on my district caucus

Posted on May 2, 2004 by Pace Arko

Yesterday I spent 9 hours in a crowded, hot, school gymnasium for my district’s Democratic Party Caucus. It was very rewarding, inspiring and pleasantly exhausting and, it renewed my faith in the system. The turn out was enormous–nearly three times … Continue reading →

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Words I am getting sick of

Posted on April 30, 2004 by Pace Arko

Techie, geek, technologist, web monkey. What, isn’t “computer technician” good enough? I am a web server technician. I am a network technician. I am not a computer scientist, engineer or computer programmer. I have no formal training in those things. … Continue reading →

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We don't belong here.

Posted on April 29, 2004 by Pace Arko

The Earth is in trouble and even after molecular manufacturing becomes commonplace, not all of the damage we’ve done to it will be erased. Therefore, inspired by VHEMT, I’ve decided form my own organization: The Voluntary Earth Evacuation Movement (VEEM). … Continue reading →

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Just added trackback to my site

Posted on February 24, 2004 by Pace Arko

It still has a few bugs and I may decide to remove it if spam starts linking to my site, but I’ve installed Movable Type’s trackback module to supplement my Greymatter installation. In theory this means I’ve joined the hip … Continue reading →

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The Funeral Industry goes after the Cryonics Industry

Posted on February 24, 2004 by Pace Arko

As I’ve said many times before, these are science fictional times we live in. I just got news that the Arizona Legislature is attempting to pass rules that may outlaw many of the procedures and services offered by the Alcor … Continue reading →

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I'm such a cheapskate and stuff about Greymatter

Posted on February 20, 2004 by Pace Arko

So I bought myself an electric trimmer today and cut my hair. No more 15 bucks for Supercuts! Considering it’s my first self-inflicted haircut, it doesn’t look too bad. In truth it’s hard to mess this up, because ever since … Continue reading →

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New Year's Cleaning

Posted on February 13, 2004 by Pace Arko

After spending a few hundred dollars on a used laptop (Of the same model as my old one with a cracked screen and which now stands to be cannibalized for parts.), a roomy drive and an 802.11 (b+g) transceiver, I … Continue reading →

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So I am on Ork now

Posted on January 31, 2004 by Pace Arko

The Fish invited me to join his posse on Ork. Frankly I did this to humor him. I looked at what the service offers and, it doesn’t have any gimmicks to stand apart from other personals or socializing services. I … Continue reading →

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