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Sunday, February 15, 2009

From the Department of Stuff We Meant to Post But ...

NEW YORK, New York -- A guy who thinks he'll live forever running a 9-week program he calls a "university" and is backed by Google and NASA? That's how the recently announced "Singularity University" is billing itself (SF Chronicla article here).

We're way behind on this, but I've gotta say: it sounds either as earthbound as the time Homer Simpson wanted to reach 300 lbs so he could go on "fat-guy disability," or like an academic Boston Creme Pie.