ata comments on September Less Wrong Meetup aka Eliezer's Bayesian Birthday Bash - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ata 08 September 2010 11:18:03AM *  9 points [-]

Won't be able to make it to this one on account of currently being on the opposite side of the continent and not having a teleporter yet, but have fun!

(So, do transhumanists wish each other "Happy birthday" or "Sorry to hear about your aging, hope you get better soon"? Anyway, I wish Eliezer both.)

Comment author: gwern 08 September 2010 02:08:44PM 8 points [-]

I offer people my 'congratulations on cheating death another year'. At least, I like the balance this strikes.

Comment author: Unnamed 10 September 2010 04:58:47AM 2 points [-]

Eliezer, congratulations on remaining unfrozen for another year.

Comment author: gwern 10 September 2010 12:14:42PM 0 points [-]

I would point out that this phrasing would be equally appropriate when said in the direction of the ashes of Eliezer left after the catastrophic failure of a perplexing plan to drop a tungsten block into an active volcano... :)

Comment author: khafra 08 September 2010 01:47:08PM 0 points [-]

Perhaps a simple toast, "to your health," with a moderate amount of alcohol. I'll join, from further south along your inconvenient coast.

Comment author: ata 08 September 2010 04:15:45PM *  8 points [-]

I guess repurposing "L'chaim!" ("To life!") would work well from one transhumanist atheist Jew to another.

To life! Infinity eons of life!

Comment author: xamdam 08 September 2010 06:48:21PM 0 points [-]

ata nachon!

(ata/you nachon/right)