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>H

Transhuman, transhumanism (Greater-than-human; the use of '>' as a prefix has become widespread on the transhuman mailing list in constructions such as ">Art", ">Tech" and ">Sex" where it denotes trans- or posthuman activities.) [Mark A. Plus] 

>>H

Posthuman, a very advanced transhuman. 

~>H

A person on its way to become >H. [Forrest Bishop] 

{>H}

Closet >H. [Forrest Bishop] 

!H

Non-human (after the C convention of using '!' as negation). [Pat 'wu' Moss] 

AFAIK

As Far As I Know 

AFUTD

A Fire Upon The Deep, a science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. 

BE

Boundless Expansion

BEST DO IT SO

Boundless Expansion, Self-Transformation, Dynamic Optimism, Intelligent Technology and Spontaneous Order. 

Bt!

Breakthrough! Magazine 

BTW

By The Way 

EXI

Extropy Institute 

CTC

Closed Timelike Curve. Term in general relativity for a trajectory which nowhere moves faster than light but somehow manages to close itself into a "time loop". 

DO

Dynamic Optimism

FYI

For Your Information 

FI

Foresight Institute

HEC

Human Equivalent Computer [Robert Freitas Jr, Analog, March 1996] 

HINT

Hyper Intelligent Nanotech Transhuman [Tihamer Toth-Fejel 1996] 

HPLD

Highest Possible Level of Development [Stanislaw Lem, The Cyberiad] 

IEOs

Idea & Experience Objects. Communicable mental representations, especially between posthumans. [Robert Bradbury October 1999]

IT

Intelligent Technology

LE

Life Extension 

OP

OPT

The Omega Point Theory

PCR

PanCritical Rationalism, or possibly the Polynuclease Chain Reaction. 

MNT

Molecular NanoTechnology 

MOLMAC

MOLecular MAChine [Crawford Killian] 

MWI

The Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics. See the FAQ for more details. 

NT

NanoTechnology 

SF

Science Fiction 
 

SCH

Sans Ceiling Hypothesis: There is no upper limit to what sufficiently advanced intelligent life can do (as opposed to the view that there are fundamental limits set by physical law). [Paul Hughes]

SI

Super Intelligence. Mainly used to denote a superintelligent entity ("What if the SI decides to use the Earth for food?").

SMI²LE

Space Migration, Intelligence Increase, Life Extension [Timothy Leary] 

SO

Spontaneous Order

SONOL

Spontaneous Orders No One Likes [Mark A. Plus] 

ST

Self-Transformation

TH

Transhuman, transhumanism. [Mike New] 

UIF

Unlimited Individual Freedom. 

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