Brett Bellmore here, long time lurker.

My interests are technology, especially space and biotech, and politics.

In technology, a particular interest of mine is Von Neumann machines. (No, not the ones using paper tape!) I believe we're approaching the point where it might be feasible to build one, and doing so is the only way to make our colonization of space economically plausible, given the high ratio of infrastructure to population needed.

In biotech, I'm interested in life extension and human augmentation. I used to be a cryonicist, but as I'm now a family man, with a wife and child to support, I can't justify spending my money on something with such a low probability of paying off. Maybe if I earned a bit more...

My politics are somewhat libertarian, but I quit the Libertarian Party a decade ago, when I realized that the ballot and election laws had finally been sufficiently rigged against third parties to make the LP a futile diversion.

As  you'll learn by observing me, Asperger's isn't just a condition, it's a way of life.

My brilliant son, (Started reading at 18 months!) product of me and my wife's experiment in hybrid vigor:

Said wife, without exception the best decision I ever made in my life:

And here's me, just so you can put face to name:

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