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So long HumanPlus, hello Transhumanistic

Eric — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:53:31 +0000

When I started HumanPlus in late 2009, I wanted to create a site where I could indulge my interest in topics relevant to transhumanism (particularly nano/bio/info/cogno technologies) and connect with the broader transhumanist community. I also wanted to do something creative with the .US domain, and so the Humanpl.us domain name seemed to be a great fit.

Writing here has been highly rewarding, and I hope to continue maintaining a blog for a long time to come while doing a better job of posting regularly. That said, I’m moving to a new domain for a couple of reasons. First of all and most importantly, the name HumanPlus is too close for comfort to the organization Humanity+ and the magazine H+, both of which serve extremely valuable roles within the transhumanist community and for which I have a lot of respect. I didn’t really think this would be something that would bother me when I registered the domain, since “H+” is a common term for “transhumanist.” However, it was something I became less at ease with as time went on.

Second, the .US domain is very much a second tier domain. While I still like the idea of incorporating a domain extension into a domain name, it can be a bit confusing when telling people how to get to your blog. However, people around the world are familiar with .COM, which hopefully will lead to more people coming to check out the site.

That said, I’ll be retiring the Humanpl.us domain and transferring all posts (eventually) and future posting (immediately) to the new domain, Transhumanistic.com. Come visit and thanks for reading!

Score! HumanPlus Blog named one of “Top 50 Biology Research Blogs”

Eric — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:13:17 +0000

Medicalicious, a blog “written specifically for those who want to learn more about health and fitness,” named us one of their Top 50 Biology Research Blogs in the “Longevity and Aging.” We’re mentioned in such illustrious company as some of my favorite blogs, including Fight Aging!, Singularity Hub, FuturePundit, and more.

Check out the full list here.

Light blogging this week…

Eric — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:09:48 +0000

Just a heads up, I’m traveling this week for work, so blogging may be light. It may depend on where I’m staying – normally I keep very busy during these travel gigs, but if I’m able to access WiFi in my room, I may be able to squeeze out a few posts. If not, I’ll try to update my Twitter account just so you know I’m still out there.

Forgive the break in posting

Eric — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:14:46 +0000

So I’ve been traveling over the past week keeping extremely busy with work obligations in an area with spotty Internet access. (I’m posting this from my iPhone.) This situation is making it tough to blog.

Just wanted to post an update to let readers know I’m still alive and will plan on resuming daily posting once I get back. Thanks for your patience!

Here’s to a happy 2010!

Eric — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:50:36 +0000

Thanks to everyone who’s visited, subscribed, linked to or commented on humanpl.us over the last few months. I’m looking forward to all of the news and technological development that’s set to come in the next year and especially the upcoming decade, and hope to be covering much of it right here.