Lileks Considers the Transhumanists

You know who they are..., the kind of people who

think of when they think of the accomplishments of mankind. Not a space probe carrying Bach into the black or in-utero surgery that saves babies. Polar bears. I swear, when some people hear that civilization is over, a small voice deep in the dark cranny of their heart surely whispers: good.

It's always good when James is cranky. That's when he's at the top of his game. Go here and witness the pitiless dismemberment of hack editorialists.