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by Mati_Roy
Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:25 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: Apex Neuroscience
Replies: 2
Views: 9797

Re: Apex Neuroscience

That's awesome! Great work setting this up! I'm really glad you hired Andrew McKenzie--ze seems really solid!
by Mati_Roy
Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: The Death of Death in Cryonics
Replies: 4
Views: 18550

Re: The Death of Death in Cryonics

I usually pretty strongly agree with your terminology (ex.: http://www.oregoncryo.com/terminology.html), but here I'm leaning more with Brian Wowk -- You can see his take in a more recent piece, in Cryonics 2022 Issue #3 Third Quarter (https://www.alcor.org/cryonics-magazine-2022/)
by Mati_Roy
Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Micromorts avoided per dollar
Replies: 1
Views: 11284

Micromorts avoided per dollar

in your opinion, which of your option offers the best micromorts avoided per dollar? - $400 for chemical preservation of the brain - $1000 for cryopreservation of the brain with no perfusion - $2000 for perfusion and cryopreservation if the more expensive options perform better in terms of micromort...
by Mati_Roy
Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Fees Lowered
Replies: 7
Views: 13166

Re: Fees Lowered

Whether we ship you a brain that is already cryopreserved for storage (human or animal companion) or have the person / animal cryopreserved by OregonCryo, in both cases the price is the same -- is that correct?
by Mati_Roy
Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Building shell is complete
Replies: 9
Views: 23153

Re: Building shell is complete

That's awesome -- congratulations on this milestone!! (I'd watch the video too!)
by Mati_Roy
Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Fees Lowered
Replies: 7
Views: 13166

Re: Fees Lowered

Now the need for CI to have a neuro option is nowhere near as salient. Although, using your 15x different figure for the PCT, presumably that means they could offer a 3.3k USD option, which would still be really great to see. As a reference point, that'd be below the average funeral cost (in Quebec)...
by Mati_Roy
Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Fees Lowered
Replies: 7
Views: 13166

Re: Fees Lowered

I love it!
by Mati_Roy
Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:19 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Number of forum views
Replies: 2
Views: 12732

Re: Number of forum views

I could probably have Google Analytics installed for you if you wanted. This would give you more info on your viewers (OS, location, time of visit, etc.), and so help identify which traffic was legit.
by Mati_Roy
Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Tomorrow Biostasis
Replies: 2
Views: 13972

Re: Tomorrow Biostasis

Object level: Tomorrow Biostasis doesn't do storage by design; they work with other providers for that part. The Europe Biostasis Foundation does have a building. They've automated a large part of the paperwork and have a partnership with a life insurance provider, so I don't think most of their spe...
by Mati_Roy
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:42 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Community
Replies: 3
Views: 19462

Re: Community

By the way, I'd like to know if you have any job openings at some point (or business ideas!); I'm especially interested in operation / management roles. Here's my résumé: https://matiroy.com/resume.html
by Mati_Roy
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:38 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Server issues
Replies: 5
Views: 19583

Re: Server issues

yay for new server! it was often down indeed^_^
by Mati_Roy
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Building shell is complete
Replies: 9
Views: 23153

Re: Building shell is complete

I'd be curious to see a picture :)
by Mati_Roy
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:28 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Community
Replies: 3
Views: 19462

Re: Community

I'm glad you shared this -- that makes sense.

At this point, I guess it's better for interested cryonicists to self-organize and rent a house near OregonCryo.
by Mati_Roy
Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:16 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: Helping the cryonics cause
Replies: 16
Views: 32832

Re: Helping the cryonics cause

Just adding this info here given I'm using this link to refer people to my analysis of the Wait But Why cryonics article. Brandon SK shared on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/225747164231934?view=permalink&id=1763256940480941): > Reading through the comments in this excellent article, ...
by Mati_Roy
Tue May 05, 2020 3:14 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: No Bay Area Office
Replies: 6
Views: 19833

Re: No Bay Area Office

> Mati_Roy, I think your projections are too optimistic. 13,000 patients in the next 40 years? I just published a post with more info on this: http://lessdead.com/how-many-humans-will-have-their-brain-preserved-forecasts-and-trends > Anyway, the number of patients or members doesn't really seem to c...
by Mati_Roy
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:58 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: how many OC members?
Replies: 5
Views: 18932

Re: how many OC members?

> I don't know. Maybe seven. On 2015-12-13 you said about 10 (http://forum.oregoncryo.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4). If you want to take the time to get the exact number, I would document that on the Timeline of brain preservation ( https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_brain_preservation...
by Mati_Roy
Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Osiris and Dvir Derhy
Replies: 1
Views: 15983

Re: Osiris and Dvir Derhy

I visited Osiris ~1.5 years ago. Dvir mentioned ze would prefer any amount of suffering to death (it's the same for me). Ze probably guessed it's the same for non-human animals (or something like that). Of course, this wasn't an actual dilemma here as there was the third option of avoiding both suff...
by Mati_Roy
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:32 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: Wait but Why
Replies: 23
Views: 60381

Re: Wait but Why

Thanks for writing this. Everything you wrote makes sense to me, except I think it's too harsh to say: > This might make you feel good, but it won't help you survive. The exception is if you live in Detroit, Phoenix, or maybe LA. Out of the 70 last Alcor patients, 20 died in Scottsdale or Phoenix of...
by Mati_Roy
Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:50 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Helping the cryonics cause
Replies: 16
Views: 32832

Re: Helping the cryonics cause

Thanks for the clarification. Maybe I shouldn’t take your claim literally. Maybe you say this in response to various people trying some form of outreach that is either useless or even harmful to the image and goal of cryonics, and possibly people that are not even themselves in a position to receive...
by Mati_Roy
Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Cryonics Symposium International
Replies: 3
Views: 9837

Re: Cryonics Symposium International

I appreciate that you took the time to explain your reasoning.
by Mati_Roy
Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Helping the cryonics cause
Replies: 16
Views: 32832

Re: Helping the cryonics cause

Jordan, I'm not sure what's your point. Is it one of those: a) That if one thinks they care about other people they are wrong about this preference and didn't introspect properly? b) That even if someone cares about other people, there's nothing they can do about it (with respect to cryonics)? (eith...
by Mati_Roy
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: 1% chance of survival
Replies: 4
Views: 10527

Re: 1% chance of survival

Jordan, I mostly agree with what you're saying. But I still say things like "I'm 40% confident that a cryopreservation under ideal conditions for our current technology will preserve more than 50% of my memories". I still think having a credence distribution over fraction of identity prese...
by Mati_Roy
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:22 am
Forum: Forum
Topic: Alcor CT Scanner
Replies: 5
Views: 17657

Re: Alcor CT Scanner

Where was it announced? (I can't find it)
by Mati_Roy
Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:52 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Small planes
Replies: 3
Views: 11424

Re: Small planes

You really go out of you way to make the world a safer place. I was thinking about why you wouldn't offer remote standby. Beside the large cost, I thought about the following reasons: 1. If you send your team remotely for standby, then people in Salem are less well covered in case of emergency durin...
by Mati_Roy
Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: RAAD Festival
Replies: 1
Views: 9216

Re: RAAD Festival

The first year it was done, in 2016, I was pretty annoyed that they extended their early registration discount many times. I felt like they were creating a false sense of urgency. For the 2016 edition, registrations opened on November 15, 2015, and here are various limit dates I could find for the e...
by Mati_Roy
Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:16 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: ASC vs. O.C. $1K aldehyde bath + molecular brain scan
Replies: 17
Views: 25414

Re: ASC vs. O.C. $1K aldehyde bath + molecular brain scan

Re. aldehyde bath While I've mostly only read the abstract, and don't understand everything, this seems relevant: "Based on the diffusion model, the brain is not completely saturated in formalin until after 14.8 weeks of formalin immersion and, based on the observed changes in T1, T2, and PD, f...
by Mati_Roy
Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: No Bay Area Office
Replies: 6
Views: 19833

Re: No Bay Area Office

That you say you will focus on improving preservation quality instead of increasing coverage area made me want to share the following musing. I'm currently debating (with myself) whether I should try to improve cryonics coverage in Québec, or instead move in the city of an existing cryonics organisa...
by Mati_Roy
Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:33 pm
Forum: Forum
Topic: Response to Aschwin's Future Development article
Replies: 1
Views: 8201

Re: Response to Aschwin's Future Development article

Thanks for posting this.

Oregon Cryonics is the only organisation in the world currently providing Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation (ASC), correct? Since when do you offer this procedure? How do you think your procedure compares with Alcor's procedure?