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- Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Inspections during cryopreservation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 33677
Re: Inspections during cryopreservation
Here was their response (I removed carriage returns to save space): Thanks. But I am not buying your rebuttal; or your additional explanations because: As a consumer, things need to be the way I request, or it is not happening. The below must be able to be incorporated into a contract with you or an...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Inspections during cryopreservation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 33677
Re: Inspections during cryopreservation
We do not currently plan on doing any checks while cryopreserved. The risks probably significantly outweigh the benefits. One risk would be accidental impact. Another risk would be allowing temperature fluctuation. The tissue must always remain completely submerged in liquid nitrogen. If a simple co...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Inspections during cryopreservation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 33677
Inspections during cryopreservation
I received the following email. It raises some interesting questions, so I thought I would post it here for everyone: Inspections of patients after stasis and long after status. Having gone through the Oregon Cryonic website; I found no information on inspections after patient stasis. I have traded ...
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:03 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Building shell is complete
- Replies: 9
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Re: Building shell is complete
Door frames and suspended ceilings are done. All this finishing stuff always seems to drag out. I've asked the architect to draw a set of stairs and two upstairs RRs. That will give us another 3000 sf on the second floor. There are a few reasons for this. The primary reason is that much of the upsta...
Re: Customers
I would say roughly even thirds. Between emails and phone calls, we make contact with about one new person per week. The absolute number was higher when our website was more optimistic, and I expect that number to return to higher once we return the website to a more optimistic stance.
Customers
We do still get a few customers even though I made it really clear on our main page that we are not capable of much right now. After a dry spell, we just got two brains in a row. We also get a few phone calls per month that don't result in us providing any services. Some of them are very sad, people...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:51 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Building shell is complete
- Replies: 9
- Views: 42364
Re: Building shell is complete
Roof top A/C units were craned into place yesterday.
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:17 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Building shell is complete
- Replies: 9
- Views: 42364
Re: Building shell is complete
Electrical and plumbing rough-in are done. Drywall is underway. The 1500 L microbulk liquid nitrogen (LN2) tank has been ordered and will arrive soon. This tank is 8' tall and 4' in diameter, so it's not huge. We don't go through a lot of LN2, but it's essential that we always have it on hand and th...
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:45 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Tomorrow Biostasis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20041
Re: Tomorrow Biostasis
Ugh. I'm so embarrassed. I'm terrible with names. Yes, of course Dr. Kendziorra travelled to Salem to talk with me a couple of years ago. But the part of the conversation that I remembered was regarding the new EBF facility in Switzerland. So when I came across Tomorrow Biostasis, I forgot that it w...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:53 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Tomorrow Biostasis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20041
Tomorrow Biostasis
I was recently made aware of Tomorrow Biostasis: https://tomorrowbiostasis.com/ Looks exciting! From a brief review of their website, it looks like they have about $1M in funding to start, no building that I could see, and two enthusiastic guys, but no other staff. There's a really cool picture of t...
Re: Welcome
Go to the Forum page, which is the parent of this topic page. The text link is within bottom blue/gray bar.
- Mon May 17, 2021 2:49 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26837
Re: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
Science is full of people who disagree with each other. It's no big deal. It's healthy.
- Tue May 11, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26837
Re: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
There are so many tradeoffs between different protocols that you really need someone with a lot of expertise to make judgements. For example, I've been pushing for the very fast carotid approach. But the tradeoff is that the occipital area of the brain will likely be poorly perfused in a small subse...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:30 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26837
Re: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
First of all, just so we're clear, Oregon Cryonics doesn't have an actual process. We instead have a planned process. One scientific paper does not define exactly what our process might look like, but it does point us in the right direction. Once the building is done, we will begin the hard work of ...
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:43 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Biological Revival
- Replies: 0
- Views: 41286
Biological Revival
Someone asked me today if our proposed technique, Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation (ASC), would still allow for biological revival. This person wants their original self back rather than a perfect copy. I very strongly disagree that a functional copy of the brain would not be equivalent to the o...
Community
Over the years, I've purchased some land to expand my software company. In the process, I've ended up with seven rental houses, so I've naturally toyed with the idea of building a cryonics community. At one point, I even had plans drawn up for an RV park on part of the property. But here's the probl...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:22 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Trust the Science
- Replies: 0
- Views: 41895
Trust the Science
I happened to come across a recent video of Bill Faloon giving one of his many talks about anti-aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cHI6JtVLc8 I wouldn't necessarily recommend wasting your time watching it. My comments here are going to be very general. They would apply to this video as well as ...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:16 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Building shell is complete
- Replies: 9
- Views: 42364
Re: Building shell is complete
Sprinkler system is installed.
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:37 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Exponential Growth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19775
Re: Exponential Growth
Ha ha. I just read an article in Politico where the author referred to the spread of the virus in California as logarithmic. That's not quite right. Logarithmic growth (aka logistic growth) usually refers to the inverse of exponential growth, when the curve starts out steep and then levels off. It's...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:42 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Building shell is complete
- Replies: 9
- Views: 42364
Building shell is complete
The shell of our new 8000 sf building is complete. It's now weatherproof and secure, interior framing is done, and landscaping is done. Progress will continue slowly over the next year or so. It will need heat, electricity, drywall, etc.
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:00 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Exponential Growth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19775
Exponential Growth
Exponential growth refers to a doubling over a period of time. For example, computer hardware power has been doubling every 3 years or so. Kurzweil claims that this exponential growth can be generalized to technology as a whole, and that this has been happening for thousands of years or longer. I ag...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:23 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Server issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29878
Re: Server issues
I think it's under control now. Back to normal.
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Server issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29878
Re: Server issues
I've turned off private messaging. Sorry if some of you got spammed by the bastards.
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:12 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Server issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29878
Re: Server issues
Ugh. The spammers are persistent. The forum may be locked from time to time while I fight the spammers. No legit new users should try to register until I get this sorted out, since I'm deleting new users in bulk.
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:29 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Server issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29878
Re: Server issues
New server is installed and forum moved over. The spammers found it really quickly, though. I just had to delete 40 of them. Anti-spam measures were implemented. Turning the forum back on and opening it up for use. Hoping we don't get hit too hard by spammers.
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:01 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Server issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29878
Server issues
The server hosting this forum has been crashing a lot lately. I've ordered a new one. Thanks for your patience.
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:05 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Revival scenarios
- Replies: 0
- Views: 44268
Revival scenarios
I've been firmly convinced for over 10 years that revival will be purely digital rather than biological. In either case, you must first scan and fix everything digitally. The engineering must involve being able to run an emulation, ensuring that the mind can wake up. If you want to revive someone bi...
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:06 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Helping the cryonics cause
- Replies: 16
- Views: 66105
Re: Helping the cryonics cause
Well, that's nice. But the obvious glaring question is how that helps us survive. I don't think it helps. A smattering of new members here and there isn't going to make much of a difference. We lost the numbers game. Maybe you think it's good that those 25 people will now survive. But I don't think ...
- Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:21 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Osiris and Dvir Derhy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20772
Osiris and Dvir Derhy
Osiris is a fairly new cryonics company. It's a one man show run by Dvir Derhy. https://osiriscryonics.com/ I'm aware of at least two patients at that facility. Dvir has no medical or scientific background at all and really doesn't have a clue what he's doing, but has amazingly managed to put togeth...
- Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:44 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Professionals
- Replies: 0
- Views: 41817
Professionals
When I use the term cryonics "professional", I keep assuming it's obvious what I'm talking about. Apparently, the dysfunctional cryonics establishment has abused that term for so long that everyone's confused about this simple concept. A professional is someone who is skilled in a specific...