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- Tue May 11, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Cryopreservation procedure (ASC)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20949
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: 20949
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: 32205
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: 32674
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: 30057
Re: Building shell is complete
Sprinkler system is installed.
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:37 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Exponential Growth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17117
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: 30057
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: 17117
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: 23728
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: 23728
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: 23728
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: 23728
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: 23728
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: 35134
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: 45825
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: 17924
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: 32817
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...
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:15 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Wait but Why
- Replies: 23
- Views: 95001
Re: Wait but Why
I was reminded off list of Curtis Henderson, who sat for an hour at the hospital waiting for the funeral director, and who seems to have benefited from CPS, as evidenced by the CO2 detector. But did he really benefit, in the end, from having lay people perform his procedures? That was a topic of muc...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:58 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Wait but Why
- Replies: 23
- Views: 95001
Re: Wait but Why
We're all frustrated because our options are so bad. Arguing is one way to feel like we're getting somewhere. It doesn't actually solve any problems unless the people arguing are making independent progress.
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:56 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Wait but Why
- Replies: 23
- Views: 95001
Re: Wait but Why
That looks like something Mike would say. I'm not sure if I want to get into a proxy argument. The simple answer is that that's true if the patient died suddenly, and if you start soon enough, and if the setting allows it. But I'm not sure any cryonics case meets those criteria. I think it's rare th...
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:36 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Hayworth statement
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32897
Hayworth statement
Dr. Ken Hayworth posted this letter in Jan, 2018: http://www.brainpreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/letterofsupportforasc_kennethhayworth_jan2018-signed.pdf In the letter, he supports combining aldehyde fixation with cryopreservation -- the exact protocol that we have been pursuing for yea...
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:25 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Glyoxal fixative
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14518
Re: Glyoxal fixative
The only way to improve quality is going to be to nurture a set of dedicated full-time professionals who routinely perform a case every few weeks. That's just the baseline for obtaining decent quality in any business. Changing fixative, technique, or equipment is irrelevant without that foundation i...
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:19 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Glyoxal fixative
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14518
Re: Glyoxal fixative
Thank you for bringing this up. I have looked into glyoxal, and there are some claims that it penetrates faster and preserves cell morphology better. I'm not at all interested in any reversibility qualities. My ideal brain preservation would look like a solid block of epoxy, so I consider reversibil...
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:03 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Glyoxal fixative
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14518
Glyoxal fixative
This post was made by cryomorph at the end of a different thread, but I think it deserves its own thread. Hi Jordan.... Here is a copy of a post that I put up on NCN earlier today. Save me having to write it all out again. Thought I'd copy it over to this thread as I know you don't 'tune in' to NCN ...
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: ASC vs Vitrification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21286
Re: ASC vs Vitrification
I've also laid out future repair scenarios, with my rough estimates of timelines. http://www.oregoncryo.com/futureTechnology.html I think what might be still missing on the website is a page describing what you might do with this information once retrieved. It won't be 100%. Scenarios to resolve thi...
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:46 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: persufflation with helium or oxygen or nitric oxide or something else
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11080
Re: persufflation with helium or oxygen or nitric oxide or something else
Sure, that's possible in theory. But I also think it sounds absolutely crazy complicated for a real case. I also don't see any advantage compared to ASC. So you have an extremely complex procedure that hasn't even been demonstrated or perfected yet, and also has no advantage. No, thank you.
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:41 am
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: ASC vs Vitrification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21286
Re: ASC vs Vitrification
I never said ASC was more toxic. Exactly the opposite. See http://www.oregoncryo.com/suspendedAnimation.html . The word "toxic" is an absolutely meaningless term in this context. With all cryonics, we will need to repair covalent bonds, so there is no additional complexity at all to also r...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:13 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Wait but Why
- Replies: 23
- Views: 95001
Re: Wait but Why
Not that again. To everyone else, that page seems to be nothing but completely incoherent rambling. It's amazingly long. It's a total waste of your time to try to make sense of it. I already wasted a good 30 minutes of my life thinking that there might be something rational buried within.
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: Forum
- Topic: Wait but Why
- Replies: 23
- Views: 95001
Re: Wait but Why
That spreadsheet deserves a new thread. It looks like it took forever.