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Through A Glass Darkly: Obstacles to Envisioning the Future of Cryonics
By Mike Darwin I think every cryonicist carries in his head his own unique model of the “future of cryonics.” Furthermore, I think that each individual cryonicist carries around a largely arbitrary and unique set of standards, rules and … Continue reading
Cryonics “Castle”
By Mike Darwin Show: “Castle” Season: 4 Episode: 3, “Head Case” Air Date: 10/03/11 Series Creator: Andrew W. Marlowe Writer: David Grae Characters: Rick Castle, Kate Beckett Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos Credit: ABC/Adam Taylor “Castle” Stars: Nathan Fillion as … Continue reading
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Doing the Time Warp
By Mike Darwin It’s astounding; Time is fleeting; Madness takes its toll. But listen closely… Not for very much longer. I’ve got to keep control. I remember doing the time-warp Drinking those moments when The Blackness would hit me … Continue reading
Fortune and Men’s Eyes
When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, … Continue reading
The Kurzwild Man in the Night
Ray Kurzweil with a portrait of his father. “It’s as if you took a lot of very good food and some dog excrement and blended it all up so that you can’t possibly figure out what’s good or bad. It’s … Continue reading
Fucked.
By Mike Darwin Have I got your attention now? Good. Most people say my writing here is far too long and not nearly to the point. Today I’ll remedy that. [Though you’ll still have to read this http://wp.me/p1sGcr-1h for what … Continue reading
You Bet Your Life!
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Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2: Part 3
Introduction & Tour of the Alcor-B Foundation’s Mobile, Arizona Patient Care Facility & Existential Colony Address given to Alcor-B Foundation Cryopreservation Members and Staff Alcor-B Cryopreservation Research Foundation (ABCRF) 15 September, 2012 By Gorton Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D., President of the … Continue reading
Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2: Part 2
Introduction & Tour of the Alcor-B Foundation’s Mobile, Arizona Patient Care Facility & Existential Colony Address given to Alcor-B Foundation Cryopreservation Members and Staff 15 September, 2012 By Gorton Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D., President of the Alcor-B Foundation Alcor-B Cryopreservation Research … Continue reading
Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2
By Mike Darwin I promised a ‘Science Fiction, ‘Double Feature,’ so here is the second story. It has a lot of images and a number discrete ideas, so it will unfold in several parts to allow the reader the luxury … Continue reading