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add vitrification idea.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sat, 13 Jul 2013 02:43:51 -0400
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1 * Good Ideas 1 * Ideas
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3 - fixed cryopreservation :: why not use a fixitave to buy enough time
4 to ramp up cryoprotectants to an acceptable level at room
5 temperature? Then, the whole system can be rapidly cooled and
6 vitrified. This method "severs the biological link" in that the
7 fixitaves are highly toxic, but current vitrification procedures
8 do this anyway since there can be a lot of freezing damage.
2 9
3 - bitcoin wallet :: Part of "server culture", this would be something 10 - bitcoin wallet :: Part of "server culture", this would be something
4 like "coin.your-domain.com" which would serve as 11 like "coin.your-domain.com" which would serve as
5 your personal trusted access to your own bitcoins 12 your personal trusted access to your own bitcoins
6 from anywhere. 13 from anywhere.
19 - pronouns :: use capital letters A-Z instead of pronouns. They solve 26 - pronouns :: use capital letters A-Z instead of pronouns. They solve
20 pronoun referents and gender neutrality, are short to 27 pronoun referents and gender neutrality, are short to
21 say, and you can encode useful information into the 28 say, and you can encode useful information into the
22 choice of letter. For example, instead of "Meetings 29 choice of letter. For example, instead of "Meetings
23 shall be presided over by the president, unless she is 30 shall be presided over by the president, unless she is
24 absent." USE Meetings shall be presided over by the 31 absent." USE "Meetings shall be presided over by the
25 president, unless P is absent." We already use this a 32 president, unless P is absent." We already use this a
26 little, since I and U are reserved for the subject and 33 little, since I and U are reserved for the subject and
27 object respectively. 34 object respectively.
28 35
29 - phone DSP :: software app that inserts an audio DSP between the 36 - phone DSP :: software app that inserts an audio DSP between the