# HG changeset patch
# User Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
# Date 1396236800 14400
# Node ID 6ac0a38cf131486b90b428fccf98fd79b8d59f47
# Parent  34dca21f8a05f88a33bccc2150ba89efa91e7ac4
new ideas.

diff -r 34dca21f8a05 -r 6ac0a38cf131 org/ideas.org
--- a/org/ideas.org	Mon Mar 24 11:16:52 2014 -0400
+++ b/org/ideas.org	Sun Mar 30 23:33:20 2014 -0400
@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@
 getting credit.
 #+end_quote
 
+- cryonics middle ages :: some people say that cryonics is an
+     experiment and that it is foolish to wait until we have revived a
+     human. There is a middle ground where the procedure has a dismal
+     success rate on humans, say 1 in 20, so that you'd be a fool to
+     try revival. Nonetheless, this very risky procedure could be the
+     legal proof of concept needed to create a new class of life
+     between "living" and "dead": "stasis".
+
+- philosophy of the mirror :: neat thought experiment -- if you take a
+     mirror of someone by actually reversing a person's chirality
+     moleculue by molucule, then will the only be able to read mirror
+     writing? The answer is yes, by analogy to a purely mechanical
+     scantron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I
+     know that can take a human brain and change it in subtle,
+     non-destructive ways. It's also an argument against dualism.
+
+- biosphere in a bottle :: There are around 15 million species. 15
+     million stem cells will fill only a tiny size, far less than a cubic
+     inch. Preserve a single cell from every species on earth in this
+     small space, and you will have a record of our current biosphere
+     that can be protected. "Hold the genetic data of all species in
+     your hand."
+
 - chaos lock :: The "arrow of time" points in the direction of
                 increasing entropy. The time evolution of chaotic
                 systems depend exquisitely on their initial state. If
@@ -284,7 +307,9 @@
      with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they
      naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient
      extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts
-     not stink for life, too.
+     not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTALY, might help to
+     preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5
+     babies and causees constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
 
 - server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people
      can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover