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     1.4  getting credit.
     1.5  #+end_quote
     1.6  
     1.7 +- cryonics middle ages :: some people say that cryonics is an
     1.8 +     experiment and that it is foolish to wait until we have revived a
     1.9 +     human. There is a middle ground where the procedure has a dismal
    1.10 +     success rate on humans, say 1 in 20, so that you'd be a fool to
    1.11 +     try revival. Nonetheless, this very risky procedure could be the
    1.12 +     legal proof of concept needed to create a new class of life
    1.13 +     between "living" and "dead": "stasis".
    1.14 +
    1.15 +- philosophy of the mirror :: neat thought experiment -- if you take a
    1.16 +     mirror of someone by actually reversing a person's chirality
    1.17 +     moleculue by molucule, then will the only be able to read mirror
    1.18 +     writing? The answer is yes, by analogy to a purely mechanical
    1.19 +     scantron device. This is one of the only interesting transforms I
    1.20 +     know that can take a human brain and change it in subtle,
    1.21 +     non-destructive ways. It's also an argument against dualism.
    1.22 +
    1.23 +- biosphere in a bottle :: There are around 15 million species. 15
    1.24 +     million stem cells will fill only a tiny size, far less than a cubic
    1.25 +     inch. Preserve a single cell from every species on earth in this
    1.26 +     small space, and you will have a record of our current biosphere
    1.27 +     that can be protected. "Hold the genetic data of all species in
    1.28 +     your hand."
    1.29 +
    1.30  - chaos lock :: The "arrow of time" points in the direction of
    1.31                  increasing entropy. The time evolution of chaotic
    1.32                  systems depend exquisitely on their initial state. If
    1.33 @@ -284,7 +307,9 @@
    1.34       with "ideal" gut flora instead of whatever bullshit they
    1.35       naturally get, thus giving them optimal digestive/nutrient
    1.36       extraction capabilities. Might also be able to make their farts
    1.37 -     not stink for life, too.
    1.38 +     not stink for life, too. MORE IMPORTANTALY, might help to
    1.39 +     preventatively stop some forms of /colic/, which affects 1 in 5
    1.40 +     babies and causees constant screaming and pain for about 5 weeks.
    1.41  
    1.42  - server culture : mirrors :: make a distributed system where people
    1.43       can mirror the websites of people they like -- essentially cover