X-Message-Number: 17117
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:00:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: reply to Mark Plus

Mark has complained about the lack of news, information, and commentary
about cryonics on CryoNet.

As I have observed before, seldom in the history of cryonics has there
been such a lack of news and information. Paradoxically, never in the
history of cryonics has it been easier, quicker, and cheaper to
disseminate information--if people would bother to do so.

If you're a member of an active cryonics organization (I am not), you
might ask the people running it why they don't supply timely updates via
CryoNet or sci.cryonics. So far, this year, with the exception of (I
think) two posts from Jerry Lemler of Alcor and two or three absolutely
minimal announcements of CI cases, I can't recall seeing any news or
information from any cryonics organizations here. The people who run the
organizations simply do not use CryoNet or Usenet to disseminate news. The
only substantive statements are responses when a very few people such as
myself ask questions.

Similarly, anyone who wonders what's happening at 21st Century Medicine or
Critical Care Research will find no information here; and shareholders in
these companies are likewise uninformed, although the shareholders'
meeting in August may provide useful information. I am still waiting to
find out when this meeting will be held.

We may wonder how it is that Alcor has done, I think, five cases so far
this year, but has announced only two of them--so far as I can recall,
without digging through 7 months of Cryonet archives. With the number of
employees now active at Alcor, surely someone has time to post a brief
informational message from time to time?

--Charles Platt

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