X-Message-Number: 22076 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 08:42:25 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #22071 - #22075 HI everyone! I've met Paul Segall and was both glad that he was working on cryopreservation and sad that he could not continue his work with Timiras, which then and now had the potential of providing a serious treatment for aging. And naturally I hope that he was suspended as well as possible. He was also one of the early cryonicists, and his deanimation (which I hope was not his death) should really have been noticed much more. I would HOPE that those who knew of it would tell a complete story, perhaps in THE IMMORTALIST. The note by Ben Best is the first time I heard of his deanimation. Did he accomplish much? Not really, but then the early stages of cryonics were hard on those who worked for it then. And with that in mind he did a great deal. Some other comments: Tim Freeman seems to be infected with the standard fear of nuclear reactors as a source of power. No, they could only work for a few decades if we insisted on only using U235 in them. Plutonium is a fine nuclear fuel, as one would expect from its use in making explosives. Nor would its use, with suitable caution, raise any problems of proliferation --- which looks as if it will happen regardless. As for fuel for transport, use of hydrogen is going well. After all, there are already buses on the market which use hydrogen as fuel, and several methods to store it molecularly --- use of hydrogen boride, which I mentioned before on Cryonet, provides one such method. Not only that, but we've also got the Athabascan tar sands, plus a company which can now refine them into high quality gasoline at a reasonable price. The only problem we may have is a period in which gasoline costs a bit more (and if you want a real example, South Africa was making its gasoline before apartheid gave way. WITHOUT ANY OIL). It simply doesn't comport us as cryonicists to moan about the upcoming loss of power sources. If you are really concerned, Tim and Mark, then get involved with the companies which are working to solve these problems. If you can't get a job with them in any capacity, then buy some of their shares as support. You might even make some money from that. Best wishes and long long life for all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22076