<div dir="ltr"><br><div>Keith,</div><div>That is great that Minskey was preserved. I didn't know that, and so great you helped with that.</div><div><br></div><div>As far as catching up to modern technology after resurrection, I addressed this in my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ybLgIbOSDu9-ye1wAu9B5RnCBuSVcIihtXrhtVWZajo/edit">1229 story</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>It predicts that people will be resurrected into a simulated reality that would be identical to the day after they died, and they will be gradually introduced into the future at their own chosen pace, to go as slow or fast as they want. They could even stay at any level of progress they'd desire, in various types of simulated realities or locations. Ie, the Amish will be able to stay at any level they desire.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh, and as far as being able to restore people not preserved, that is definitely questionable, especially for the foreseeable future. But all I know is that I, nor do I think anyone else will ever give up till all memories (i.e. a perfect history of the entire earth, including everyone in it, at a resolution required to restore everyone and their memories) are restored. And how could anyone doubt the power of eternally approaching omnipotent and omniscient Gods.</div><div><br></div><div>Brent</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM Keith Henson <<a href="mailto:hkeithhenson@gmail.com">hkeithhenson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 2:46 AM Brent Allsop via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>snip<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>I can't wait till we get the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ybLgIbOSDu9-ye1wAu9B5RnCBuSVcIihtXrhtVWZajo/edit" target="_blank">resurrection technology</a> to bring these guys back. And I wish AI would hurry and find a cure for aging, so we could quit losing the great ones like these.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We have cryonics. I seriously doubt on information theoretic grounds that we will get back anyone who has not been cryonically suspended. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Have you guys seen Kurzweil these days? He is really not looking good lately. I fear I'm going to see him in the headlines some day. That will hurt more than anyone. Is there any way we could all throw him a party before he goes or something?</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div>Kurtzweil is signed up with Alcor, same as me, Damien Broderick, Eric Drexler, Ralph Merkel, a long list of people we know, but not enough of them. Perhaps we need to start a list of people we want to be signed up. It really hurt when Vernor Vinge died. <br>
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is the hardest part of getting old.</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div>Minsky was suspended. I had a tiny bit to do with that happening. At almost 82, I might be the oldest on the list.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Keith</div><div><br></div><div>PS. On the other hand, being revived in the future might not be a bed of roses. Things are changing so fast that it is disorienting to me and I have been on top of the AI business since the early 80s.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br><br>
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