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And once they go bankcrupt, all (or nothing, essentially) is lost.

blueskin_ 12y ago
Not going to happen. They invest for the long term, because when the goal of your company is generations off, you can afford to pick safe yet rewarding investments.
- spacefight 12y ago
  "Not going to happen" is a bold statement. We haven't even solved the problem of how to burry nuclear waste save (see Germany and their trials at Asse) yet - how are we supposed to safely store human bodies and keep coorporations alive for decades if not centuries?
  - blueskin_ 12y ago
    Because there really aren't any companies hundreds to 1500 years old, right? Oh, wait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies
    - spacefight 12y ago
      Of course there are centuries old companies out there - but they didn't have the technical burden of storing along conserved bodies in a near perfect condition with them... Apple, meet Orange.
      - blueskin_ 12y ago
        It isn't that hard. Maintaining a building, as well as receiving a weekly delivery of liquid nitrogen and topping up a few dozen giant dewars and monitoring their temperatures. They don't even need weekly deliveries, as they are good for three months without refilling if necessary. http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot Of course, they perform research too, but the core of their existence is the preservation of their patients.
        spacefight 12y ago
        I would say even getting constant liquid nitrogen resupplies is not trivial. Think of the unthinkable: a war around the compound for years, cutting of the supply. There's many other scenaries which makes the problem hard.
        blueskin_ 12y ago
        A war in Scottsdale, Arizona? Interesting. As it is, I would seriously doubt they don't have contingency plans for moving, which would likely be enacted pre-emptively if the area became unstable.

Not going to happen. They invest for the long term, because when the goal of your company is generations off, you can afford to pick safe yet rewarding investments.

spacefight 12y ago
"Not going to happen" is a bold statement. We haven't even solved the problem of how to burry nuclear waste save (see Germany and their trials at Asse) yet - how are we supposed to safely store human bodies and keep coorporations alive for decades if not centuries?
- blueskin_ 12y ago
  Because there really aren't any companies hundreds to 1500 years old, right? Oh, wait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies
  - spacefight 12y ago
    Of course there are centuries old companies out there - but they didn't have the technical burden of storing along conserved bodies in a near perfect condition with them... Apple, meet Orange.
    - blueskin_ 12y ago
      It isn't that hard. Maintaining a building, as well as receiving a weekly delivery of liquid nitrogen and topping up a few dozen giant dewars and monitoring their temperatures. They don't even need weekly deliveries, as they are good for three months without refilling if necessary. http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot http://www.alcor.org/FAQs/faq02.html#bigfoot Of course, they perform research too, but the core of their existence is the preservation of their patients.
      - spacefight 12y ago
        I would say even getting constant liquid nitrogen resupplies is not trivial. Think of the unthinkable: a war around the compound for years, cutting of the supply. There's many other scenaries which makes the problem hard.
        blueskin_ 12y ago
        A war in Scottsdale, Arizona? Interesting. As it is, I would seriously doubt they don't have contingency plans for moving, which would likely be enacted pre-emptively if the area became unstable.