X-Message-Number: 31631 From: "Kat Cotter" <> References: <> Subject: You're Invited to a Party! Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:30:44 -0700 Hi All, David Kekich has asked me to pass this invitation along to the cryonet group: You are invited to a party. It's a "Come as You Will Be Party". In 2068, I (David Kekich) will be 125 years old. Who, where and what will you be in 2068? If you want to take a peek into, and celebrate the future, then join the fun as the person you will be 59 years from now at my 125th birthday party on Saturday evening, May 23rd in Huntington Beach, CA. Here's the deal: First, even though some people think I look it, I'm not nearly 125. yet. We are going to project ourselves to 2068 at the party. You will act and speak as though it is 59 years from now. In fact, if you don't agree to spend around two hours "in character", then stay home and let everyone else have the fun. There will be no 2009 discussions here unless you're reminiscing. Come ready to talk about what you've done and accomplished from 2009-2068, where you've been, what you've become, what changes the world saw in the past 59 years, what you are doing now, what your plans are for the future and anything else you might come up with. On what planet did you spend your last vacation? Tell us about the miracle age-reversing drug you invented. How about your new warp speed family space ship? What about your enhancements? Be creative. If you violate #3, you will be deposited into a worm hole in the basement which will immediately transport you back to where you came from on May 23rd, 2009. You will have up to five uninterrupted minutes to tell your personal story to the group if you'd like. Bring props if you want, including your futuristic wardrobe. You must deliver unto me an outrageously expensive birthday present (just kidding!). But please do bring healthy food and drink. Remember, you won't make it to 2068 by scarfing down pizza, cake, chips and soft drinks. Everything will be quite different 59 years from now. Most people would tend to compare today with 59 years ago, 1950, and then project forward. If you're tempted to do that, think again. Since the power of our technology is doubling every year now with no end in sight (at least over the next 50 years or so), our tools will be over 1000 times more powerful in only ten years. If this doubling holds up over the next 59 years, that means our technologies, particularly our computational power, will be a billion billion times more powerful. Yes, that's quintillion, or 1 followed by 18 zeros. Whoa, I don't know about you, but I can't wrap my head around that number. It's way too abstract for me. And I can't even start to guess what those implications would be. I don't know anyone who can make an accurate prediction. So let's get down to a manageable number. Let's call it a billion, OK? Nearly all serious scientists and futurists would agree this is conservative. So use your own imagination as to what life will be like in 59 years. Imagine what America will be like, the world, the solar system. Aging? In my humble opinion, that solution will be a slam dunk. I believe we would have solved aging well before then and will have moved on to bigger challenges. We'll have a wide variety of outlooks as to what we and the world will be in 2068. Some opinions on the future will be extremely aggressive, while others will be much more conservative. We'll have a mix of thought leaders, lay persons and those in between. Most of the attendees will be fairly well schooled in extreme life extension possibilities as well as having a pretty good handle on the basics as they apply to future technologies and their implications. So what do you say? Are you up to spending a part of Memorial Day weekend stretching your brain in Huntington Beach? If so, RSVP You'll get all the details and directions. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=31631