Although the article touches on a fascinating subject, I disagree with the analogy the author drew between neurons and C++ code; specifically the "lines of code per Neuron." Individual neurons do not have code.<p>The author also advocates buying stock in Cryonics companies. The only two Cryonics organizations I know of are Alcor and The Cryonics Institute. Neither of these are publicly traded.<p>Interesting fact: Ted Williams is stored at Alcor. Paris Hilton has signed up with The Cryonics Institute.<p>I personally will be neuro-suspended at Alcor. I am the #830-something person to sign up there. For those who are interested for themselves, it is actually rather cheap to fund with term life insurance.
Interesting article, however I would say that five lines of C++ code per neuron is pretty optimistic considering the amount of work going into modeling a neuron in the blue brain project; <a href="http://seedmagazine.com/designseries/henry-markram.html" rel="nofollow">http://seedmagazine.com/designseries/henry-markram.html</a><p>Also I remember reading in Code Complete that the space-shuttle software had zero defects per 500,000 lines of code by combining formal development methods, peer reviews, and statistical testing. Not really sured how they 'proved' there were zero defects, but I'm sure you could get the number far lower than 1 per 100 lines.
Why is this garbage on the frontpage?<p>If someone does not know anything about neural networks or programming they should not be drawing conclusions about either, and if they are doing it anyway, it should certainly not be on the front page of this site.
That was not very informative.<p>The problem with cryonics is the formation of ice crystals which turn all tissue into chopped meat. That's why we don't freeze organs for transplant.<p>I know of no technology to counteract this.