[Wikimedia-l] Cryonics

2014-10-15 Thread James Salsman
It has come to my attention that certain companies in the Foundation's
employment peer group have been offering ova cryonics as a family planning
benefit:

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/14/apple-and-facebooks-newest-perk-freezing-your-eggs/

I recommend that the Foundation explore gender-inclusive cryonics
solutions. I understand that supercooling vitrification freezers such as
those manufactured by ABI, Ltd. of Chiba, Japan called CASfresh or Cells
Alive System may be of some interest.

Best regards,
James Salsman
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Cryonics

2014-10-15 Thread Lodewijk
This does it to me. Dear list moderators, could you please pretty please
consider putting James on moderation indefinitely? This behaviour has gone
on long enough, and clearly resulted in a net negative contribution to the
movement.

Thanks.

Lodewijk

2014-10-15 13:03 GMT+02:00 Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com:

 Ok, everyone can go home now. The competition for most abstract suggestion
 on Wikimedia-L is now closed. As much as I would love for us to discuss
 our own personal preferences in 'supercooling vitrification freezer'
 manufacturers...
 Perhaps if the WMF purchased their own cryogenics system for the
 aforementioned company and instead it in the office cleaning cupboard,
 staff coud keep the after-work drinks chilled in there too?
 In the mean time, as a personal challenge, see if you can include the
 phrase gender-inclusive cryonics solution in a casual conversation
 without anyone noticing.

 On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote:

  It has come to my attention that certain companies in the Foundation's
  employment peer group have been offering ova cryonics as a family
 planning
  benefit:
 
 
 
 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/14/apple-and-facebooks-newest-perk-freezing-your-eggs/
 
  I recommend that the Foundation explore gender-inclusive cryonics
  solutions. I understand that supercooling vitrification freezers such as
  those manufactured by ABI, Ltd. of Chiba, Japan called CASfresh or Cells
  Alive System may be of some interest.
 
  Best regards,
  James Salsman
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Cryonics

2014-10-15 Thread Austin Hair
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:41 AM, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote:
 I recommend that the Foundation explore gender-inclusive cryonics
 solutions. I understand that supercooling vitrification freezers such as
 those manufactured by ABI, Ltd. of Chiba, Japan called CASfresh or Cells
 Alive System may be of some interest.

What is th... I don't... yeah.

James, I hope you'll understand why I've decided to screen your posts
for a while.

Austin

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Cryonics

2014-10-15 Thread Newyorkbrad
Here's a compromise between those who want to discuss cryonics and those
who think it's weirdly off-topic:  We'll freeze this thread.

Newyorkbrad/IBM

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote:

 Hmmm. James and Liam just put a smile on my face, and honestly, if
 we're going to have off-topic discussions here, I prefer these over
 intra-community flame wars any day.

 James, it may not be appreciated- or appropriate, actually- on
 wikimedia-l, but I would love it if you put an op-ed making your case
 for gender-inclusive cryonics solutions on my user talk page for the
 Wasted Times.

 ,Wil

 On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org
 wrote:
  This does it to me. Dear list moderators, could you please pretty please
  consider putting James on moderation indefinitely? This behaviour has
 gone
  on long enough, and clearly resulted in a net negative contribution to
 the
  movement.
 
  Thanks.
 
  Lodewijk
 
  2014-10-15 13:03 GMT+02:00 Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com:
 
  Ok, everyone can go home now. The competition for most abstract
 suggestion
  on Wikimedia-L is now closed. As much as I would love for us to discuss
  our own personal preferences in 'supercooling vitrification freezer'
  manufacturers...
  Perhaps if the WMF purchased their own cryogenics system for the
  aforementioned company and instead it in the office cleaning cupboard,
  staff coud keep the after-work drinks chilled in there too?
  In the mean time, as a personal challenge, see if you can include the
  phrase gender-inclusive cryonics solution in a casual conversation
  without anyone noticing.
 
  On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
   It has come to my attention that certain companies in the Foundation's
   employment peer group have been offering ova cryonics as a family
  planning
   benefit:
  
  
  
 
 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/14/apple-and-facebooks-newest-perk-freezing-your-eggs/
  
   I recommend that the Foundation explore gender-inclusive cryonics
   solutions. I understand that supercooling vitrification freezers such
 as
   those manufactured by ABI, Ltd. of Chiba, Japan called CASfresh or
 Cells
   Alive System may be of some interest.
  
   Best regards,
   James Salsman
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