# Key Points from IRC Discussion

• A discussion about teleportation explored the concept of "ghettoport" - scanning an object, destroying it, and recreating it elsewhere, raising questions about whether this constitutes true teleportation and the standards for recreating scanned objects.

• The death of a participant's father prompted reflections on mortality and transhumanist goals, with comments like "We shall have to work faster" and "we will unmake Death," highlighting the community's commitment to defeating death.

• Participants shared information about a biofuel test flight, though there was confusion about whether algae was actually used, with Wired's coverage being criticized for not mentioning algae as a potential biofuel source.

• A significant scientific development was discussed regarding Joyce's work on synthetic RNA enzymes that can replicate each other in a "plus and minus" system, creating a 30-bit capacity channel for transferring information that could model evolution.

• The conversation touched on cryonics and tissue preservation, including ideas for automated longevity tissue experiments using flash freezing techniques and microelectrode arrays to assess tissue viability.

• Future storage technology was highlighted with mention of potential 2TB SD cards, with participants noting how such dense portable storage could enable novel data transfer methods (jokingly referred to as "pigeon net").

• Resources shared included links to global brain theory (http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/SUPORGLI.html) and a paper on collective intelligence from Los Alamos National Laboratory.