Charles Platt: Thus it is misleading to suggest that the perfected technology has just been sitting on the shelf since then.
As FD points out, no one suggested the technology was perfected. I believe FD was suggesting that cryonics patients are being deprived of the technology, while it is taking an UNBELIEVABLE amount of time to complete this project. I was suggesting that the project was going to be "researched and developed" to death, when it could possibly be of great benefit to cryonics patients, even in a simplistic form. The real question is: What the hell has CCR been doing with this project all these years? As far as I can see, Harris and Platt, and perhaps a few SA and CCR employees, are the only ones benefitting from this ongoing project, (and I believe "ongoing" is a gross understatement).
FD's suggestion that someone might be striving for "perfection" is hilarious. Let's face it, for the most part, cryonics patients aren't being offered even mediocrity, in regard to procedures, equipment and personnel. As I've stated, many times, there is nothing new about cooling patients, performing chest compressions, inserting IV's, intubating patients, or perfusion technology; all these things were perfected, for the most part, decades ago, in conventional medical settings. Yet, SA's primary focus still appears to be design and fabrication projects, many of which seem rather ill-advised. How many more ramps and level detectors does Saul Kent need, to see the light? Creativity is a grand thing, but at some point, common sense and practicality have to prevail.
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