The Business of Digital Death

By on December 8, 2008 in Cultural

There has always been money to be made selling the afterlife, and the digital afterlife will be no different. In the near future a host of businesses will spring to life to help us deal with virtual bliss. But what will they offer? The digital mausoleum. A place where people can go online to see [...]

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Selling digital salvation

By on December 4, 2008 in Cultural, Technical

Man has been struggling with death since the beginning of consciousness, and while we aren’t any closer to answering the big question, we are getting closer to a solution. There will come a time when super computers (or the average wrist watch) will be able to trace and store the patterns of thought. While some [...]

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Are you still alive? Part Two

By on December 3, 2008 in Technical

You probably remember my previous posts about Dead Man’s Switch and the e-mails I’ve received from the service.  Here’s a follow-up to the last e-mail.  It seems that I didn’t successfully confirm my continued existence, so here’s my next notification: Subject: Dead Man’s Switch is worried about you Message: Hey there, where have you been? [...]

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Are you still alive?

By on November 23, 2008 in Technical

A while back I posted about www.deadmansswitch.net.  Here’s the first e-mail they sent me to confirm that I’m still alive.  I like how it’s doesn’t assume that I’m alive, but I was hoping that it would be something more formal.  In either case it’s still kind of disturbing. Hello you, this is your plain old [...]

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Who Will Check My Email After I Die chosen as a Core Conversation at SXSW

By on November 12, 2008 in News

Evan and I (John) got the word today that we are invited to facilitate a “Core Conversation” at the  SXSW Interactive Festival. The event is titled “Who Will Check My Email After I Die.” We are thrilled to be heading down there and look forward to a great event.

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