If I have all my memories, there's a continuity of consciousness, and I'll still be 'me' in my head.
There's a forking of consciousnesses, though. You'll still be you in two heads, and there will still be death.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
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§ ita § - May 25, 2005 12:41:32 pm PDT #6963 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:42:33 pm PDT #6964 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There's a forking of consciousnesses
Ooh. Like Emacs and Xemacs.
Jessica - May 25, 2005 12:44:25 pm PDT #6965 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Essentially there's now two of you, with the same memories and everything. One of you has to die.
Oh, see I was imagining a situation where my brain is backed up remotely just in case I die, so I can be reloaded into a new body if necessary. Not two conscious versions existing simultaneously. I mean, that'd just be weird.
Gudanov - May 25, 2005 12:45:27 pm PDT #6966 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Well let's say you go to your friendly MyBackup(TM) franchise and get yourself backed up. Then you decide it's a good time to see if you really can jump that canyon on your rocket boosted skateboard and you find out nope, can't do it.
Then an exact duplicate of your body is manufactured with the use of Apple iNano(TM) nanomachines and your neural structure is completely restored from backup. Would you know that you are the backup when you walk out of MyBackup(TM) to see if you really can jump that canyon...
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:46:42 pm PDT #6967 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Would you know that you are the backup when you walk out of MyBackup(TM) to see if you really can jump that canyon...
Yes, because there would be a Post-it note stuck to your forehead that says so.
Betsy HP - May 25, 2005 12:46:42 pm PDT #6968 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Does that mean that my clone would have to shave smooth?
For you, we'll settle for waxing.
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:47:35 pm PDT #6969 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think I'd clone myself, and then one of us would turn to the dark side. I'd get so much more done in a day....
§ ita § - May 25, 2005 12:48:14 pm PDT #6970 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Then you gotta start considering your recovery point objective (when was the last backup? How much time have you lost? Are you still you if you didn't have the mufalletta for lunch?). Recovery time objective is important too.
brenda m - May 25, 2005 12:50:15 pm PDT #6971 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Cloning my consciousness is so off if either of us needs to have a goatee
Only the evil one would have to have the goatee. Though I suppose a twirly mustache would do in a pinch.
Betsy HP - May 25, 2005 12:50:36 pm PDT #6972 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
The thing is, as long as the consciousness that is sitting here typing dies, I don't CARE what happens to any clones.
It's all about me, me, me, baby.