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<div>==People who intentionally donated their bodies:==<br />
===Jeremy Bentham===<br />
the head thing is super creepy.<br />
* http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/jeremy-bentham<br />
* http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/who/autoicon (with citations)<br />
** A. Lipsett, '[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0509/05091603/ How to give a dead man a makeover: first freeze-dry the carpet beetles in his hair...]', article in The Times Higher Education Supplement, 16 September 2005.<br />
** C.F.A. Marmoy, '[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1034365&blobtype=pdf The "Auto-Icon" of Jeremy Bentham at University College London]', Medical History, 2 (1958), 77-86.<br />
** R. Richardson, '[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/journals/newsletter_10 Bentham and Bodies for Dissection]', The Bentham Newsletter, x (1986), 22-33.<br />
** R. Richardson and B. Hurwitz, '[http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/picrender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&blobtype=pdf&artid=1247042 Jeremy Bentham's self-image: an exemplary bequest for dissection]', British Medical Journal, 295 (July- Dec. 1987).<br />
** P. Schofield, [http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bentham-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9780826495907/ Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed] (London: Continuum, 2009)<br />
** E. Smallman, '[http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/12/181-year-old-corpse-of-jeremy-bentham-attends-ucl-board-meeting-3879586/ 181-year-old corpse of Jeremy Bentham attends UCL board meeting]', article in The Metro, 12 July 2013.<br />
* http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project<br />
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==Bodies as religious artifacts==<br />
(bodies and parts of bodies used by institutions to conduct the power (for positive or negative means) they have in society); your arrangements are in essence a vote for increasing the power of the receiving institution.<br />
===Memento Mori===<br />
* John Donne's statue at St Paul's http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/donne.htm<br />
* Hugh Ashton's two artistic representations of his body at St John's College, Cambridge <br />
:http://deathlyponderings.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/death-in-cambridge-hugh-ashtons-tomb/<br />
:https://deathlyponderings.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/020.jpg <br />
Relics<br />
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(science too)<br />
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==People who unintentionally have had their bodies used by others==<br />
===Funerary remains, and controversies with museums, academics, governments===<br />
* Samuel J.M.M. Alberti*, Piotr Bienkowski** and Malcolm J. Chapman. Should We Display the Dead? Museum and Society, Nov 2009 https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/museumsociety/documents/volumes/alberti2.pdf<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_tourism Suicide Tourism controversies around the globe]<br />
===Tupac===<br />
* Legal affordances for reanimation / holographic representation / etc.<br />
* http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/04/19/tupac-hologram-rocks-coachella-and-ip-laws/<br />
* Implications of Tupac Hologram on Copyright: http://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1427&context=student_scholarship<br />
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===Victorian Post-mortem Photography===<br />
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-mortem_photography<br />
* [http://www.valentinalari.co.uk/ Valentina Lari], who did a photography show, [http://www.valentinalari.co.uk/#/mysterious-morbus/4558642122 The Deformity of Beauty] at the Mutter Museum <br />
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===Books made of Human Skin===<br />
* Autobiography reputedly bound in the skin of the author http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/boston-athenaeum<br />
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===Notable Embalmed People===<br />
* Xin Zhui (d. 163 BCE) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xin_Zhui <br />
* La Doncella http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Llullaillaco<br />
* Vladimir Lenin: embalmed and on display at the Lenin Mausoleum<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum<br />
* "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/08/a-photographic-guide-of-the-worlds-embalmed-leaders/ A Photographic Guide to the world's embalmed leaders]" (Washington Post)<br />
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===Elmer McCurdy===<br />
people thought that his body was a mannequin<br />
* http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/11/the_corpse_of_elmer_mccurdy_and_how_it_ended_up_in_a_long_beach_fun_park.html<br />
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People who have arranged for their works to live on in possibly modified states<br />
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==We don't yet know how to classify==<br />
===Phineas Gage===<br />
can be seen at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Anatomical_Museum Warren Anatomical Museum] on the Green Line<br />
* [https://www.uakron.edu/gage/story.dot Gage's Story]<br />
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==Examples in Pop Culture==<br />
* DKP systems <br />
* Foundation series (example of someone's will over time reaching into the future, in tension with the will of people in a given time)<br />
* The Ender Saga - Speaker for the Dead<br />
** I have a proviso for someone to fulfill this role at my memorial service in my Last Will and Testament.<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun Shadowrun] - [http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Dunkelzahn Dunkelzahn]: [http://danvolodar.ru/ancientfiles/Dunk_Will.htm Portfolio of a Dragon]</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Death_DrillDeath Drill2016-04-25T01:44:06Z<p>The Doctor: /* What happens if it fails? */</p>
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<div>==Show and Tell Infrastructure==<br />
Give feedback to each other on where we think it might fail<br />
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* People panic because they don't realize it's a drill.<br />
* People miss the drill notification because it gets stuck in the spam filter.<br />
* E-mail addresses drift and the subscription doesn't get updated.<br />
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==Set up your safety==<br />
Let people know a drill is going to happen.<br />
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This should be in the invitation sent to members of the mailing list. People should know when to expect the drill (i.e., the rough date).<br />
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==What happens if it goes well?==<br />
Nothing should happen. Maybe a little chatter on the mailing list that should stop shortly because it's an emergencies-only list.<br />
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==What happens if it fails?==<br />
The failure modes of the list should be obvious, i.e., everybody should know that something went pear-shaped. A bounce message that everybody sees (which can then be used as an alert to fix it).<br />
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The mailing list does not function at all. Nobody ever sees anything. This is really bad.<br />
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Do we want to try to do one of these at [http://deathonlineresearch.net this event]?</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Death_DrillDeath Drill2016-04-25T01:42:17Z<p>The Doctor: /* What happens if it goes well? */</p>
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<div>==Show and Tell Infrastructure==<br />
Give feedback to each other on where we think it might fail<br />
<br />
* People panic because they don't realize it's a drill.<br />
* People miss the drill notification because it gets stuck in the spam filter.<br />
* E-mail addresses drift and the subscription doesn't get updated.<br />
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==Set up your safety==<br />
Let people know a drill is going to happen.<br />
<br />
This should be in the invitation sent to members of the mailing list. People should know when to expect the drill (i.e., the rough date).<br />
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==What happens if it goes well?==<br />
Nothing should happen. Maybe a little chatter on the mailing list that should stop shortly because it's an emergencies-only list.<br />
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==What happens if it fails?==<br />
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Do we want to try to do one of these at [http://deathonlineresearch.net this event]?</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Death_DrillDeath Drill2016-04-25T01:41:27Z<p>The Doctor: /* Set up your safety */</p>
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<div>==Show and Tell Infrastructure==<br />
Give feedback to each other on where we think it might fail<br />
<br />
* People panic because they don't realize it's a drill.<br />
* People miss the drill notification because it gets stuck in the spam filter.<br />
* E-mail addresses drift and the subscription doesn't get updated.<br />
<br />
==Set up your safety==<br />
Let people know a drill is going to happen.<br />
<br />
This should be in the invitation sent to members of the mailing list. People should know when to expect the drill (i.e., the rough date).<br />
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==What happens if it goes well?==<br />
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==What happens if it fails?==<br />
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Do we want to try to do one of these at [http://deathonlineresearch.net this event]?</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Death_DrillDeath Drill2016-04-25T01:40:48Z<p>The Doctor: /* Show and Tell Infrastructure */</p>
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<div>==Show and Tell Infrastructure==<br />
Give feedback to each other on where we think it might fail<br />
<br />
* People panic because they don't realize it's a drill.<br />
* People miss the drill notification because it gets stuck in the spam filter.<br />
* E-mail addresses drift and the subscription doesn't get updated.<br />
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==Set up your safety==<br />
Let people know a drill is going to happen<br />
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==What happens if it goes well?==<br />
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==What happens if it fails?==<br />
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Do we want to try to do one of these at [http://deathonlineresearch.net this event]?</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Mailing_List_Auto_ResponseMailing List Auto Response2016-04-25T01:26:53Z<p>The Doctor: </p>
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<div>Ohai. Something triggered my auto responder post to '''email list'''. This could be something, it could be nothing. First --<br />
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==Can you trust the message?==<br />
''Is this the yearly test?'' If it is, please just wave to say you got it, and indicate you're still interested in fulfilling your task.<br />
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''Is this from an external source?'' Anyone can post to this list as a notification function if I'm not around people I love dearly when bad things happen. How reliable is the source? Can you find out? Is there an authentication code that the people on the list know the take seriously? (Do androids dream of electric sheep?)<br />
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Etc. You're on this list because I trust your judgement, and your collective ability to sort things out.<br />
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If it seems trustworthy, please proceed.<br />
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Very nice site!<br />
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==Next Steps==<br />
===Introduce Yourselves===<br />
Just let everyone know who you are. Everyone here 1) I care(d?) deeply about, 2) I trust you to follow through on the responsibility you've agreed to, and 3) I trust your judgement, proactivity, and care in dealing with complex situations. Please know each of the other people on this mailing list are also here for the same reasons, and that I hope you'll have each others' backs. <br />
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===Finding Passwords and Documents===<br />
The password vault contains documents, logins, and instructions. There are 2 people with each half of my password vault pass phrase on this list. Please find that encrypted aggregate file <here>, and announce yourselves to the list so you might unlock it.<br />
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:copypasta steps 2 onwards from [[Instructions to People]], updating tense and specificity.<br />
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[[Category:Templates]] [[Category: Notifications]] [[Category: Postmortem]]</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Instructions_to_PeopleInstructions to People2016-04-25T01:17:24Z<p>The Doctor: /* Step 0 : Notification */</p>
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<div>==Step 0 : Notification==<br />
If anyone a part of this circle hears about or witnesses my death or incapacitation, please post to this mailing list (and '''no where else''' - part of the point of this is a slow release of information). External parties may also post to the list, and I carry a note in my wallet to the effect that this list should be notified in case of death or incapacitation (is there some kind of "go code" that authenticates somebody the mailing list doesn't know posting to it?) Any such post to the list will trigger an auto-response from my own email including reminders of process and locations of artifacts. Please don't be alarmed when this happens. <br />
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There will also be a yearly test of this system, which will clearly indicate it is a test. Please also do not be alarmed by this, although a response to indicate continued interest and responsibility is requested.<br />
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==Instructions==<br />
More detailed instructions for each task are found in the password vault, which will need to be unlocked. <br />
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===Step 1 : Unlocking the Vault===<br />
The file exists [http://dropbox.com here], and two people each have one half of the master password (4 people total). You'll announce yourselves on this list when it's reasonable to expect I'm dead or beyond repair, and preferably not otherwise. The password vault includes passwords, files with instructions for who to notify, etc. You're on this list because 1) I care deeply about you, 2) I trust you to follow through on the responsibility you've agreed to, and 3) I trust your judgement, proactivity, and care in dealing with complex situations. Please know each of the other people on this mailing list are also here for the same reasons, and that I hope you'll have each others' backs. <br />
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On that scaffolding:<br />
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===Step 2 : Quietly Passing On Notification===<br />
There are groups people on the list have agreed to notify. This involves sending a templated letter to a set of people - the template is in the password vault, and the group of people will be tagged in Gmail contacts with "notify" and the category. Categories are:<br />
* Family ("Family")<br />
* Friends not in online communities ("AFK friends")<br />
* Friends in online communities ("Friends from the Internet")<br />
* Work projects ("Non Profit", "Academia")<br />
The notice should include a "where to find all the things we were working on" (online links as well as color coded files from laptop), a "while there's no wrong way to mourn, ''name'' 's wishes included maintaining a cone of silence so those near and dear could first be personally notified. We request you adhere to this by not posting to social media about this until ''date'' and ''time'', and "the ceremony services will be announced via ''location''." It might also make sense to set up a space for these folk to self-organize and grieve together - I suggest the talk page for my profile on OSC, another mailing list, or an IRC channel.<br />
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===Step 3 : Privacy===<br />
At least one person on this list has been tasked with maintaining my privacy. Any bit-based files color coded in red should be immediately deleted. Those people also know where the sensitive atom-based items are, and should remove those. Housemates and other holders of keys to those areas: please be willing to provide access.<br />
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===Step 4 : Online Accounts===<br />
After the notifications have been sent out, please be sure to update the following accounts with notification of death: blog, twitter, facebook. The login credentials to each of these will be in the password vault. Pull down any data available post-privacy purse on the accounts and host them at [http://opensourcecadavers.com Open Source Cadavers] under cc-by-sa licensing. These accounts should be shut down one month after death, unless it seems better to leave them up.<br />
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===Step 5 : Executing Wills===<br />
Living will and wills will be attached to the auto responder from my email to the list. There's an executor named in this. Pretty standard fare.<br />
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===Step 6 : Cadaver===<br />
I'd like my body to be donated to science. The preferred recipient's form will also be attached to the auto responder. If I'm not geographically close to that location, please pick a different group from the "Open Access Amicable" list [[List_of_Cadaver_Programs|here]].<br />
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==Thank you==<br />
Thank you for helping to carry forward the care I feel towards you (and others), as well as my commitment to open knowledge, into the world.<br />
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[[Category:Templates]] [[Category: Notifications]] [[Category: Premortem]]</div>The Doctorhttp://networkedmortality.com/Online_AccountsOnline Accounts2016-04-25T01:05:51Z<p>The Doctor: Added a possible way of leaving data posthumously for research.</p>
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<div>How can online accounts be shut down in a respectful way to the deceased, to those who would mourn them?<br />
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http://belopotosky.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/robertmontgomery2.jpg<br />
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==Metadata for History and Academia==<br />
Is there a way to donate data from social networks to academic institutions or a shared repository for future historians and anthropologists?<br />
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One possible way of going about this:<br />
* Write a bot that periodically downloads the data from social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, et al) to back them up.<br />
* Ensure that backups of personal sites, blogs, et al are kept in two places (one online (Dropbox?), one offline (on a drive at home)) and are made periodically.<br />
** Remember: You don't have a backup unless you test it.<br />
* Leave a copy of the last (working) backup to the Internet Archive or the academic institution(s) of your choice.</div>The Doctor