] When he dies, Hughes wants his coffin equipped with a
] laptop computer, wireless Internet access and a solar
] panel that would grab light from above ground. Special
] software in the laptop would study his past writings and
] incorporate new information into what the living Hughes
] knew and thought -- and then take over the task of being
] him. Even after he's gone, computer screens in far-off
] places would blink a message from his silicon
] continuation: "Hi, this is Dave Hughes. Wanna chat?"

An amusing story about Dave Hughes...

CNN.com - At 74, Internet cowboy spreads wireless - Jan. 26, 2003