Despres cannot force anyone to fork over funds, so let 'us' encourage him to start a future-oriented school, a worthy enterprise if the price is low enough. We need all the help we can get-- we are heavily outnumbered & outgunned.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>> Jonathan Despres is the single most dangerous<BR>> individual to have invited himself into the<BR>> cryonics/transhumanist community, in the 8-9 years I<BR>> have been around. Dangerous most particularly to the<BR>> cryonics enterprise.<BR>><BR>> http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/dsp.cgi?msg=27334<BR>><BR>> The problem posed by Despres would be easier to deal<BR>> with if it was simply a case of a malicious<BR>> personality. However, that's not the situation.<BR>> Rather it appears that Despres suffers from some sort<BR>> of mental problem. From the link below, in is own<BR>>
words:<BR>><BR>> "Because of my disease called Social Anxiety or Social<BR>> Phobia, I would need a telephonist. I hate to call<BR>> people over the phone."<BR>><BR>> http://groups.google.com/group/sci.cryonics/browse_thread/thread/fcd0dc764bb213e5/73e43e6c1fa37bb1#73e43e6c1fa37bb1<BR>><BR>><BR>> I suspect that his aberrant, destructive behavior will<BR>> only come to an end as a consequence of legal action.<BR>> Meanwhile, in an effort to minimize the damage he is<BR>> inevitably -- delusionally -- going to cause, I<BR>> recommend everyone be aware of the problem, and take<BR>> the time to inform anyone not already up to speed.<BR>><BR>> Jonathan Despres is trouble. He has set up a<BR>> superficially impressive, yet vaporware website, and<BR>> is set on a course to screw over anyone who, unaware<BR>> of the mental aberration behind it, buys into the<BR>> seeming-legitimacy of his web activity.<BR>><BR>> This is no
drill.<BR>><BR>> Jeff Davis<BR><BR>On 08/02/06, Damien Broderick <THESPIKE@SATX.RR.COM>wrote:<BR>> At 06:45 PM 2/7/2006 -0800, Fred C. Moulton wrote:<BR>><BR>> >Before anyone accepts this offer I strongly suggest doing some very<BR>> >rigorous due diligence.<BR>><BR>> Or even some very cursory due diligence via Google.<BR>><BR>> Damien Broderick<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> extropy-chat mailing list<BR>> extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org<BR>> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat<BR>><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Emlyn<BR><BR>http://emlynoregan.com * blogs * music * software *<BR>Our show at the Fringe: http://SpiritAtTheFringe.com<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>extropy-chat mailing list<BR>extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org<BR>http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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