Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > People who set out to transform society often end up dead. Not technologists. Hardly ever. > The best of them. In the work I'm doing, it is suggested that we notice > that most of us are not doing anything that would make us worthy of being > shot. And that is s

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

At 04:27 PM 7/9/2012, Jed Rothwell wrote: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <a...@lomaxdesign.com> wrote: A dangerous game, even if he has a solid device, reliable, working safely. Stuff happens. Doubly dangerous if he "still has a few details to work out." I do not see anyth

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

I meant undue respect. Not undo. By the way, I did not mean that a test by NASA would not sway anyone. Of course it would. The dataset of successful cold fusion results has swayed a lot of people already. It continues to attract ~10,000 downloads a week. I probably know that in greater detail than

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

I wrote: The only reason people such as Park and the Jasons matter is because they > have influence. They often pull strings and derail funding. They are > a nuisance. > The JASONs is a group of old-fart scientists who control a lot of funding and who love to pull strings and derail other people'

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: One thing is quite clear: Rossi does not want multiple independent > assessments. He does not want the proof that skeptics would need in order > to accept this to be available, because he could easily arrange it. > That is true. For that matter -- as I said -- McKubre

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I wrote: > Yes, we do. Mike McKubre and I both described this. > McKubre discussed it in his video lecture at Cafe Scientifique, at SRI. He described the people who did the tests as people he trusts. I trust them too. - Jed

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Thanks for the re-run, Steven. I missed it the first time around. It is fantastic and is founded on the premise that the Rossi reactor works, but is possibly unreliable or unstable (which is roughly my sort-of assesment); however, it's not ridiculously impossible. The story shows why even a s

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Noone: >> He is not a conman because his technology has been tested too many times >> by too many people. > > Jed: > I agree. But it is unnerving. Calling Favoranti... Calling Favoranti... Please pick up phone number six in the main lobby. Time for a re-run: http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l

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Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > Problem is, if there were *one* independent test, by one reliable person, > we don't know about it or have any reliable report of it. Yes, we do. Mike McKubre and I both described this. It was discussed at a closed meeting. If you consider McKubre and I reliable th

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noone noone mailto:thesteornpa...@yahoo.com>> wrote: He is not a conman because his technology has been tested too many times by too many people. I agree. But it is unnerving. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

siness man due to having very real enemies. > If I were in his situation I would be paranoid too. > > ** ** > -- > > *From:* Jed Rothwell > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Sunday, July 8, 2012 10:24 PM > *Subject:* [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Niger

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Like the Wizard in Oz, you only have to believe... On Monday, July 9, 2012, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > At 02:06 AM 7/9/2012, noone noone wrote: > >> He is not a conman because his technology has been tested too many times >> by too many people. >> > > Brilliant demonstration of how some will co

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At 02:06 AM 7/9/2012, noone noone wrote: He is not a conman because his technology has been tested too many times by too many people. Brilliant demonstration of how some will confidently state as truth what they don't know, and then use what they have made up -- or have believed from others,

RE: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

, 2012 12:07 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not He is not a conman because his technology has been tested too many times by too many people. At worst, he is a paranoid business man due to having very real enemies. If I were in his

Re: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

ject:* [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not > > I read a fascinating article and paper recently: > > "Research Reveals Why Spammers Claim They're Nigerian > > A new paper claims obvious spam email is used to weed out all but the most > gullible

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@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 10:24 PM Subject: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not I read a fascinating article and paper recently: "Research Reveals Why Spammers Claim They're Nigerian A new paper claims obvious spam email is used to weed out all bu

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ecided not to invest as I had other things I was considering investing in. Jojo - Original Message - From: "Robert" To: Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 11:14 AM Subject: RE: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not In discussing Rossi's "prey&q

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In discussing Rossi's "prey", it may be germaine to look back at this statement, from a PetrolDragon contemporary, in "The Magic of Mr. Rossi": Acerbi: “In the years where he was working here, he didn’t produce a single drop of oil, as far as we know. What he did was creating just a media event.

RE: [Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

Jed sed: ... > When I read this, I could not at first think of why it > bothered me. Then I realized. I have often said that Rossi > could not be a con-man because he inspires no confidence. > On the contrary, he makes most people I know want to run > for the exits. Now I wonder . . . could it be

[Vo]:Why spammers claim to be Nigerian when they are not

I read a fascinating article and paper recently: "Research Reveals Why Spammers Claim They're Nigerian A new paper claims obvious spam email is used to weed out all but the most gullible people online." http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/06/20/nigerian_spam_email_why_spam_email_is_so_obvious_.h