They have no *legal* obligation, but it is not unreasonable to say they are ethically obligated. Business is psychopathic.
Harry On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote: > > >> I have spoken with some of the experts who went. They are under NDA so I >> cannot ask any specific questions, but they seemed unimpressed. Maybe the >> results have improved. >> > > To be a little more specific, they said it was inconclusive. Most > experiments are inconclusive. > > > >> Defkalion has made many claims and many promises in the past they did not >> fulfill. They did not break any laws by doing this, but they did hurt their >> own credibility. >> > > I put that too strongly. I should not say "break laws." Of course they > didn't. Mary Yugo said they have "a lot of explaining to do" because they > made claims of 30 machines and tests by the Greek government and blah, > blah. Okay, I'll say, "a lot of explaining to do. A lot to answer for." > Even that is silly because a private corporation has no obligation to > explain things. They do not owe Mary Yugo or me any information about > anything. Period. > > However, if they want credibility and good public relations they should > watch what they say. They should try to follow through more often. Don't > cry "wolf!" Don't casually throw out the claim that you tested nickel > isotopes. You have to explain how and why, because many of us know that > monoisotopic samples cost fantastic sums of money and Defkalion appears to > be broke, so that is kind of suspicious. Instead of throwing this out, as > if anyone can buy isotopes at Wall Mart, they should publish a brief report > that starts off: > > "In cooperation with XYZ lab we tested monoisotopic samples (Isoflex Inc.) > ranging from 1 to 8 g. . . ." > > I tend to dismiss their claims about their business because of their track > record of blathering and not following through. > > - Jed > >
