X-Message-Number: 22379
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:30:07 -0700
Subject: LJ Questions
From: Peter Merel <>

I hope Alcor folk won't be troubled that I ask these on cryonet. I 
think they're relevant to all of us:

1) That LJ had medical skills of value I don't doubt. But how did he 
come to be named COO?

2) Tim Freeman is right - the sports illustrated story isn't actually 
worse press than Alcor had on the TW thing before. And Alcor have 
responded appropriately. But how about following up by giving SI a full 
guided tour and showing them exactly where and how TW is stored - let 
them make a big photo montage of their hero - leverage the bad 
publicity into good?

3) It seems like Alcor needs a considerably more rigorous security 
protocol. If LJ is as nuts as he appears, then I'm not happy that he 
had free access to the facilities. Apart from stealing equipment, he 
could easily have damaged the people in the dewars. How can security be 
addressed without compromising quality of service? And how does Alcor's 
security protocol differ from that of the other orgs?

4) LJ will have obtained some compensation both from Alcor and from SI 
for his efforts, so is worth suing. But SI itself is a much fatter 
pigeon - if LJ was acting as their agent in all this, can't they be 
sued directly?

5) Can TW's remains be transported to the other orgs so they can get 
some free publicity as well? :-)

Peter Merel.

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