I'm hesitant to mention the miscreant, reading and seeing pictures about his exploits, alleged and actual, gave many of us headaches from fear. Some people here might have felt a duty to arrange an introduction for him with the Federal authorities. Including his plans to scan his audience with 35 watts of green light point blank. I'm told he has straightened up after a few years in college and having to be self employed. Especially concerns about his statements that it was up to his unskilled audience to decide if they wanted to walk past his "Danger" sign on the door to public facilities. In other words, his free will to have fun was possibly more important then the eye safety of others who are un-aware of what they are walking into.
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That lead to self enforced rules on PL about discussing how to bypass the controller on a common, cheap, big, green, medical laser. The schematic that is out there in the "scene" has serious errors, Thank God.
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My point is this, mentoring people on PL has been a pleasure for me in most cases. I've arranged some graduate school interviews, and helped some PLers get scholarships based on a healthy interest in lasers. There have been a few bad apples, and two or three very dangerous ones. So now I screen whom I help. Usually the discussion on high power goes off list. Usually phone calls and/or personal visits are involved before discussions. Fair Enough?
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PS, He still tries to get me to friend him/recommend him on Linked-In. He claims it was all an act on PL, to get attention..
Steve
Last edited by mixedgas; 07-28-2016 at 14:38.
Qui habet Christos, habet Vitam!
I should have rented the space under my name for advertising.
When I still could have...