-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199412050839.AAA11133@netcom18.netcom.com>, Timothy C. May <tcmay@netcom.com> wrote:

I won't say it's a scam, but a lot of people think it is/was. I thought it had died some months back, when all posts (of which there had previously been many) suddnly stopped.

They've resumed. The partners had a falling out of some sort, and the "Eric Klein" one has progressed. The Oceania posts for the last n months can be read via NNTP from nntp.hks.net, newsgroup hks.lists.oceania.

The idea of soliciting "contributions" to fund some kind of seagoing barge, sinkable with a single torpedo (anonymous delivered, easily enough), is crazy.

They're getting more productive than that. The current plan is that they're trying to help launch a business that designs and builds sea structures. They've got some pretty good ideas, and are focusing now more on the idea of producing small tangible results that may one day build to their desired goal. I'm still skeptical as to their chances for success, though, but if enough people with some pragmatic sense get sucked in, there is a chance... - -- Todd Masco | "Roam home to a dome, Where Georgian and Gothic once stood cactus@hks.net | Now chemical bonds alone guard our blond(e)s, cactus@bb.com | And even the plumbing looks good." - B Fuller - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBLuNSlSoZzwIn1bdtAQGNYQF5AUBTWMAkeujdopRa2d5tBDUfdzoO/6Cm AE/U82Juo0LdWcs2eadBL5kFQ+DjIHKl =2dCz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----