On Thursday, 12 July 2012 13:03:11 UTC-4, Ruby-Forum.com User
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> This particular project is for that of a grander purpose.
>
> Cure AIDS Now (CAN) Foundation is undergoing clinical trails with
> Google.org to release a non-toxic anti viral patch to cost-effectively
> suppress HIV. The long term approach includes the solidification of a
> $50B bond to distribute cure nebulizers with integrated IP addresses to
> be linked with Google satellites. This will lead to the anonymous
> identification and tracking of all those who suffer from HIV around the
> World. Eventually leading to a meta-moment in which HIV/AIDS is
> eradicated from Earth.
>
> The overall goal is to eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus from
> the human genome.
>
>
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>
>
> This particular gig is to deploy a Craigslist style website specifically
> geared toward the HIV community. The main purpose for this subsidiary of
> the CAN Foundation is to develop a perpetual can goods and fund drive
> for the community.
>
> Basic functionality should include 1) posts by location, 2) anonymously
> generated private messaging and 3) event calendar -- exactly similar to
> the functionality of Craigslist
>
> Implementation of this project should be deployed in two phases:
>
> Phase 1) Deploy RailsList
> (https://github.com/railslist/craigslist-clone)
> Phase 2) Enhance UI (Desired UI will be created in Photoshop and
PSD''s
> will be sent over to you)
> * Note: basically UI enhancements includes a colored background,
> different placement of certain modules, and change in fonts -- pretty
> simple enhancements.
>
> Requirements:
> 1) Must be proficient with Ruby on Rails
> 2) Must provide your own stage/development hosting server
> 3) Must a very quick turnaround (phase 1 within 24 hours).
>
> Deliverable:
>
> Final website deployed/migrated onto a dedicated web hosting server.
>
>
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>
>
> This project is with Mr. Brando Bronzino - creator of the Rock & Roll
> Hall of Fame and Mr. Lynn Luckow - founder of Craigslist.com
>
> Upon successful completion of this gig, you are entitled to a position
> on the Cure AIDS Now Foundation team as chief web master and 5% of
> charitable funds.
>
> Please email Joe.allen-KIdckdy1XcAZofMszxde7g@public.gmane.org for
inquiries.
>
>
Wow, Joe, the only way to make this post any fishier would be to print it
out and actually
staple it TO a real fish.
Let''s leave aside whatever your actual reason for wanting a
three-year-old
Craigslist clone
might be for the moment, and instead focus on the "project".
Here''s the
website:
http://www.cureaidsnow.com/about/
complete with an EIN for a supposed 501c3 that''s either fake or so new
the
IRS hasn''t
loaded it into their databases
(http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=249767,00.html) yet.
Taking a look at the "contributor wish list", we note Mr. Luckow is
listed
there; surely such
a significant addition to the project - your post says he''s on board -
would merit an update.
Then we read the "business plan" (eye-bending caps preserved from
original):
CAN FOUNDATION WILL RAISE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPONSOR
A $10 MM PRIZE FOR THE FIRST NON-TOXIC ANTIVIRAL CURE
TO END HIV/AIDS IN A GLOBAL ERADICATION PROGRAM
TO ELIMINATE HIV/AIDS FROM THE HUMAN GENOME
Again, you''d think that going from a plan to raise contributions to
sponsor
a prize for people
to cure HIV to "clinical trials with Google.org" (oddly, not listed
on http://www.google.org/projects.html#tab=health)
would merit a site update.
We''ll skip over the more Time Cube-ish parts of the plan - the benefit
concert, the cell phone that doubles as
a nebulizer, the solar-powered Internet-enabled homes for Haiti, etc - and
focus on the
mysterious Mr. Brando Bronzino. (sometimes Brandon Bronzino, for example
here:
http://www.prlog.org/11913062-new-inspiring-now-app-sends-positive-text-messages-and-raises-money-for-charity.html)
Amazingly, CAN''s SEO is *so good* that their business plan comes up
*first*
on a Google search
for "Brando Bronzino". Truly remarkable, given that he created the
Rock And
Roll Hall of Fame.
http://rockhall.com/visit-the-museum/learn/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/
... or wait, perhaps not? Odd that none of the information I could find
mentions him. I *did* find this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Yobronzino/Brando_Palomino_Bronzino
Oddly, despite the page''s claim of having "many collectors in
society of
the cultural elite", Mr. Bronzino''s
work doesn''t appear to be documented *anywhere* accessible from the
Internet. Perhaps it''s simply too
avant-garde.
We also note the amazing Artists Movie Group, which remarkably sent a
representative to a
not-mentioned-anywhere Forbes Film Finance conference two years before it
was founded.
Visiting their website (http://www.artistsmoviegroup.com/?page_id=10), we
find MOAR SHOUTING and
some seriously handwavey "non-contractual first look choice"
connections.
Skimming farther down the Google results for Mr. Bronzino, we find
Songbook.com:
http://www.songbook.com.co/about/
Here again, a wall of text; more vague claims; more grand plans - and more
temporally-challenged
editing, since the "Revenue Model" section is entirely future-tense
while
the "Server Infrastructure"
(waaaaay down) talks about 4500 servers producing (present-tense) 100 Gb of
traffic. In another
odd coincidence, the infrastructure description *exactly* matches Myspace:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace#Myspace_server_infrastructure
Finally, a small additional matter: the last bit about collecting a
percentage of charitable donations.
Turns out this isn''t actually illegal, but it *is* regarded as
unethical by
some:
http://www.afpnet.org/Ethics/EthicsArticleDetail.cfm?itemnumber=734
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TL;DR - this entire scheme smells like pure bullshit. CAN''s site
appears to
be flirting with the
federal banhammer for bogusly claiming 501c3 status, and AMG''s site
appears
remarkably free
of the sizable disclaimers the SEC usually prefers "investment
opportunities" carry.
--Matt Jones
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