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A comment on John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of inappropriate behavior.

Re:John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of i... by eps on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:35AM (#15754792)
In related news - John Draper (Cpt. Crunch) is dropped from tech conferences for similar reasons.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2017/11/iconic-hacker-...

Comments are interesting. Apparently his was a known issue and people were explicitly warned to stay away from him at the conferences and such.

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Re:John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of i... by CleaningWithMud on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:44PM (#15759307)
I heard the warnings in 2000 at Defcon, though I had no direct contact with him.
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