Re: [Vo]:How does evolution work without selective pressure

2013-02-02 Thread Alexander Hollins
Not true in the slightest. Different people fall under different economic and social conditions that enhance or limit the ability to find a mate, intellectual development changes who CHOOSES to have offspring, which is an even bigger selective pressure (Idiocracy, anyone?) On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at

[Vo]:Hello!!

2013-02-02 Thread Greg Watson
http://www.bankers-corner.com/components/com_content/yaid352.php 2/2/2013 2:30:49 PM Greg Watson _

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2013-02-02 Thread Alain Sepeda
Hi, I fall on a patent that looks like Defkalion method of ignition http://www.lenr-forum.com/showthread.php?1100-German-patent-found-looking-like-defkalionp=3836#post3836 (I OCR'ed and quoted the claims in english) WO2006EP07882 EP1924387

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2013-02-02 Thread Peter Gluck
crab, a little red fish which walks backwards a definition corrected by Cuvier I bet that this patent will not make any trouble to Defkalion's patenting program. Peter On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I fall on a patent that looks like Defkalion

RE: [Vo]:Hello!!

2013-02-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson
I think [Vo] has been hacked. This thread appears to be an infomercial. When replying you also get the Yahoo email address below, instead of [Vo] I hope Mr. Beaty is lurking nearby. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks

Re: [Vo]:Hello!!

2013-02-02 Thread Alain Sepeda
warning VIRUS 2013/2/2 Greg Watson gowatso...@yahoo.com http://www.bankers-corner.com/components/com_content/yaid352.php 2/2/2013 2:30:49 PM Greg Watson _

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2013-02-02 Thread Alain Sepeda
The claims are a bit wide, but the description in the US patent is more clear http://ip.com/patfam/en/37836184 even if not a patent, the description is interesting. 2013/2/2 Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com crab, a little red fish which walks backwards a definition corrected by Cuvier I

[Vo]:OT - Global Warming

2013-02-02 Thread Craig
I took another look at Global Warming these past few days, and I have to say that I'm still not convinced that CO2 increases are leading to increases in global temperatures. I am not even sure that humans are causing the CO2 increases. This isn't to say that it's not happening; just that the

RE: [Vo]:OT - Global Warming

2013-02-02 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Thanks for the summary Craig... I like it when Vorts take time to look into an issue and then report back and provide references... Here's a link to a site which keeps track of the peer-reviewed papers which present the skeptical side of AGW: 1100+ Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skeptic

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2013-02-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com wrote: The claims are a bit wide, but the description in the US patent is more clear http://ip.com/patfam/en/37836184 even if not a patent, the description is interesting. It is a patent assigned to http://www.purratio.ag/

Re: [Vo]:OT - Global Warming

2013-02-02 Thread Edmund Storms
Nice analysis, Craig. However, I think the wrong issues are being discussed. I think we can agree and a wide range of date show that the average temperature of the earth is going up, the ocean levels are rising, and the pH the ocean is shifting in a more acid direction. All of these

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2013-02-02 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Ed: You might want to visit the link that Terry just provided to Purratio... Although there isn't a whole lot there on the technical details, there is this excerpt re: neutron detection: A neutron detector was installed in about 1m distance from the plasma to detect neutrons. As detector a

RE: [Vo]: Purratio

2013-02-02 Thread Jones Beene
This is about the same neutron flux that every passenger on a Jet is exposed to. IOW - it means there is a low grade nuclear reaction - probably neutron stripping and that is the good news, but the energy content is absurdly low. I suspect they are a factor of 10^7 away from breakeven. Maybe

Re: [Vo]:Would someone care to estimate actual wind capacity factor from this data?

2013-02-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com wrote: I calculated for german capacity factor 19 % from 2011 data. There was on average 28 GW wind power installed during the year and total output was 46 500 GWh. Therefore I would assume that your sources used misleading data. Your assumption is

Re: [Vo]:Would someone care to estimate actual wind capacity factor from this data?

2013-02-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com wrote: It must be considered that windmills in Germany are quite old. And efficiency has improved quite significantly in recent years. The equipment wears out in 20 years and it is scrapped and replaced. Only the towers remain. Fortunately, the tower is

Re: [Vo]:Would someone care to estimate actual wind capacity factor from this data?

2013-02-02 Thread James Bowery
In solving the baseload elex coal problem, I had to generate enough ammonia to photosynthetically fix all fossil fuel elex CO2 into algal biomass. One way I looked at was to carpet the Dakotas with wind energy generators to drive conventional water electrolysis to generate hydrogen for the

[Vo]:The Evolving Internet

2013-02-02 Thread Terry Blanton
What's the next big thing? Stream-browsing: http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/the-end-of-the-web-computers-and-search-as-we-know-it It's almost like a sixth sense.

Re: [Vo]:Skynet Advances

2013-02-02 Thread Terry Blanton
More from Boston Dynamics: http://www.fastcompany.com/3005313/evolved-brains-robots-creep-closer-animal-learning Big Dog actually does better on the ice than I. Here's where it gets scary: They’ve 3-D printed an advanced quadruped robot called Aracna, to further examine evolved gaits. The next

Re: [Vo]:The Evolving Internet

2013-02-02 Thread Harry Veeder
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: What's the next big thing? Stream-browsing: http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/the-end-of-the-web-computers-and-search-as-we-know-it It's almost like a sixth sense. quote Does this sort of precise control limit the

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread Harry Veeder
Dave, Have you identifided the difference (or error) in MFMP team's program that leads them to find excess power? Harry On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 12:54 AM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: The guys at MFMP are still experimenting on the Celani device. They have a stainless steel version

RE: [Vo]: Purratio

2013-02-02 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Jones wrote: Maybe purrratio relates to the energy content of a cat's purr. You can do better with a Farnsworth Fusor. Or better with a real cat! :-) -Mark -Original Message- From: Jones Beene [mailto:jone...@pacbell.net] Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:31 AM To:

Re: [Vo]:Would someone care to estimate actual wind capacity factor from this data?

2013-02-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote: In solving the baseload elex coal problem, I had to generate enough ammonia to photosynthetically fix all fossil fuel elex CO2 into algal biomass. An interesting hybrid approach. Things that sound complicated like this sometimes work surprisingly well. A

Re: [Vo]:Would someone care to estimate actual wind capacity factor from this data?

2013-02-02 Thread James Bowery
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote: In solving the baseload elex coal problem, I had to generate enough ammonia to photosynthetically fix all fossil fuel elex CO2 into algal biomass. An interesting hybrid

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder hveeder...@gmail.com wrote: Have you identifided the difference (or error) in MFMP team's program that leads them to find excess power? I don't they have found excess power in their most recent analyses. Have they? As I have mentioned here before, what bothers me about Celani's

Re: [Vo]:Nanor

2013-02-02 Thread Alan Fletcher
Does anyone know what the status is of the Nanor device at MIT? Has it been kept running? Has anyone duplicated the device and successfully run it? Nope --- But if you trust a dog (Shih-tzu), Dr Bob has some comments on Schwartz's presentation : http://www.drboblog.com/where-is-bob/ (Jan

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread David Roberson
Harry, I can only say that my program has not calculated any significant excess power during all the trials that I attempted. My current belief is that the amount of infrared radiation compared to heat energy that escapes through the surface varies with time. Unfortunately, IR from the wires

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread David Roberson
I agree Jed, you would think that the Celani device should be capable of self sustaining operation with insulation applied if the actual excess power were accurately measured. I worry that the application of the forth order radiation estimation is not working as expected. All of the

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread Eric Walker
On Feb 2, 2013, at 16:22, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: My belief is that if much excess power were generated, it would certainly show up at the elevated power inputs more than at the lower power steps. Your curve-fitting analyses are always interesting. But I think we should be

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread David Roberson
That is a good point. I have developed certain beliefs after a lot of test runs and observations and I realize that I may have missed things along the way. Did you download the latest Excel example file that I ran on the recent MFMP test data? I recommend that you take a look at the close

Re: [Vo]:Nanor

2013-02-02 Thread Harry Veeder
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Alan Fletcher a...@well.com wrote: Does anyone know what the status is of the Nanor device at MIT? Has it been kept running? Has anyone duplicated the device and successfully run it? Nope --- But if you trust a dog (Shih-tzu), Dr Bob has some comments on

Re: [Vo]:Simulation of Celani Replication by MFMP

2013-02-02 Thread Harry Veeder
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Harry Veeder hveeder...@gmail.com wrote: Have you identifided the difference (or error) in MFMP team's program that leads them to find excess power? I don't they have found excess power in their most recent analyses.