Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-14 Thread Kevin O'Malley
I wish this would have happened in time for me to win the FQXI Essay contest. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Kevin O'Malley kevmol...@gmail.com wrote: *Thinking Big Is The Easy Part: My Weekend Dreaming Up The Next

RE: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-14 Thread Jones Beene
All I see is self-indulgent hype and pampered rich people (not that there’s anything wrong with that when they are giving away something). Where are the entry rules ? Why could Dennis Craven’s not enter and possibly win it with a new version of the NI-Week demo? From: Kevin O'Malley

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: Why could Dennis Craven’s not enter and possibly win it with a new version of the NI-Week demo? That would be sweet! He sure would deserve to win. I loved that demo. I even get the impression that I am more impressed by it than Cravens himself. That

RE: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-14 Thread Jones Beene
From: Jed Rothwell Jones Beene wrote: Why could Dennis Craven’s not enter and possibly win it with a new version of the NI-Week demo? * That would be sweet! He sure would deserve to win. * I loved that

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: With most other demos I have been less impressed than the person doing the demo. I can see your point, but my impression is not that he is unimpressed, but that he realizes the similarity to Arata, which also was understated . . . Arata's

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-09-13 Thread Eric Walker
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Kevin O'Malley kevmol...@gmail.com wrote: *Thinking Big Is The Easy Part: My Weekend Dreaming Up The Next XPrize* http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030775/thinking-big-is-the-easy-part-my-weekend-dreaming-up-the-next- xprize On E-Cat World there is a post about

[Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread Kevin O'Malley
It appears that my X prize proposal wins the popularity contest. *Thinking Big Is The Easy Part: My Weekend Dreaming Up The Next XPrize* http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030775/thinking-big-is-the-easy-part-my-weekend-dreaming-up-the-next- xprize When a couple of journalists join a bunch of

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
Kevin O'Malley kevmol...@gmail.com wrote: It appears that my X prize proposal wins the popularity contest. *Thinking Big Is The Easy Part: My Weekend Dreaming Up The Next XPrize* http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030775/thinking-big-is-the-easy-part-my-weekend-dreaming-up-the-next- xprize

RE: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread Jones Beene
Kevin’s proposal is apparently to create an x-prize specifically for LENR, and not the device itself. … or else I missed it. From: Jed Rothwell Kevin O'Malley wrote: It appears that my X prize proposal wins the popularity contest. Thinking Big Is The Easy Part: My

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: Kevin’s proposal is apparently to create an x-prize specifically for LENR, and not the device itself. My question is: Is this article about Kevin's proposal specifically? Or did the people in this article happen to talk about an X-prize for cold fusion,

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread James Bowery
There was quite a bit of research put into the legislative language for fusion prizes http://www.oocities.org/jim_bowery/BussardsLetter.html. You might at least cite it since the late Robert Bussard thought it was fair and well enough drafted that he promoted it. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:17

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion X Prize

2014-05-28 Thread Kevin O'Malley
It is a coincidence. But my original proposal was to 2 members of the X prize committee. Great minds think alike (GMTA)... On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:46 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Kevin O'Malley kevmol...@gmail.com wrote: It appears that my X prize proposal wins the