I sometimes wonder if the end of the first decade of the 21st century will eventually be described in future history books as the decade when extraordinary highly disruptive technologies were on the brink of being revealed to an unsuspecting public.
For example: KEPPE's recent rumblings sound to me like another kid on the block we are aware of, those kids that call themselves STEORN. STEORN claims they are once again about to pull another rabbit out of the hat before the end of 2009. Not surprisingly, few within the Vort Collective (and elsewhere) give much credence to STEORN's claims, particularly after the disastrous Kinetica Museum demonstration flop conducted several years ago. I myself have yet to reconcile within myself how STEORN's engineers could have gotten as far as they claim to have gotten with their alleged ORBO technology, but then not have pre-tested the prototype within the same harsh environment where it would go on public display. It certainly was a lesson on how NOT to promote and demonstrate a controversial prototype. It was, in fact, a perfect recipe on how to lose financial backers and destroy what tenuous credibility one may have achieved. But who really knows what's going on in regards to all of these extraordinary claims. It seems wiser to try to stay as neutral as possible. I discovered that taking sides, placing myself in either the pro or con camp, didn't really make me any more knowledgeable about the subject than I was before. In the end, taking sides felt like I was doing nothing more than "pilling" myself. All I was really doing was giving myself the equivalent of a psychological pacifier, to generate a false sense of continuity while negotiating my way through an unfathomable universe. Taking sides only made me feel like I belonged to a group of like-minded individuals who often seemed to do nothing more than self-congratulate each other's decision to join their "camp". In the end I still had to admit to myself that I didn't have a clue. So, why not just admit to myself that I remain clueless! There is no dishonor in that. Of course, there is also BLacklight Power, lurking in the corners. And LENR seems to be incubating nicely. I haven't heard much from MPI lately. I'm sure there are others as well. Will any of these extraordinary creatures hatch their long overdue offspring in the next decade? Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
