[Vo]:The difficulties of practical cold fusion, was: Re: Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 02:44 PM 10/17/2010, Jed Rothwell wrote: Some people have disagreed with me saying we cannot expect to see the best power density ever achieved in experiments, because it only happens in one out of a thousand attempts. I do not buy that. In the book I wrote: "Cold fusion is difficult to r

Re: [Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years

2010-10-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: > Since theatrical performances did not entirely disappear with the advent of > motion pictures and motion pictures did not disappear with the advent of > television, I doubt paper books will ever disappear. > Well said! A good comparison. However, theater mostly disappeare

Re: [Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years

2010-10-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Good grief. G-mail tells me: "Due to a filter you created, this message was not sent to Spam. Edit Filters" To answer the headline, no of course not. Physical books will not "be gone" in 5 years, but there may be fewer of them distributed than e-books. At Amazon.com, e-books are already outsellin

Re: [Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years

2010-10-17 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message > From: OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Sent: Sun, October 17, 2010 8:44:06 PM > Subject: RE: [Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years > > > Following the same pattern as cell phones. Out of necessity, the > > developing cou

RE: [Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years

2010-10-17 Thread OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson
> Following the same pattern as cell phones. Out of necessity, the > developing countries will embrace the eBook technology faster than >the developed countries... > > http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/17/negroponte.ebooks/index.html?h > pt=T2 > > http://tinyurl.com/2g3va47 I was initia

[Vo]:OT: Will physical books be gone in 5 years

2010-10-17 Thread OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson
Following the same pattern as cell phones. Out of necessity, the developing countries will embrace the eBook technology faster than the developed countries... http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/17/negroponte.ebooks/index.html?h pt=T2 http://tinyurl.com/2g3va47 Regards Steven Vincent John

[Vo]:[OT] Dollar Parity

2010-10-17 Thread Terry Blanton
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Re: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > Well yes ... you're right ... and not to mention, it is wy ahead of hot > fusion - cough, cough ... and the $50 billion invested to date (current > dollars). > > Lemme see... if I have two hamsters on treadmills, and a large enough yard > t

Re: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Terry Blanton
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > Hi Robin, > > Well, in one sentence - it is CF !:) The impact on the patent portfolio will not be as difficult to swallow as the impact on his ego. I'm not sure the man can survive such an event. Imagine if Mills' work results in Nobels for

RE: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: mix...@bigpond.com Mike Carrell wrote: >"Fractional hydrogen converter" sounds very much like BlackLight Power and the CIHT cell under development for motive and other uses. Details are not yet published but advanced claims Include driving a conventional car 1500

Re: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread mixent
In reply to Mike Carrell's message of Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:04:35 -0400: Hi, [snip] >"Fractional hydrogen converter" sounds very much like BlackLight Power and >the CIHT cell under development for motive and other uses. Details are not >yet published but advanced claims Include driving a convention

RE: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Mike Carrell
"Fractional hydrogen converter" sounds very much like BlackLight Power and the CIHT cell under development for motive and other uses. Details are not yet published but advanced claims Include driving a conventional car 1500 miles on a liter of H2. Mike Carrell From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:je

RE: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Jones Beene
From: Jed Rothwell * I do not think it is likely that cold fusion will work, yet not work well enough to provide all of the power you need for an application such as this. The power density already demonstrated in a few cases should be good enough.. Yes, the power density is there already

Re: [Vo]:Bloom Box Enters Production Phase

2010-10-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > I would say that an early LENR or fractional hydrogen converter could > provide the energy deficit (in heat or light) necessary to close the loop, > even if alone they are not robust enough to power the home. . . . > I do not think it is likely that cold fusion will work, y