Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Via PESN: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and developer of the one-megawatt cold fusion E-Cat plant, signed an agreement with National Instruments (NI), to have them make all the instrumentation for the E-Cat plants, which began

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Michele Comitini
, he cannot use the NI Trademark. He must get an own Trademark first. - Original Nachricht Von:     Akira Shirakawa shirakawa.ak...@gmail.com An:      vortex-l@eskimo.com Datum:   11.11.2011 00:53 Betreff: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Via PESN: Today

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Andrea Selva
2011/11/11 Michele Comitini michele.comit...@gmail.com Rossi can write Ni powdered and NI powered whichever he prefers. ;-) Now seriously unless the statement below is fake, which is unlikely, the article must be taken for what it says: NI and Rossi have made a deal. Or better: Rossi

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread peter . heckert
, possibly they have an engineer named Fiovaranti ? If she could confirm this, it would be nice - Original Nachricht Von: Michele Comitini michele.comit...@gmail.com An: vortex-l@eskimo.com Datum: 11.11.2011 09:50 Betreff: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Akira Shirakawa
On 2011-11-11 00:53, Akira Shirakawa wrote: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and developer of the one-megawatt cold fusion E-Cat plant, signed an agreement with National Instruments (NI) By the way, Daniele Passerini (22passi) knew about this partnership since last

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Daniel Rocha
Do you know whether or Daniele knows who is the secret customer? In case you don't know, can you ask him? 2011/11/11 Akira Shirakawa shirakawa.ak...@gmail.com On 2011-11-11 00:53, Akira Shirakawa wrote: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and developer of the

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Akira Shirakawa
On 2011-11-11 10:59, Daniel Rocha wrote: Do you know whether or Daniele knows who is the secret customer? In case you don't know, can you ask him? I think Daniele knows (quotes about a customer that cannot be fooled were from him) but he is definitely not going to reveal who it is before

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
peter.heck...@arcor.de wrote: This means, if Rossi has no trademark, he cannot use the NI Trademark. He must get an own Trademark first. That is easy. Anyone can get a trademark for around $300 in the U.S. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Michele Comitini
About N.I. involment this is what Daniele reports on 22passi: Questa primavera National Instrument aveva chiesto silenzio sulla sua disponibilità a sponsorizzare l'E-Cat di Rossi, ritenendo ancora troppo controversa la sua invenzione. Ergo, se National Instrument è uscita allo scoperto adesso,

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Michele Comitini michele.comit...@gmail.com wrote: Ergo, se National Instrument è uscita allo scoperto adesso, significa che anche loro hanno escluso l'ipotesi (campata in aria) della bufala. Ergo, if Nat. Instr. came out now, it means that they too excluded the (too far fetched) hoax

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Frank Acland
Jed, there is a point when it is good for a company to be seen to be at the forefront of a new technological movement. Maybe they have reached a comfort level about the E-Cat now.where they can publicly say they are on board with Rossi. If and when widespread validation comes NI will be in a good

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Robert Leguillon
In the PESN postscript, it is quite obvious that NI is distancing itself from any conclusions on authenticity. I added emphasis with the below: PESN Postscript On November 10, 2011 4:39 PM [MST], regarding the above story, I received the following from Trisha McDonell | Corporate PR Manager |

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Peter Heckert
I already have seen Labview on his Laptop. This is a very efficient control system (made by NI) Am 11.11.2011 01:18, schrieb David Roberson: This is excellent news, and the ECAT will improve rapidly as a result of this association. The lack of an adequate control system has hampered every

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 11.11.2011 16:06, schrieb Michele Comitini: About N.I. involment this is what Daniele reports on 22passi: Questa primavera National Instrument aveva chiesto silenzio sulla sua disponibilità a sponsorizzare l'E-Cat di Rossi, ritenendo ancora troppo controversa la sua invenzione. Ergo, se

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Michele Comitini michele.comit...@gmail.com wrote: About N.I. involment this is what Daniele reports on 22passi: Questa primavera National Instrument aveva chiesto silenzio sulla sua disponibilità a sponsorizzare l'E-Cat di Rossi, ritenendo ancora troppo

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Peter Heckert
If NI is the secret confidential customer, then it would be a bad violation of confidentiality to spread these rumors. So in any case this are bad news, true, or not true. Only believe what NI says. It was visible in earlier videos that Rossi has NI Labview on his computer. This doesnt mean too

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread David Roberson
, 2011 11:08 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Robert Leguillon robert.leguil...@hotmail.com wrote: In the PESN postscript, it is quite obvious that NI is distancing itself from any conclusions on authenticity. Naturally, they are distancing themselves

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
By the way, has anyone heard any peeps out of Mr. Parks lately? I bet he and a lot of his cohorts are keeping a low profile. ;-) Why would anyone keep a low profile because of Rossi?

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Rich Murray
:08 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Robert Leguillon robert.leguil...@hotmail.com wrote: In the PESN postscript, it is quite obvious that NI is distancing itself from any conclusions on authenticity. Naturally, they are distancing themselves, but I

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread David Roberson
...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:28 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls By the way, has anyone heard any peeps out of Mr. Parks lately? I bet he and a lot of his cohorts are keeping a low profile. ;-) Why would anyone keep

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread David Roberson
Stay tuned for act two. Dave -Original Message- From: Rich Murray rmfor...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com; Rich Murray rmfor...@gmail.com; Rich Murray rmfor...@comcast.net Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:32 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
Well, if I had been so confident that cold fusion or LENR or what ever you want to call it is impossible, I would feel quite foolish at the moment. He spent many years of his career making fun of the serious researchers operating within the field. I'm not sure who will end up looking foolish

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Sean True
Mary raised the interesting point that NI will sell to anyone (even Iran or Qadaffi, when legal). But NI is less likely to negotiate a contract apparently _requiring_ that the NI name appear on the control panel with just anyone. As a scientist in a former life, I bought NI hardware and software

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
The deal with Rossi sounds much more like an OEM contract, and they are very likely to have done some diligence on it. Just the risk of adverse PR (which they are already experiencing, I suspect) would require a reasonable return on the cost of the perceived risk. What due diligence do you

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread David Roberson
Well, if I had been so confident that cold fusion or LENR or what ever you want to call it is impossible, I would feel quite foolish at the moment. He spent many years of his career making fun of the serious researchers operating within the field. I'm not sure who will end up looking

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
To prevent federal funds from being spent on research is going to slow down the research. Do you not agree? Yes. That's a pity. But it's sort of circular. If the evidence was convincing, the funds would be there. You have to start somewhere. And before we start on it, I don't know

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com wrote: If they suspected it is fraud they would be crazy to allow that press release. They would issue a strong denial instead. Most people who have not followed the progress of this story carefully from the start have no reason to suspect a fraud. I think NI

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
I doubt that. In my experience, large corporations do not authorize press releases without checking things out carefully. Anyone can do a Google search and find out in a few seconds that Rossi is very controversial. I do not think it is likely that the public relations department at National

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com wrote: I do not think it is likely that the public relations department at National Instruments has not even bothered to do a Google search and they have no idea whether Rossi's machines do what he says they do. So exactly what do you think NI did and why? A

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 11.11.2011 21:05, schrieb Jed Rothwell: At any corporation, the public relations department will strive to avoid any association with fraud, criminality or controversy. They will not allow a press release which might harm the company image. To put it bluntly, if Trisha McDonell, Corporate

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Sean True
Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Mary Yugo Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:44:09 -0800 The deal with Rossi sounds much more like an OEM contract, and they are very likely to have done some diligence on it. Just the risk of adverse PR (which they are already experiencing, I

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Mary Yugo
Thank you Sterling for allowing us to review. We approve the text, especially the National Instruments portion of the story that includes Stefano’s quote and information. Oops. I see that memo is written to Allan. I guess he circulated it. I though it was to David Ledin. If it is forged,

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mary Yugo wrote: I never alleged or even implied that it's forged (talk about straw men!). You didn't, but I did. It was not a straw man because it was my own supposition. I said it's probably meaningless and has no value in determining whether or not Rossi's claims are real. True and I

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Harry Veeder
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com wrote: Well, if I had been so confident that cold fusion or LENR or what ever you want to call it is impossible, I would feel quite foolish at the moment.  He spent many years of his career making fun of the serious researchers

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-11 Thread Rich Murray
Like Mary Yugo, I've always wanted to see strong irrefutable evidence for a CF anomaly -- heat, transmutation, radiations -- so it's good that many are motivated worldwide for over two decades to be on the alert for anomalies and to try novel setups -- even if it is decades before a reproducible

[Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Akira Shirakawa
Via PESN: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and developer of the one-megawatt cold fusion E-Cat plant, signed an agreement with National Instruments (NI), to have them make all the instrumentation for the E-Cat plants, which began commercial sales on October 28,

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread David Roberson
10, 2011 6:54 pm Subject: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Via PESN: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and eveloper of the one-megawatt cold fusion E-Cat plant, signed an greement with National Instruments (NI), to have them make all

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Jed Rothwell
Bravo! I hope it is true. This is exactly the right thing to do. You have to hand it to Rossi. He has good technical judgement. Reckless, but good. Mizuno, Ohmori and Fleischmann are the same way. McKubre says Fleischmann's experiments scared the pants off of people. A person does not design a

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
These guys (NI) know what they are doing. No BS with them. It works, it works right and it works all the time. Brilliant move. AG On 11/11/2011 12:04 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Bravo! I hope it is true. This is exactly the right thing to do. You have to hand it to Rossi. He has good

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Mary Yugo
I just wish Rossi would pay more attention to needs of customers and to PR. I just wish he'd get a single independent and credible test done. Never mind the PR stuff. As for the needs of customers, how do we know he ever had one or has one? If he has teamed up with NI, that is exactly the

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread David Roberson
: Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 9:00 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls I just wish Rossi would pay more attention to needs of customers and to PR. I just wish he'd get a single independent and credible test

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:17 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: I wish Rossi would make a gift of one of his ECATs to Mary so that she could perform all of the tests that she desires.  I suspect that she would complain that it did not look nice enough for her to dirty her hand upon

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Mary Yugo
I wish Rossi would make a gift of one of his ECATs to Mary so that she could perform all of the tests that she desires. I suspect that she would complain that it did not look nice enough for her to dirty her hand upon it. What is your agenda Mary? Well, I do wish the devices didn't look

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com wrote: Some people accuse me of being a paid agent.  I only wish I were and someone wanted to pay me.  Who should I apply to?  You think maybe Exxon?  Standard Oil?  BP?  General Atomic? General Electric?  Heck no -- any of those

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread David Roberson
and similar devices without having to attack. Make positive contributions and maybe the world will benefit. Dave -Original Message- From: Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 9:38 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Rich Murray
Trisha McDonell trisha.mcdon...@ni.com, p...@ni.com You can ask her to forward posts to Stefano Concezzi ...

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mary Yugo maryyu...@gmail.com wrote: If he has teamed up with NI, that is exactly the right way to bolster customer confidence in the safety and reliability of the equipment. I don't think he teamed up in the sense that NI knows anything about E-cats and that they work. I think Rossi

Re: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls

2011-11-10 Thread peter . heckert
Nachricht Von: Akira Shirakawa shirakawa.ak...@gmail.com An: vortex-l@eskimo.com Datum: 11.11.2011 00:53 Betreff: [Vo]:National Instruments signs to do E-Cat controls Via PESN: Today, Leonardo Corporation, led by Andrea Rossi, inventor and developer of the one-megawatt cold