Re: [Vo]:Zitter and ZPE

2009-05-26 Thread Horace Heffner
On May 24, 2009, at 2:07 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sun, 24 May 2009 01:03:41 -0800: Hi, [snip] The distinguishing characteristic is the inability to mate with the parents, or at least with some of the animals the parents can mate with, which can

Re: [Vo]:Zitter and ZPE

2009-05-26 Thread leaking pen
its not just genetic inability to mate. its also social. For example, bobcats will and still sometimes DO sucessfully mate with housecats with non mule offspring. but they generally do not, from a social standpoint. Darwins finches that speciated apart did so in large part not because of genetics,

[Vo]:Regarding Kritikal Kritik - posted over in [VoB]

2009-05-26 Thread OrionWorks
FYI, as if anyone really cared anymore... Last weekend I sent a private message to Grok because I thought I saw a glimmer of an opportunity to establish some kind of a meaningful dialogue. I discovered in a roundabout way that Grok had posted my privately sent message out at [VoB]. Since I no

Re: [Vo]:Zitter and ZPE

2009-05-26 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:22 AM, leaking pen itsat...@gmail.com wrote: Mud stabbing bug eaters just never associated with wide billed nutcrackers. Didn't they play each other in the World Series a few decades back? Terry

[Vo]:NY Times story: In Hot Pursuit of Fusion (or Folly)

2009-05-26 Thread OrionWorks
FYI: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/science/26fusi.html?_r=1emc=eta1 I hope they succeed. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks

[Vo]:letter to William J Broad

2009-05-26 Thread thomas malloy
William J Broad New York Times Dear Mr. Broad; Someone posted your article on the National Almost Ignition Facility on Vortex-L, scientific anomalies. I appreciate your mentioning the reservations that some people have regarding this boondoggle. The physics establishment, P E, has done their

Re: [Vo]:letter to William J Broad

2009-05-26 Thread Terry Blanton
Considering that the ITER projected cost is almost $30B compared to the actual cost of NIF $3.5, I think the NIF is a bargain. Besides a possible energy source, the NIF is an excellent research tool on fusion. It could possibly lead to an answer of how CF works. Keep the NIF. Kill the ITER.