Re: [Vo]:Defkalion

2011-01-29 Thread Mauro Lacy
On 01/28/2011 08:01 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: Could Rossi be from the future? No, David Lynch. All very nice(in a sense) except that the gentleman in the picture is not David Lynch, but Tim Robbins in the poster of a David

RE: [Vo]:A.Rossi interview from 22passi blog - english translation

2011-01-29 Thread OrionWorks
Terry sez: Meanwhile, I suspect Dr. Mill's is discretely sharpening his own fangs. Maybe. But, I fear for Randell's mental health when he realizes what he missed by denial. I would speculate that if Mills Co. are lucky enough to deliver their CIHT prototype later in 2011, and if it

Re: [Vo]:A.Rossi interview from 22passi blog - english translation

2011-01-29 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 01:00 AM 1/29/2011, Horace Heffner wrote: On Jan 28, 2011, at 5:08 PM, SHIRAKAWA Akira wrote: [snip] ROSSI. Exactly. In fact, mine is not cold fusion, but weak energy nuclear reactions. Fleischmann and Pons did heavy water electrolysis with a palladium cathode and platinum anode. I don't

Re: [Vo]:Defkalion

2011-01-29 Thread Terry Blanton
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Mauro Lacy ma...@lacy.com.ar wrote: All very nice(in a sense) except that the gentleman in the picture is not David Lynch, Thanks, Mauro; but, when Jones said Rossi was from the future, I meant he was from a David Lynch movie, Eraserhead. T

[Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Jones Beene
Most of us here on the forum agree that if the Rossi device is not faked, it is the most important energy invention since the Manhattan project. This is what Mills had claimed for his work about 6 months ago, but all of a sudden BLP is 'eating dust' and stalled at the gate in the metaphorical

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread peatbog
Most of us here on the forum agree that if the Rossi device is not faked, it is the most important energy invention since the Manhattan project. This is what Mills had claimed for his work about 6 months ago, but all of a sudden BLP is 'eating dust' and stalled at the gate in the metaphorical

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Terry Blanton
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: Think about it. It would not surprise me to see this project sequestered, and with perhaps with Rossi’s full cooperation. He would be a fool to not to go along with such a plan. I think it has too great a military value

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Peter Gluck
Good analysis, Jones however I would add this: - the cell shows that 2 problems are solved- i*ntensity* and * reproducibility*however what remains is *scale up*. A la prima vista it seems that the 1 MW demo will be an assembly of say, 125 cells working together. I hope not...I am an engineer and I

RE: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread OrionWorks
From Peter: ... If you look carefully to Mills's papers he was more focused on scale-up. Let's wait the two macro demonstrations - Rossi's and BLP's they will be in the same time, almost. Interesting times.. Can anyone spell: p-a-t-e-n-t w-a-r? Regards Steven Vincent Johnson

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
peatbog peat...@teksavvy.com wrote: Once Rossi comes across with a convincing demo or the mw power plant, or even does a long run of the 12kw device, it won't be long before people figure out what the catalyst is and build the devices for themselves. Patents will be a joke. No country

RE: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Jones Beene
Yes, Peter there is the looming issue of scale-up. You say: it seems that the 1 MW demo will be an assembly of say, 125 cells working together. I hope not...I am an engineer and I don't like the idea. Yes, that was my initial reaction as well. However, if this device is basically driven by

[Vo]:How to Really Give Power to the People!

2011-01-29 Thread Wm. Scott Smith
HOW TO REALLY GIVE POWER TO THE PEOPLE Extra Spending Power Would Be Quickly Lost To collect royalties, one only has to make the royalties cheaper to pay than the legal fees and the disruption that litigation brings. Besides, Governements will not miss such a great opportunity to tax such

[Vo]:How to Kill Special-Interest Politics

2011-01-29 Thread Wm. Scott Smith
Populistocracy: The Long-Awaited Death of Special-Interest Politics!!! What could be more fair than allowing anyone who wants to hold public office to participate in a random drawing??? This is authentic Democracy! This is how they chose their Assembly Members in Ancient Athens! This

[Vo]:Rossi rejects suggestion that other labs have demo units

2011-01-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
From the blog: Jed Rothwell January 29th, 2011 at 1:01 PM I am delighted to hear you are continuing your collaboration with U. Bologna. I wish you would provide two other demonstration units, to be tested in Cambridge U. in the U.K. and in the U.S. I am sure we can arrange for tests at a

Re: [Vo]:Rossi rejects suggestion that other labs have demo units

2011-01-29 Thread Harry Veeder
more red flags...at first Rossi said the 1MW unit would ready in 2-3 months now it won't be ready until october. we also know nothing about this Defkalion company. harry --- On Sat, 1/29/11, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com Subject: [Vo]:Rossi

Re: [Vo]:How to Really Give Power to the People!

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Wm. Scott Smith's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:16:36 -0800: Hi, [snip] In other words they will tax the royalties so you won't Feel like you are being taxed. Really, especially in Added Value Tax Countries, the overwhelming portion of the price you pay for virtually everything s

[Vo]:THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON VAT!

2011-01-29 Thread Wm. Scott Smith
THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON VAT! Do VAT countries also have Income Taxes. If so, this tax is also reflected in the prices. rom: mix...@bigpond.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:How to Really Give Power to the People! Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:20:58 +1100 In reply to Wm.

Re: [Vo]:How to Really Give Power to the People!

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Wm. Scott Smith's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:16:36 -0800: Hi, [snip] Besides, free energy wouldn't be free, just from the standpoint that, extra money being diverted from energy into the otherwise same economy will not increase goods or services nor will it give you more

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:04:26 -0500: Hi, [snip] I think it has too great a military value to be hidden. [snip] The military value is a pittance compared to the positive impact it could have on society as a whole. Besides, if you reduce population pressure

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:52:33 +0200: Hi, [snip] Good analysis, Jones however I would add this: - the cell shows that 2 problems are solved- i*ntensity* and * reproducibility*however what remains is *scale up*. A la prima vista it seems that the 1 MW demo will be

Re: [Vo]:THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON VAT!

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Wm. Scott Smith's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:25:41 -0800: Hi, [snip] THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON VAT! Do VAT countries also have Income Taxes. If so, this tax is also reflected in the prices. Yes, there are also income taxes, both individual and company. In our country (and

Re: [Vo]:A.Rossi interview from 22passi blog - english translation

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:47:37 -0800: Hi, [snip] What if it gets down to needing a completely new heat reactor every six months? That could happen. I think refurbishment every 6 months is more likely. That would probably entail swapping out the Ni. However the Ni

Re: [Vo]:A.Rossi interview from 22passi blog - english translation

2011-01-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com wrote: And I'd have suggested that reputable scientists should have avoided participating in the demonstration. To participate and make a report without complete information is to promote the work of Rossi, to assist Rossi in obtaining funding that

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:28:55 -0800: Hi, [snip] Think about it. It would not surprise me to see this project sequestered, and with perhaps with Rossi's full cooperation. He would be a fool to not to go along with such a plan. ...which of course doesn't

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
mix...@bigpond.com wrote: Well consider this, a series-parallel arrangement has advantages. If one of the parallel lines has a failure, then you just have somewhat reduced power output while it gets repaired. If you have a failure in a large single unit then you lose power completely

Re: [Vo]:Defkalion

2011-01-29 Thread Mauro Lacy
On 01/29/2011 12:57 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Mauro Lacy ma...@lacy.com.ar wrote: All very nice(in a sense) except that the gentleman in the picture is not David Lynch, Thanks, Mauro; but, when Jones said Rossi was from the future, I meant he was from a David

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread francis
I think North Korea and other militaristic nations are reading every word on Rossi's blog and putting it together with other information like we are doing here on Vortex. These nations Recognize the economical and military potential to winning this race and are far less influenced by big oil and

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Previously, when I suggested that large sums of money should be spent ensuring the safety of the Rossi system, someone here objected that: 1. It would not be fair. 2. Rossi does not have that kind of money. 3. It would delay the introduction of the system. Let me address these points: 1. It is

[Vo]:Robin is also correct!

2011-01-29 Thread Wm. Scott Smith
Yes, in the long run, society will benefit from the cheap energy itself, either way. Patents aren't like copywrites, patents run out in 20 years. In my case, it would be more like 15 years because it will take five years to bring my ideas fully to market. That gives just enough time to help

[Vo]:Is Rossi a 'black swan'?

2011-01-29 Thread Jones Beene
The 'Black Swan Theory' of human development was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to better explain the role of freaky randomness in history and science. Not just 'improbability' but utter unpredictability on one level, yet with the kind of hidden influences that makes it stochastic instead of

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread Kyle Mcallister
--- On Sat, 1/29/11, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 4:57 PM This is an unknown nuclear reaction for crying out loud! A NUCLEAR REACTION. It is not a

Re: [Vo]:The Big Picture

2011-01-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Kyle Mcallister's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:03:44 -0800 (PST): Hi, [snip] I guess all I have to say is, all the problems of worrying about convincing the public that the thing (whatever it is) is safe, lie ultimately in educating them in science. [snip] That's an impossible

Re: [Vo]:Is Rossi a 'black swan'?

2011-01-29 Thread Peter Gluck
Interesting idea, but the Rossi cell was predictible. Globally we ( a rather small group) knew that LENR is possible in principle but very difficult to achieve in practice- at a technologically valuable level. Based on a long saga of trial-and-error, in which seemingly the number of errors was