Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread James Bowery
Well, thankfully, Smart Men are making decisions in Washington D.C. about things like where to put RD money. Just ask Jed. On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com wrote: I agree 100% with Alain. Very powerful anti-CF memes are circulating and cannot be erased by

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Mark Gibbs
there is no hope to convince people until there is a working prototype that we can put on the client table, and that clearly work, even roughly. I could have sworn that was what I've been writing on and off for the last year or so! No one but scientists care if CF exists but isn't useful in the

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Esa Ruoho
The first person who goes around during a Sandy#2 and charges people's laptops and mobile phones with a portable CF-device is going to do a lot more to convince people it's a everyday useful energy-source than any amount of comments on SciAm or elsewhere. People want a real-life useful thing.

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Alain Sepeda
It sadly oppose to the mythology of science, of prevalence of experimental facts compared to theories and to usefulness... in fact if something oppose todays theories/continuity and is not so important, it is denied. I can translate into: I won't lose my job, for something than cannot make me a

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com wrote: However as soon as we have a machine on the client table, and that the advantages for the client are clear, nothing can block people to use it... no lobbies, no regulation, no fear... I think that's incorrect. Here in the U.S. we have powerful

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
Let me clarify. I wrote: After the accident, the Federal engineer who recommended this change was fired, and the top management who refused to implement the change were rewarded with thousands of dollars and promotions. That sort of thing happens more often than people realize. Before TMI,

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Alain Sepeda
I don't disagree with the power of lobbies. In fact the expert I talk to said thay they will try to oppose to the transition to maintain te problem they are the solution of. They will learn the new technology, while blocking it, until they can compete and establish a monopoly again. the way to

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread James Bowery
Public sector rent-seeking could be prevented in large measure by simply following the original intent of the US Constitution to a very limited Federal government role. Ultimately, you want to remove discretion from the appropriations process entirely with a CItizen's Dividend aka a

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread David Roberson
- From: Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 2:52 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public I agree 100% with Alain. Very powerful anti-CF memes are circulating and cannot be erased by words, just by facts

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread David Roberson
to closely follow the developments in LENR and I feel confident that you will find the proof you seek. Dave -Original Message- From: Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 7:04 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread David Roberson
determination. Dave -Original Message- From: Esa Ruoho esaru...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 7:08 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public The first person who goes around during a Sandy#2 and charges people's laptops

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Esa Ruoho
Subject: Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public The first person who goes around during a Sandy#2 and charges people's laptops and mobile phones with a portable CF-device is going to do a lot more to convince people it's a everyday useful energy-source than any amount

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:06 PM, David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: I would bet that a demonstration of a charger would not convince many about the reality of CF devices. So many would suggest ways that the effect could be faked or scammed just as we have seen before. You don't actually

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: I am not sure that *everyone* can be convinced that the hypothetical CF device is real as you suggest. It would not have to convince everyone in the first round. We only need to set off a chain reaction where each generation triggers more reactions

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: It would not have to convince everyone in the first round. We only need to set off a chain reaction where each generation triggers more reactions instead of quenching. I mean a reaction of people, not neutrons. Each replication motivates more than 1 other group to replicate, so the

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: And a recent political election would suggest the fact that some of those young whippersnappers know just how to accomplish this too. There is hope. Right. And I happen to have a line into some of them. Especially my daughter, who

RE: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jones Beene
http://www.quantumheat.org/index.php/follow/109-fast-paced-progress There is nothing new on the site today other than calibration data, which looks good. From: Jed Rothwell We can hope that the Celani device, replicated by 5 or 10 labs, will convince hundreds more researchers than

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Harry Veeder
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com wrote: I am not sure that everyone can be convinced that the hypothetical CF device is real as you suggest. It would not have to convince everyone in the first round. We only need to

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread James Bowery
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 2:52 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public I agree 100% with Alain. Very powerful anti-CF memes are circulating and cannot be erased by words, just by facts. The many positive achievements of Cold Fusion

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Harry Veeder
Those young whippersnappers have a facebook page too: https://www.facebook.com/#!/MartinFleischmannMemorialProject Harry On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: http://www.quantumheat.org/index.php/follow/109-fast-paced-progress There is nothing new on the

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Jouni Valkonen
Indeed Mark, the problem with cold fusion is that it is almost impossible to explain to skeptic convincingly. Sam Kean explained the problem with with cold fusion very well in his book Disappearing Spoon. Here is an excerpt from the book that I recommend to read. Jed does not like it, I know that

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Jouni Valkonen jounivalko...@gmail.com wrote: I also recommend the book as general good science book, although it is not anyway special. The Violinist's Thumb is even better.

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-08 Thread Thin Line
Jed said, So far, so far, cold fusion has avoided any opposition from vested interests because it has such a low profile. It is like the airplane from 1903 to 1908. No one takes it seriously, and most people are completely unaware that it exists. Jed, I think there is a distinguishing feature

[Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
I have been reading some interesting articles about public opinion and the 2012 campaign. I have also been hearing directly from people in the Obama campaign. New methods of reaching the public have been developed in the 21st century. The Internet and social media are used to coordinate

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-07 Thread Esa Ruoho
You know what would be really swell, Jed? If you went onto Reddit ( http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA (Reddit's AMA (=Ask Me Anything) -forum)) and identified yourself like this: I'm a Cold Fusion / Low Energy Nuclear Reactions archivist, ask me anything or any permutation of. that should get

Re: [Vo]:We should employ new methods of persuading the public

2012-11-07 Thread Alain Sepeda
A serial innovator I'm in contact with, and who is working to make LENR a vector of energetic transition, told me that there is no hope to convince people until there is a working prototype that we can put on the client table, and that clearly work, even roughly. However as soon as we have a