Hi John, Yet that is precisely what is being suggested, planting the seed. Jed loves his historical ref's; in this case one giant glaring one comes to mind. It was pretty well understand by the beginning of WWII that atomic energy was possible, although whether it could be made into a practical energy source was in question ( just a step beyond where LENR is now ) Only after the first public debut of atomic energy ( the utter destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) was it generally acknowledged that fission energy could be practical.
So yes; to travel down the path of Fear to the new energy technology will require the promotion and (possible) creation of an instrument of mass destruction. I certainly don't recommend this path; but I see the wisdom of Franks suggestion. This may seem like a real karmic headbanger yet even with the introduction of a benign form of the new energy technology, someone will come along and make a weapon from it. Primates can't help themselves in this regard; it's hardwired into their brains. Please reconsider the path of Seduction. K. -----Original Message----- From: John Steck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Roomba as monster I agree with Horace. Why give basic creativity the advantage of years of experience or implantation knowledge. There is such a thing as "planting a seed". While there is little doubt to the sincere altruism of the regular contributors, the same can not be said for all the lurkers. Consequently a certain level of restraint should always be exercised. Growing up, my brother, me, and my cousin represented quite the triumvirate of mischief. My cousin typically thought up a plan, I had a knack for creatively enhancing it to it's full potential, and my brother could usually be talked into implementing it. The overall impact was soooooo much less when I was unavailable to participate. The will and the means can only get you so far. Creativity is always the exponential catalyst... 8^) -john -----Original Message----- From: Edmund Storms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Roomba as monster Why not Horace? Most people who have the knowledge and equipment to implement such ideas can dream up many more designs than we can. In addition, they will have devices already made that we do not know about and these will be adapted. The purpose of making such primitive ideas public is to scare the crap out of people and get them to force the government of address the issue before it is too late. Right now, the government ignores cold fusion because it would cause an economic hit to all other energy sources. This is the only reason that makes sense, other than complete stupidity. Regards, Ed Horace Heffner wrote: > Good grief, Jed! In passing, I've thought of dozens of military uses for > CF. It makes no sense at all to make them public though. > > Regards, > > Horace Heffner > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 05/03/07
