Having recently retired I now have a lot more time on my hands to pursue many personal interests. But then, dang it, I get hit with a nasty head cold that just lingers on and on. On top of that, it's zero degrees outside in the Midwest. So, what's a quarantined retired guy with a nasty head cold going to do? Watch the Doctor, of course....
* * * December has come and gone. This means the original deadline for BLP introducing a SunCell (TM) prototype to the world has not left the train station. It is not surprising that certain SCP members have started asking for updates. (I would have asked too.) Here are some interesting chatter: >From the Doctor: Jan 2: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/conversations /messages/4308 I don't see any show stoppers with all components invented and working. Someone then asked if the prototype was ready for a public demonstration. Dr. Mills replied: Jan 3: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/conversations /messages/4302 There is a big difference between an experimental demonstration and a commercial system. The Doctor later added: Jan 3 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/conversations /messages/4303 It makes sense to get it right. Not go out like Obamacare. I sympathize. However, historically speaking, Obamacare was not the only government program that was initially launched with horrible flaws attached. Social Security, when initially introduced, suffered the same fate. Interesting how history seems to have glossed over that little glitch. I was surprised when the moderator allowed the following pointed comment to be posted by a concerned member: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/conversations /messages/4305 Groupers: I don't like the way this is going. It doesn't feel right, gives me the creeps. The PROOF OF CONCEPT demo is what must happen ASAP! or sooner. So that the patent process can proceed for Dr. Mills. He's going to get the royal shaft on this. I can see it coming a mile away. Dr. Mills, as he states in this morning's post, wants the commercial version first..."not like Obamacare"...but, Obamacare was the commercial version...the Wright Brothers plane is not the B52....all we want is for the thing to get off the ground and FLY! Give the world a Wright Brothers' version of "hydrino" power - or else it won't be you that makes it happen (and if it's not you...that makes me lose even more sleep over the situation...) ty ty. sign me, Eaglet in the nest waiting for food. As of Monday morning, Jan 5, Dr. Mills has yet to respond directly to the concerns discussed in the above post. Perhaps the moderator is curious as well, which is why he allowed it through. It would be telling if the doctor didn't. In the meantime someone asked the following less confrontational question of the Doctor. He quotes the Doctor: "I don't see any show stoppers with all components invented and working." Does that mean that all of the components have already been invented and are working? If so that is great news! The Doctor's terse reply: Jan 4: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SocietyforClassicalPhysics/conversations /messages/4311 Yes. Personal thoughts: The Doctor continues to play his cards close to the vest, often with terse brevity. I would imagine responding on his iPhone, as he often seems to do, does encourage an economy of words. I am not concerned that the deadline has come and gone. As previously stated, it would not surprise me if we don't see another significant demonstration in 2015, particularly if the goal is to demonstrate a commercial prototype. My current speculation is that BLP's contracted engineering firms are beginning to realize how much more formidable assembling a commercialized prototype is going to turn out to be. This is not a criticism, BTW. Just the reality of the situation. After all, how do you test the reliability of a new product if you don't actually test it running continuously for a very long time. Meanwhile, I've noticed that some observers don't really care about the status of commercial demonstration. They want to see another more definitive experimental prototype demonstrated. I, myself, sympathize with this perception. Many (myself included) would be more than tickled to see a Q&D POC capable of definitively showing that the SunCell self-runs completely on its own while simultaneously generating excess electricity. It matters little to many whether the prototype can only run for about 60 seconds before overheating or breaking down. If BLP can definitively demonstrate a closed loop self-generating system, Mills will have proven his point. He would then have reason to gloat. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson svjart.orionworks.com zazzle.com/orionworks
