From: Peter Gluck Do you think you are convincing many people here?
Peter, Duh! Your question about JR convincing the important technologists in the field is almost silly, IMO. Because of his extended reputation in LERN over many years, his International connections, his dedication to the field and to maintaining an incredible library - and high skill level in many fields -- Jed has steered many, if not the great majority of scientists to his perspective. There is no other as well-respected in the entire field, including Storms and McKubre. He’s had less success with Rossi’s hard-core minions, but many now suspect that the emperor has no cloths … yet are too idealistic to give up easily. Their opinions are de minimis at best in terms of the technology itself. Sure, if Jed is wrong, his reputation will suffer badly but the same holds true for you (or any of us). There is a third possibility - that Jed will be mostly right, but not totally. It is pretty clear from everything which has transpired in the last month, that AR cannot live up to the specifics of the contract. However, it is difficult to believe that he has nothing to show for many years of effort and millions spent, in a field where there has been prior success by others. That would mean that Rossi is totally incompetent and probably mentally ill… and at best, a Svengali of sorts. He seems to totally captivate the Swedish mind-set, for whatever reason. Certainly Rossi can still manage to salvage his sinking ship if he honestly and openly demonstrates a substantial thermal anomaly with his latest effort, if only for a few days duration, and low COP. He would lose the battle with IH, but could win the war, many years down the road when things are better understood … unless he is mad. What he cannot do is facilitate another sham like Lugano and expect to maintain his loyal following, with instant creds or future investment. This looks like a last chance opportunity. Can he pull it off? Rossi is surely deluded in this recurrent vision of upcoming mass production, or even having a real customer. As to the point (as several have noted) – that he did manage to arouse new interest in the field and deserves recognition for that….well… DGT also raised interest in LENR, and in fact, cross-validated Rossi for a while. Several here thought DGT was real and had leap-frogged Rossi. Without the both of them in 2003, neither would have looked good. But the DGT legacy is negative. If Rossi joins them in ignominy, LENR will survive, but it would greatly shorten the timetable if he has something left in his magic box.
