"Jones Beene must be a lawyer......." He was - and possibly still is. ;-)
On 4 June 2016 at 05:06, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Jones Beene: "Their opinions are* de minimis..." * > > Jones Beene must be a lawyer of at least work with them alot. > > My lawyer oftentimes describes aspects of my case as *de minimis* > > > *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis>* > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:32 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *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. >> >> >
