Completely concur. These are the kind of test environs that I'd expect to see. Also, their technical posts were always at least logical (e.g., experimenting with different coolants for a single-phase primary loop). They always came across as more "ready for primetime" than Rossi. I'm eagerly awaiting more information.
OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson <orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: >From: Jed > > > >> This document is unprofessional. The photographs should have captions, > >> like the ones in the Scientific American or a trade magazine. A > >> caption should tell the reader what this is, and what the significance > >> of it is. Like so: > >> > >> An XXXX reactor (nn cm x nn cm x nn cm). On the left is a canister of > >> blah, on the right is blah, blah. This reactor has been run n times, > >> producing maximum power of n kW, and nn MJ of energy. Photo credit: > >> so-and-so (or Defkalion Corp.) > > > >The PDF document struck me primarily as a tantalizing preview of things that >will soon be coming out of the R&D labs of DGT. (At least that is the >implication.) I agree with Jed in the sense that it certainly would have >been more to our liking to have had better detailed captions underneath each >photo. However, I would speculate that to have given a more detailed >description might have compromised DGT's current objective - which appears >to be to remain silent about all the fascinating fiiddl'de'bits untill they >are ready to actually present their Dog and Pony show to the world. It would >appear that DGT plans to get such a highly anticipated show on the road in a >couple of weeks. Soon. > > > >I think DGT is simply trying to let everyone know that Rossi isn't the only >kid on the block who is working on this exotic technology. I bet someone on >the BoD may have said something to the effect of: "Hey! We gotta do >something now! Rossi is in danger of stealing our thunder! ...at least let >everyone know that we're about to roll out a few prototypes/products of our >own!" > > > >What I personally took from the photos was the -IMPRESSION- that DGT appears >to have better equipment at their disposal than what Rossi seems to have. I >don't know if my impression is correct or not however. If that was the >implication or objective, it implies that DGT by default must be creating >better and/or more reliable products. The document was essentially saying: >In two weeks we'll show you something you can really sink your teeth into... >just wait! > > > >We shall see. > > > >Regards, > >Steven Vincent Johnson > >www.OrionWorks.com > >www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > >
