DJ Cravens <[email protected]> wrote:
> interesting assumption, notice Pam and Ed are not funded at levels needed > to work at the nano range either – at least to my knowledge. The same > with George. > Yes but they have made every effort to get funding, so they are not to blame. Furthermore, you have sometimes claimed you have promising devices that produce more heat than they can manage, so your prospects may be better. > Notice also, several groups have visited my lab – including Navy, Air > Force, NASA, two large corps, and a few university types. Your > assumptions are incorrect. > I was not aware of that. I stand corrected. I suggest you publish a good paper and then do more of that. > You also seem to assume that I seek large funding and working for > others…. > No, I make no such assumption. You have made it abundantly clear that you do not seek funding and you will not work for others. I am saying this is socially irresponsible. I fear it will mean you will be forgotten and your work lost. In my opinion, you should do as I say whether you want to or not, for the greater good of society. If I were in your place, I would do whatever is necessary to get funding, whether I liked doing it or not. If I needed to work with others, I would. If the funding agency wanted me to dance the hornpipe naked on Broadway, I would. That is also incorrect. That kind of work is better for large national > labs. I am working on one small project for a third private party and > have had offers from others, however I do not seek to be funded by large > corp or government types. > You should seek to be funded by anyone short of Kim Jong-un. Granted, he is pretty short. > The last funding by government types (Navy) was a disaster (they had > preconceived and incorrect views of approaches to take that just lead to > two years of wild goose chasing) as was a moderately funded effort to check > a Ni/H gas approach… it just wasted years. It has totally "turned me > off" to government or large projects. > Then you must take steps to prevent this from happening again. Perhaps that precludes any funding, but perhaps not. Years spent following your dreams are never wasted even if you are not > honored or remembered. It is the journey in life that is important not > the destination. > In this case, the work itself is infinitely more important than anyone's journey in life. As I said, this work may save the lives of 50,000 people a week, for decades into the future. I do not think anyone should put his preferences or desires ahead of such vitally important research. Whether you like working with others or whether you personally disdain funding should not be a consideration. - Jed
