Good points Alain. I suppose it may all become a mute point as more positive results roll in, and if there is a running reactor that the public can visit.
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:03 AM, Alain Sepeda <[email protected]> wrote: > Last year the same question was > raised<http://www.lenr-forum.com/showthread.php?454-Choosing-the-name-Cold-Fusion-LENR>. > My first longitudinal hair cutter opinion was to use LENR (beside being > precise and popular, that term is easy to search in google). > however after discussing with businessmen, they convince me that for my > mum "cold fusion" was the best. I presented my position as such: > > "Here is my position on the naming. > Some people, like me initially wanted a precise, scientific, less connoted > term like LENR. Today here is my position. > > Some corporate serial innovator said me that > *Cold Fusion* > is the best name. > > Today it is satanic because of mainstream denial, but soon people won’t > care… > > but unlike LENR, CANR, LANR, HENI… it is not NUCLEAR … > > it is COLD, thus safe, not dangerous > > it is FUSION, so it is sexy, inclusive > > the only good name might be the Quantum Reactor… > it is a bit geek … not for my mum. :mrgreen: > For me like for many geek, quantum is sexy :shock: , and reactor is macho > :shock: … but for mum, it is doubtful and dangerous black magic :twisted: … > > so really COLD FUSION is the best name… > the brand is established, the 2 words have good connotation (safe, sexy, > inclusive 8-) ), and bad reputation will disappear with a feeling of > revenge on the men in power :twisted: … > > like raising the finger in front of the government. a safe sexy rebel > reactor 8-) :twisted: … > COOL! :mrgreen:" > > > > 2013/6/3 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > >> Until everyone agrees on what cold fusion is, there is no point to >> inventing a new name for it. >> >> It does not matter in any case, because the name is not the thing. Many >> words are technically inaccurate, obsolete or misleading. A "solid-state >> disk" (SSD) is not disk-shaped, and a round shape tells you nothing about >> the function of an SSD. A computer folder does not fold. >> >> Words such as "folder" and folder icons on the computer screen are >> skeuomorphs. When my daughter was around 10 she came to my office and saw a >> real manilla folder for the first time, and said, "so *that's* what it >> shows on the computer screen." >> >> - Jed >> >> >
