James-- I agree with your conclusion about the pseudo-skeptics.
I would only add that Rossi and IH probably hope the pseudo-skeptics keep it up and impede the flow of money to competing LENR companies. Bob Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: James Bowery To: vortex-l Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Is the beginning of the end of the ECat saga? Why would anyone rational care what what the pseudo-skeptics have to say anymore? They used to be relevant but they aren't anymore. Too much is going on now for them to be able to impede progress much. On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:22 PM, Foks0904 . <[email protected]> wrote: This is sort of a microcosm of 89' all of again in terms of skepticism. The excess heat is almost undoubtedly real, but let's make it about the integrity of nuclear product measurements. Pomp is doing the same red herring shit that Hueizenga, Close, Parker, etc. engaged in. On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:11 PM, John Berry <[email protected]> wrote: The source of the energy is irrelevant to the existence of excess energy. The ECAT shouldn't fall based on incorrect and ultimately irrelevant beliefs of why it functions. On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 2:43 PM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: From: H Veeder Doesn't look good for Rossi, but I am not sure I understand Pomp's point. Is Pomp saying Rossi is rewriting history to make it look like Ni62 was present in the ash of his earlier EC at? http://stephanpomp.blogspot.se/2014/10/mr-rossi-i-admire-you.html Harry No, he is crystal clear that he thinks Rossi is cheating : “All this leaves only one conclusion: you were playing tricks then (trying to give the impression that copper was produced) and you are playing tricks now (trying to have people believe all nickel somehow converted into Ni-62)” We all know now the copper was not the result of transmutation because it came from contamination. This was a mistake which he didn't want to acknowledge because *he* felt embarrassed by it. Rossi is someone who experiences a lot of shame when he makes even an honest mistake, and this causes him to either deny the mistake or react angrily. I am not sure why he is so sensitive when it comes to making honest mistakes. Perhaps the mafia exploited one of his honest mistakes and this led his erroneous conviction. The important thing to remember is that making mistakes is not bad thing in science. Harry
