Kevin O'Malley <[email protected]> wrote:
> My guess is that he plays it safe. If he supports LENR, it will be very > quietly until the results are simply undeniable. > That sounds plausible. That is what I would do if I were in his place. > With your scenario in mind, the most likely outcome is that he drops it. > > To use Blaze Spinnaker's approach, I would put the likelihood of BG openly > supporting LENR at about 1/5, and covert support at about 1/4. How about > you? > I do not know enough about Gates or his personality to judge. With regard to cold fusion I know only one thing about him. Arthur C Clarke wrote to him many years ago and suggested he look into cold fusion. He never responded. Perhaps he never saw the letter but I suppose a letter from Clarke would reach him. So he has at least heard about cold fusion but he has not done anything up until now. That does not bode well. My guess is that Gates and many others will begin offering help to cold fusion just about the time it no longer needs help. As Mark Twain said about banks, they only lend you money when you don't need it. "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain." - Jed
