Posted on 01/27/2014 9:05:31 PM PST by Kevmo
The Cold Fusion/LENR Ping List
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/coldfusion/index?tab=articles
Vortex-L
http://tinyurl.com/pxtqx3y
Bring on the seagulls.
Seagulls don’t like showing up in dog parks, have you noticed? They prefer to be lazy.
will it be productized?
how much will a unit cost?
how big is the unit?
how much will a ‘refill’ cost?
how much energy will a ‘refill’ generate and for how long?
It’s on the way. Startup money is going after it. Where is the startup money on the controlled-hot-fusion con?
Doesn’t matter. Obama will EO it out of business. Then confiscate the technology in the name of homeland security, then GIVE the technology to China.
Maybe so, but there are still plenty of 3rd world nations to sell this to.
The following is a public service announcement from the Amara Society:
“The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.” – - Admiral William Leahy , US Atomic Bomb Project
“There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.” — Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923
“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” — Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
“I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.” — The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
“But what is it good for?” — Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.
“640K ought to be enough for anybody.” — Bill Gates, 1981
This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us” — Western Union internal memo, 1876.
“The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?” — David Sarnoff’s associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.
“The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible” — A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
“I’m just glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling on his face and not Gary Cooper” — Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in “Gone With The Wind.”
“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out” — Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
“Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible” — Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
“If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can’t do this” – - Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M “Post-It” Notepads.
“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy” — Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.
“Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.” – - Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University , 1929.
“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value” — Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre , France .
“Everything that can be invented has been invented” — Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.
“The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required.” — Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University
“I don’t know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn’t be a feasible business by itself.” — the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox.
“The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon,” — Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
And last but not least…
“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” — Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
This company either got suckered or will be the next Google of energy.
Time will tell.
Well, where do you think the 2 possiblities lie? 50/50? 70%sucker/30%NextGoogle? 90%sucker/10%NextGoogle? Why?
The guy has a JDLaw from Yale or somesuch place. It’s likely he’s smarter than me or you.
This breakthrough transformational power technology can be witnessed in a live demonstration hosted by BlackLight of on January 28th at 11 AM. Details and updates will be posted at the company website (http://www.blacklightpower.com/). Those interested in attending can contact BlackLight to preregister for this limited availability event.
Currently their Web site is not mentioning this demo at all, which is somewhat strange for an event of global importance.
“What are you going to do with a computer?” —Me, engineering student, 1984
Cool compilation.
“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out” — Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
***Recall that the way that Led Zeppelin decided on the name of their band: Some record company executive said that they would have as much chance as a “lead Zeppelin”.
That’s a great list.
That’s a great list.
I do not recall Google ever issuing press releases. They simply walked the walk, from day zero. They did invent new and important software technologies, but they never talked much about them. They simply let their service win the world on its own merit.
It is common for a startup to operate in silent mode until they have something to demo or to sell. There is nothing to be gained by shouting about their wonderful progress in development while the product is not ready. You only do that if you want investment, but most startups are not structured to take such investments, and the law may prevent that too (requires quialified investors.) This is because the risk is much higher, and SEC does not want to create conditions for yet another tulip mania.
It is often wise to steer clear of people who laud the advantages of their future product. Sometimes you may get lucky and invest into Microsoft; but in most cases you will invest in :CueCat and their likes.
I do not know if Cold Fusion is a real process or an artifact. This is for scientists to find out. However looking from the business point of view, efforts to productize the energy output are extremely disappointing so far. And that is after several demos that Rossi performed - which presumably prove that the energy production has positive balance. From the business POV, the only way to get energy out of this whole segment of industry is by burning their press releases :-)
Most likely this company is part of the scam. It only costs a couple of hundred dollars to form a company and put out a press release. Then there will be the usual crazy people repeating the story on the Internet.
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