re: Do I get the best non sequitur precognition award?
I vote for your award based solely upon the notion that if it were real, private enterprise (huh?) would jump on it and invest in / exploit it for the benefit of all. Perhaps ‘mysterious forces’ are drying up capital, how to mitigate government interference and the desire to take risks for appropriate ROI for bringing good to the world for all.
No, we’ll have to study it forever not expecting any progress or benefits for anyone or anything since the grant money is good and never runs out. Looks good on the resume too.
Returning to my oar position.
No, we’ll have to study it forever not expecting any progress or benefits for anyone or anything since the grant money is good and never runs out. Looks good on the resume too.
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There is nothing "mysterious" about the "forces" at work. The "handles of power" in the energy business (i.e. DOE and similar funding agencies) are occupied largely by physics types. They don't want to see their buddies in the "hot fusion" research biz to lose their funding.
Here is a very concrete example. Peter Hagelstein had arranged for a SMALL ($60K) grant from a potential industrial partner. Said industrial partner got a call from a prominent physicist who proceeded to harangue the management about how "fraudulent" LENR is. The funding was withdrawn.
The most recent Secretary of Energy (Steve Chu) has left government to work for a carbon trading business interest.