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by ltgbrown
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:14 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Recovery.Gov Project Tracker
Replies: 1822
Views: 1352522

I recommend all do the same when they check it.
Done! :D
by ltgbrown
Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Special Interests and Energy
Replies: 34
Views: 13267

Greenies will not affect whether or not the Navy uses polywell to power its ships. Whether or not it works (with benefits beyond what we already have, which we all believe to be numerous, especially if it can burn PB11) is what will decide it. What the greenies can affect is how, or possibly if, Pol...
by ltgbrown
Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:38 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Room-temperature superconductivity?
Replies: 1893
Views: 673426

I would very much like to do so, but am not at present in the financial position to afford such a trip As an experiment / event designer/planner/lead, I ran into the money problem for participants a lot. As MSimon mentioned, this is now the internet age. GIThruster, any chance SPESIF 2011 could sup...
by ltgbrown
Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:13 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell Visions: Politics
Replies: 36
Views: 54590

We are getting good mileage out of them these past few years running HA and HADR missions. It is this exact reason that I think polywell powered blimps doing HA and HADR (not going into combat zones and getting shot down) would be a perfect application of polywell. A ship off the coast or in a harb...
by ltgbrown
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: NewSpace 2010: Polywell and Vasimr
Replies: 149
Views: 55266

When I was an undergrad, I worked with Leik Myrabo on his project. I always thought it was a little farfetched, I guess that was why he gave me a B, eventhough my part was the only part praised by NASA at our end of year review. (No actual physics, just a light show to show what it would look like w...
by ltgbrown
Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Initial Responses
Replies: 123
Views: 152133

I really don't see the connection between "getting off oil" and "dismantling our highway system"? If anything, getting off oil would expand the requirement for an extensive system. Hell, if I had an all electric car (i.e. the Leaf or much better yet the Tesla Roadster), I wouldn't be riding the metr...
by ltgbrown
Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: The path to world peace
Replies: 164
Views: 37185

Today's example, French Foriegn Legion.
by ltgbrown
Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:58 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell Visions: Food
Replies: 66
Views: 92768

Twas the best of times (reading OTHER postings), it was the worst of times (reading your attempts at puns!.)

Actually, I consider myself an accomplished punster and must tip my hat. Well done. :D
by ltgbrown
Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell Visions: Food
Replies: 66
Views: 92768

Stick to the geeky science and engineering stuff guys. :wink:
by ltgbrown
Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:40 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Where do the ion and alphas go?
Replies: 1
Views: 4120

Where do the ion and alphas go?

Let me start this post by admitting that my BS in physics is for just that, BS'ing. Let me confirm your suspicions before they even arise, I am ignorant of particle and plasma physics. Almost completely and most certainly in comparison to others that romp around this site. Do the ions being injected...
by ltgbrown
Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:30 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Lawrenceville plasma physics June update
Replies: 132
Views: 45466

If there were indications of success at stage X, then you would THEN plan a programme of further tests, X+1, X+2, &c. to show a roadmap to a final build Isn't that exactly what the Navy did? They built WB-7, did the experiment, looked at the results and then issued a contract for WB-8 (X+1), laid o...
by ltgbrown
Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Lawrenceville plasma physics June update
Replies: 132
Views: 45466

if EMC2 loses the Navy contract with "no show stopper" results
If this were to happen, I would have to retire early since I could not be apart of an organization with such shortsidedness and incompetence.
by ltgbrown
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Lawrenceville plasma physics June update
Replies: 132
Views: 45466

If he goes public with whatever he has to early, he could cause a nasty scandal. So making sure that everything is rock solid, is a good priority. Skipjack, and others reading, my thought is he doesn't have to go public for us to see a lot more things going on within the govt and programatics. Ther...
by ltgbrown
Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:07 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Lawrenceville plasma physics June update
Replies: 132
Views: 45466

I still think that it behooves Rick to get something on the street for progress. It could not hurt Rick at all to push out some background and a real update at this point, it should only help to re-enforce the skittish funding supporters inside the navy when they see some positive support from the ...
by ltgbrown
Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: Fund-Raising
Topic: I Wish
Replies: 3
Views: 12778

YES! SAY YES!