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Tom Ligon · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 626 Location: Northern Virginia

http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/2850391

JohnP · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 257 Location: Chicago

The WSJ no less, how terrific!

Tom Ligon · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 626 Location: Northern Virginia

The WSJ is at least partly available on-line:

http://online.wsj.com/public/us

At the moment, the Sunday page is up and has a teaser for an article appearing in the Monday paper:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121901740078248225.html?mod=hpp_us_pageone

I'm so intrigued by that "-pageone" tag I won't be able to sleep.

TallDave · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2534

Cool!

That's gotta be a Hirsch-Farnsworth type machine, right?

Great timing for IEC fusion to get some media attention. If were paranoid, I'd say suspiciously good timing.

Tom Ligon · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 626 Location: Northern Virginia

Dave, the article that accompanies that has been in the works for about a year. I have no idea why it finally got the go-ahead now.

Yes, Richard runs classic Hirsch-Farnsworth machines. He's the first amateur fusioneer inspired by Dr. Bussard's suggestion that we encourage it as a hobby.

JohnP · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 257 Location: Chicago

Just picked it up at the news stand. Bottom, page one. No mention of polywell, but Messrs. Ligon, Hull, and others get their 15 minutes. A little of the Farnsworth back story.

One can certainly speculate on the timing of the article's release.

MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

Dam n (Dam n filter),

I was just going to put this up and already done.

Good work!!!

BTW it is too bad Dr. B didn't get a mention.

And is there any news you can give us about New Mexico?

Simon
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MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

This is the active link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121901740078248225.html?mod=hps_us_pageone
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Tom Ligon · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 626 Location: Northern Virginia

Simon,

No fresh news from New Mexico, but I have very high hopes they're getting close to publishing something.

I sure would love to see that in the WSJ, as soon as appropriate after scientific publication.

I'm quite sure the WSJ knows about this site and knows who to come to when the time is ripe.

MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:

Blogged at:

http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2008/08/little-fusion-hits-wsj.html

and

http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/08/little_fusion_h.html

With a link to my last fusion report and Tom's last Analog article. And a link to this thread.

I expect Instapundit will pick it up as I just sent him a link.

Simon
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MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject:

MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

Just hit Instapundit:

http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/023060.php
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Jeff Peachman · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 69

sweet.

I'm already telling my engineering friends up here in Ann arbor to keep on their toes in case anything big happens in fusion. The suspense is killing me.
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MSimon · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject:

I just bought two copies of today's WSJ.

Sweet.
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