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[Qwert]

@tk

With the exception of the 1st question, none of your questions really have any bearing on the likelihood or not of PJH having anything interesting on his hands if the material is fabricated to his specification.

A list of downsides doesn't decrease the likelihood any more than a list of optimistic statements increases it.

As to the 1st question, everyone knows the answer to that is yes, but where does that get you and what point are you making by asking it?

What Id find more interesting personally is how you'd improve upon the test that PJH claims as strong evidence for his theory?

As I understand it, he predicted that there'd be a specific increase of a specific magnitude at a specific temperature, rather than randomly fannying around with things until he found a result he liked, like some madwomen and acolytes of mutual acquaintance.

If that's true (and maybe PJH could assert how close the behaviour was to any prediction) doesn't that warrant a bit more latitude?

As strong evidence for his theory, PJH too easy goes irritated in his response to critics.

[catbauer24]

@TK, no insult, just curious though...

[TinselKoala]

@Cat.... hmmmm...... well, yes, I'd have to say that I do....

[catbauer24]

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But if you DO produce what you claim, I'll say "I'm sorry Phil, please forgive me" and I'll be genuinely sorry too, because it will be TEOTWAWKI for sure.

Are you saying you'd rather a disruptive technology not come out, or have it phased in over decades so as to produce the least benefit over the longest amount of time?  The military knew the application of transistors (errr... how about all microprocessors these days?)  Basically, every country has the ability to match the US drone capability... minus the technical integration ability.  All the info is out there for anyone to do it, the problem is people with the know-how are nearly all citizens of the democratic world.  So, the nation with the sharpest 'tech' edge wins out, regardless of energy.  Techy / science people rather dislike working for dictators due to the 'pressure' they are under... aka their life depends on success.  And N. Korea wonders why their missile program is a joke?  There may be a few scientist to put their lives up for their dictators, otherwise, nearly all head to greener pastures.  They are smart after all, right?  So, the free world is safe after all, no need to sweat TK.  Sheehan works out in the open on SLV in a uni setting, minus ostracization from a lot of his peers, there are others too so Hardcastle is not the first to work in this area, or even claim to 'have done it', case in point the tube test.  He claims a bigger effect, as you point out, has not been interdependently verified, as he (group?) is working towards.  So yes Phil can be criticized for past expectations, and for getting uneasy about you / others pushing his buttons, at the end of the day he's not soliciting funds, so we wait, and the while, you can make fun of him, and we can make fun of your doomsday predictions and years of underunity work.  At least he's not playing with magnets, or confused about how they work, right?   

[neptune]

You know, sometimes, almost in spite of myself, I find myself having respect for TK. No one can deny that he is a knowlegeable and Educated man. He asks some pertinent questions sometimes. I guess its just a shame he never went to Charm School.