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[forsalebabyshoesneverworn]

Steorn is funny.  They said they had working Orbos ("Orboes?").  They told everyone about the big demo.  Then at the demo they said the lights were too hot, and the Orbos at the home office were in a different environment, but they worked, don't you worry.

And then we hear nothing for a long time.

Whether you like MS or not, it's not like they ever said, we have Vista running.  Here it is, oops, blue screen.  OK, postponed indefinitely.  We understand if it takes years to develop a product, but if you say you have a working model, and you don't, that is a lie.  Product has bugs, OK.  But Orbo is not a matter of having bugs.  There is no Orbo, and Steorn is a bunch of liars, because if there was a working Orbo, they would have shown it.

Who the hell brings just one product to the demo, anyway?  Lights too hot and bearings busted?  Bring out the backup and shoot in dim lights.  Oh, we just brought one to our world wide demo, where we get to take our only shot and the first impression.  OOPS our bad!

And how funny about not wanting to put video on the Internet - not fancy enough?  Don't you remember?  They had webcams everywhere.  They were going to put a video on the Internet, that was a big part of the whole thing.

[PaulLowrance]

Steorn is funny.  They said they had working Orbos ("Orboes?").  They told everyone about the big demo.  Then at the demo they said the lights were too hot, and the Orbos at the home office were in a different environment, but they worked, don't you worry.

Nah, that's there excuse. I know enough about antenna design to know how easy it would be to build a 10KW narrow beam width Yagi microwave antenna that would heat up those bearings from at least several block away.

Whether you like MS or not, it's not like they ever said, we have Vista running.  Here it is, oops, blue screen.

Actually Bill Gates has seen blue screens of death when demonstrated the release of a new windows OS. Remember when Bill Gates plugged in the usb printer and boom, blue screen of death. 

OK, postponed indefinitely.

Has Steorn announced it's "postponed indefinitely?"

We understand if it takes years to develop a product, but if you say you have a working model, and you don't, that is a lie.

Did Steorn say they don't have a working model. I think they still claim to have them. Like I said, I laughed when Steorn publicly announced their demo because given my experience with threats and such over my diode arrays I knew there would be trouble. Just because they failed at a public demo doesn't mean they don't have working models.

Who the hell brings just one product to the demo, anyway?  Lights too hot and bearings busted?  Bring out the backup and shoot in dim lights.  Oh, we just brought one to our world wide demo, where we get to take our only shot and the first impression.  OOPS our bad!

From what I heard, they said the demo design was a rush job. They wanted something pretty. Something that was 100% transparent so you could see what's happening. The other Orbo's are most likely ugly in comparison.

And how funny about not wanting to put video on the Internet - not fancy enough?  Don't you remember?  They had webcams everywhere.  They were going to put a video on the Internet, that was a big part of the whole thing.

Yes, live cameras in a live demo in a world publicly announce over-unity machine sounds far fancier than just plopping a video on their website.


PL

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Steorn?

After spending a +2 years there (including the SPDC), I don't know much more than the rest of you, people.

An Enigma. 

Sorry, can't say more...
Cheers!

[ChileanOne]

The Plot Thickens...(Tm)

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The Plot Thickens...(Tm)

Hi, Chilean...

Or, the "thick plottens"?