On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Klaus Stock <k...@stock-consulting.com> wrote:
snip > Our political leaders don't need solutions, they need fear. Once you > control voters by fear, you can do literally everything. snip > However, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, has studied physics. > I'm wondering if she would be open to scientific solutions. Or if > there political contrains which would prevent her from actually > persuing solutions. > > - Klaus That's a good idea. Any thoughts on presenting this to someone who knows her? "Dan Minette" <danmine...@att.net> wrote: > With all due respect, Keith, I've been hearing arguments like this for 50 > years. That's impressive hearing considering that the big, high efficiency lasers that make this concept possible have been around for less than 5 years. > One thing would help you establish credibility. Can you point to a > design of yours that is used worldwide on a massive scale in a major > industry? No hard feelings, but it sounds like its even less likely than > earth bound solar cells. No. Closest would be the log-antilog 4 quadrant multiplier I invented in the early 70s while working for Burr-Brown. In the heyday of analog control these were use from tire balancing machines to the control of thousand ton ball mills. But I don't exactly see why you are appealing to authority. The physics behind this concept is either correct or it is not. So far the people who are qualified to express an opinion and have done so all say I got the physics right. It's not that bad. If you can remember or relearn a few pages of high school physics (the rocket equation and Newton's laws), you can be qualified to express an opinion too. In regard to Kevin B. O'Brien's comments, the Chinese are far more likely to build propulsion lasers and power sats than the US. It's possible they have already made the decision, see the recent announcement about building power sats with the Indians. They could build power sats with their PV production and sell power or power sats instead of panels. Keith _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
