Re: [Vo]:A sound way to turn heat into electricity

2007-06-14 Thread Michael Foster
Harry Veeder wrote: > A sound way to turn heat into electricity > > http://forum.physorg.com/index.php?showtopic=15401 > > > University of Utah physicist Orest Symko holds a match to a small heat > engine that produces a high-pitched tone by converting heat into sound. > Symko's research te

Re: [VO]: Future energy predictions

2007-06-14 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:51:10 -0800: Hi, [snip] > >On Jun 14, 2007, at 6:51 AM, R.C.Macaulay wrote: > >> Howdy Vorts, >> >> With all the energy info rhetoric emanating out of D.C. and news >> sources do you sense the public is expecting too much from the >>

[Vo]:A sound way to turn heat into electricity

2007-06-14 Thread Harry Veeder
A sound way to turn heat into electricity http://forum.physorg.com/index.php?showtopic=15401 University of Utah physicist Orest Symko holds a match to a small heat engine that produces a high-pitched tone by converting heat into sound. Symko's research team is combining such heat engines with

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread Harry Veeder
On 14/6/2007 3:05 PM, Horace Heffner wrote: > > On Jun 14, 2007, at 11:53 AM, OrionWorks wrote: > >> From Horace: >>> >>> But what of your perceptions? Since you perceive you are not >>> thinking you can not be sure you are not your perceptions. > > >> One has fooled themselves with that "pe

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jun 14, 2007, at 12:31 PM, OrionWorks wrote: The problem is that we tend to identify our sense of identity (who we really think we are) with our personal thoughts and emotions. The suggestion I was trying to make here is that its possible to acquire a more accurate perception of who or what

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread OrionWorks
Hi Horace, You imply it was I who has tried to stop thinking and perceived it. I *know* I am thinking because I am thinking that when *you* stopped thinking you perceived you stopped thinking and thus had that perception. If you go to sleep, on the other hand, your perception may or may not be

Re: [VO]: Future energy predictions

2007-06-14 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jun 14, 2007, at 6:51 AM, R.C.Macaulay wrote: Howdy Vorts, With all the energy info rhetoric emanating out of D.C. and news sources do you sense the public is expecting too much from the energy industry? It is a case of much too little much too late. What is your predicted time li

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jun 14, 2007, at 11:53 AM, OrionWorks wrote: From Horace: But what of your perceptions? Since you perceive you are not thinking you can not be sure you are not your perceptions. One has fooled themselves with that "perception." One is still thinking. Easy to do. Tricks me all the time

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread OrionWorks
From Horace: On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:32 AM, OrionWorks wrote: > > The best advice I ever received in regards to finding myself was to > simply "stop thinking." > > What a relief it was to uncover the revelation that I was not my > thoughts. But what of your perceptions? Since you perceive you

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:32 AM, OrionWorks wrote: The best advice I ever received in regards to finding myself was to simply "stop thinking." What a relief it was to uncover the revelation that I was not my thoughts. But what of your perceptions? Since you perceive you are not thinking yo

Re: [Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread OrionWorks
Hi Jones, Your posts are approaching novella proportions! ... Without any doubt, young people today "Matrix fans" and beyond, and especially if they are a bit more thoughtful than the average video gamer, can view our present-day reality as an advanced biocomputer simulation, possibly created

[VO]: Future energy predictions

2007-06-14 Thread R.C.Macaulay
BlankHowdy Vorts, With all the energy info rhetoric eminating out of D.C. and news sources do you sense the public is expecting too much from the energy industry? What is your predicted time line for the first really serious "bump" in the road ? Richard <>

[Vo]:OT: Duality: pas de deux

2007-06-14 Thread Jones Beene
Opposites attract. Opposites repel. You can never be sure, because there really is no such thing as absolute opposites. Except in myth. Although there are energy applications to be found at the crux of this essay, it is mostly off-topic updated meme-commentary, except for a Zepmeister-mention