Re: [Vo]:New here-- some general statements

2012-01-24 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
Von:Jed Rothwell >Rossi does that better than anyone I know. >He is astounding in that respect. >He also takes whatever good ideas he finds, from Arata and others. >As Steve Jobs said: "Good artists copy, great artists steal.  >We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas." I do

Re: [Vo]:New here-- some general statements

2012-01-24 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Very few of us are destined to make a colossal financial killing in the world, particularly on the order of raking in billions of Dollars/Euros. It remains to be seen whether Rossi's name will be added to that rarified list. If Rossi does eventually succeed I would speculate that the history books

Re: [Vo]:New here-- some general statements

2012-01-24 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: > c) seemingly constantly changing his design. See his recent cost-estimates >> for 10kW units. Ridiculous. >> > > I regard these constant changes as a mark of genius. This is essential > part of inventing. Inventing -- as opposed to scientific research. > Come to think of it, Martin F

Re: [Vo]:New here-- some general statements

2012-01-24 Thread Jed Rothwell
(Guenter: Your e-mail is set so that responses here go to you.) Guenter Wildgruber > wrote: I would dare to say that Rossi is a tragic figure. I sometimes feel that way . . . But it remains to be seen, doesn't it? He has not failed yet. He may yet end up bein

[Vo]:New here-- some general statements

2012-01-24 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
hello guys, --first post here--   after watching the scene for a couple of months now -with increasing intensity- I would dare to say that Rossi is a tragic figure. His personal idiosyncrasies just don't match the size of the problem.   Just three examples: a) Spending 500k€ for an evaluation at U