CB Sites cbsit...@gmail.com wrote:
Hii All. Based on pdf and from that question Jed translated, (ie the
translation sighted by Jed), it's no worst than an NSF proposal, or NIH
proposal.
Yes, it seems reasonable. The problem is that all remaining cold fusion
researchers in Japan are retired
Hii All. Based on pdf and from that question Jed translated, (ie the
translation sighted by Jed), it's no worst than an NSF proposal, or NIH
proposal. The grant writing processes make you jump through hoops, and
from that one translation, it doesn't sound out of line with a grant
application.
Let me point out that Fleischmann and Pons both worked at government-owned,
government-run institutions for their entire careers, as did Mizuno,
Srinivasan, Storms, Miles and many others. Most cold fusion research has
been paid for by governments and conducted by government employees.
- Jed
Lennart Thornros lenn...@thornros.com wrote:
Once again - nothing wrong with people in large organizations.
I am saying they could be more effective if broken down and organized for
rapid changes (read adapt to the reality we live in).
You are saying people could be more effective, in your
Hello Jed,
Once again - nothing wrong with people in large organizations.
I am saying they could be more effective if broken down and organized for
rapid changes (read adapt to the reality we live in).
I have no problem that many devoted and successful people have government
affiliation. On the
The point I am getting at here is that the early stages of basic research
into things like cold fusion are seldom profitable. Corporations seldom do
basic research for this reason. There was a time when ATT supported a lot
of fundamental research at Bell Labs, and IBM used to do a lot of
Hello Vincent,
I could not agree more. Large and aged private enterprises suffer from the
same decease.
There is no way that a CEO or department head can make a culture penetrate
the organization of age and size.
The hope is that even large organizations are allowed to fail. Not like
many
Yes, Jeff only the politician can handle it.
BS the reality is that we let them. We accept that we have less and less
input on the over all financial operations.
I believe that your priority list is accurate, or close enough. Are you
happy with that? I am not.
I have several reasons in descending
From Jed,
So corporations are pretty much ruled out. They cannot do cold fusion research
even if they want to, because it will not lead to immediate profits. Also
because
the stockholders and Wall Street speculators would be outraged to learn that a
corporation is doing cold fusion.
From Jed:
Mizuno informed me that the Japanese government agency NEDO has issued a
Request
for Proposal (RFP) for projects in cold fusion. The date is 2015, title
Energy / Environment
New Technology Program
http://www.nedo.go.jp/content/100754489.pdf
Item D4 on p. 13 here
I think Mizuno meant that is no one left in Japan who is capable of
applying for this grant, or interested in applying for it.
The document (http://www.nedo.go.jp/content/100754489.pdf) is entirely in
Japanese, but if you look at the pages below 15, you will see the
application form. You will
Jed I like your reaction
The conclusion to me is that government is not good at entrepreneurship,
innovation or other things not fully understood as the result is part of
the task to be delegated.
Government by definition cannot delegate. I think Steven's example proves
it.
That is why risk taking
OK Jed it was not very well stated.
Yes, there are good people all over the place.
My point was that in new organizations it is easier to get the culture to
stay. If you have clear messages from the top and enthusiasm then it can
work.
I think - without having any connection worth mentioning -
Hi Steven,
I'm sympathetic to your feelings about new, inexperienced managers barging
in and arrogating to themselves important decisions without the benefit of
consulting the people who are in the best position to know what the
implications will be.
But going beyond that, let me propose that
.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
OrionWorks.com
zazzle.com/orionworks
*From:* Lennart Thornros [mailto:lenn...@thornros.com]
*Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:40 PM
*To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com
*Subject:* Re: [Vo]:NEDO RFP for cold fusion projects
Jed I like your reaction
I wrote:
But going beyond that, let me propose that each government is dysfunctional
in its unique way, and the primary challenge faced by the US government
seems to be that it is overly bureaucratic.
I do not want to overstate this. I do not mean that other governments are
not also too
Hello again Lennart,
I wanted to comment on:
Example of good result in the government is not enough to convince me that
government can handle change and improvements
I would say the same criticism applies towards a number of private corporations
as well. Jed has been very good at
1960s
technology. There's that Internet thing, too.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
OrionWorks.com
zazzle.com/orionworks
From: Lennart Thornros [mailto:lenn...@thornros.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:40 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:NEDO RFP for cold fusion
Lennart Thornros lenn...@thornros.com wrote:
Yes I agree with that NASA did something I would say in spite of being a
government organization. Driving forces JFK and W von Braun. Not the
organization .
That is not a bit true. Most of the NASA people were top notch. The movie
Apollo 13 is an
From Jed:
I did not know Grace Hopper but no one contributed more to software than she
did. She was an admiral in the Navy.
Back around 1980 when I still had a few visible fledgling feathers I got to see
Grace Hopper at a talk she gave in Madison on one of her numerous speaking
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