frigorific! Harry
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good points Alain. I suppose it may all become a mute point as more > positive results roll in, and if there is a running reactor that the public > can visit. > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:03 AM, Alain Sepeda <alain.sep...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Last year the same question was >> raised<http://www.lenr-forum.com/showthread.php?454-Choosing-the-name-Cold-Fusion-LENR>. >> My first longitudinal hair cutter opinion was to use LENR (beside being >> precise and popular, that term is easy to search in google). >> however after discussing with businessmen, they convince me that for my >> mum "cold fusion" was the best. I presented my position as such: >> >> "Here is my position on the naming. >> Some people, like me initially wanted a precise, scientific, less >> connoted term like LENR. Today here is my position. >> >> Some corporate serial innovator said me that >> *Cold Fusion* >> is the best name. >> >> Today it is satanic because of mainstream denial, but soon people won’t >> care… >> >> but unlike LENR, CANR, LANR, HENI… it is not NUCLEAR … >> >> it is COLD, thus safe, not dangerous >> >> it is FUSION, so it is sexy, inclusive >> >> the only good name might be the Quantum Reactor… >> it is a bit geek … not for my mum. :mrgreen: >> For me like for many geek, quantum is sexy :shock: , and reactor is macho >> :shock: … but for mum, it is doubtful and dangerous black magic :twisted: … >> >> so really COLD FUSION is the best name… >> the brand is established, the 2 words have good connotation (safe, sexy, >> inclusive 8-) ), and bad reputation will disappear with a feeling of >> revenge on the men in power :twisted: … >> >> like raising the finger in front of the government. a safe sexy rebel >> reactor 8-) :twisted: … >> COOL! :mrgreen:" >> >> >> >> 2013/6/3 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> >> >>> Until everyone agrees on what cold fusion is, there is no point to >>> inventing a new name for it. >>> >>> It does not matter in any case, because the name is not the thing. Many >>> words are technically inaccurate, obsolete or misleading. A "solid-state >>> disk" (SSD) is not disk-shaped, and a round shape tells you nothing about >>> the function of an SSD. A computer folder does not fold. >>> >>> Words such as "folder" and folder icons on the computer screen are >>> skeuomorphs. When my daughter was around 10 she came to my office and saw a >>> real manilla folder for the first time, and said, "so *that's* what it >>> shows on the computer screen." >>> >>> - Jed >>> >>> >> >
