[ExI] Cold fusion paper

[Tomaz Kristan]

We should be (soon if not already) able to calculate, the optimal fusor mix
and configuration. It is quite very possible that the optimal is an energy
sink.

Likewise, we should be soon able to simulate any device inside a
supercomputer, before building that device for real.

Some would name this a Singularity and they would be right.




On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Dan <dan_ust at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Saturday, May 25, 2013 2:51 PM Anders Sandberg <anders at aleph.se> wrote:
> On 2013-05-25 18:52, Mirco Romanato wrote:
> >>> Their comments are also rather
> >>> sceptical, essentially boiling down to that exactly what is going on
> >>> cannot be determined until they are allowed to look inside. They did
> >>> their testing, that's it.
> >>
> >> And come out without noticing any sign of fraud?
> >
> > I think it was Randi who pointed out that scientists and engineers
> > are  *really bad* at detecting fraud. They normally deal with
> > systems where there is no intention to fool the viewer, so they
> > fall for the most trivial tricks. This is why Randi, a magician,
> > easily uncovered many cases of fakery that left invited experts
> > dumbfounded.
>
> That's an important point. I think detecting fraud is a skill in itself
> and requires honing and experience. Randi was good at this because his
> being a magician in a way involves fooling people (in a benign way, since
> they want to be fooled as a form of entertainment:).
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
>  See my SF short story "Residue" at:
> https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00BS3T0RM -- Italy
> http://www.amazon.com/Residue-ebook/dp/B00BS3T0RM/ -- US
>
>
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