<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> I </span>On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM Keith Henson <<a href="mailto:hkeithhenson@gmail.com" target="_blank">hkeithhenson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Most of what I have done since college is listed on the Wikipedia page about me. Have you ever looked at it?<br>
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It doesn't say which degree you got.</blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Actually it does in the text box at the top. "
<table class="gmail-infobox gmail-biography gmail-vcard"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="gmail-infobox-label"><br></th><td class="gmail-infobox-data"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">University of Arizona</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering" title="Electrical engineering">electrical engineering</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="gmail-infobox gmail-biography gmail-vcard"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="gmail-infobox-label"><br></th><td class="gmail-infobox-data"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering" title="Electrical engineering"><br></a></td></tr></tbody></table>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> But if you do apply for a SBIR,<br>
copying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Henson#Works" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Henson#Works</a> into the<br>
application would likely portray you as competent enough.<br>
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>> > So the first order of business might be to recruit someone with those skills. You have more experience in that area than I do. Any ideas?<br>
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>> That depends. Do you have any other issues besides that you think<br>
>> they'd never give you the money?<br>
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> Scientology. They have not bothered me for close to ten years, buf if they got wind I was doing anything, they would probably go after me again. Given they intimidated the IRS, they probably would have no difficulty in influencing other parts of the government.<br>
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Eh...they seem to have a lot less influence these days. I'm not sure<br>
they could intimidate the IRS any more.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default">The IRS is still intimidated, scientologists get a tax credit no other "religion" gets.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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> Age is another factor. Nobody is going to fund someone likely to die before the project is done.<br>
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That is not one of the criteria they judge on. Besides, Phase Is last<br>
no more than 12 months, typically less, and I'm pretty sure you'll<br>
still be around at the end of 2027. Those who make the funding<br>
decisions don't look at individual contributors beyond the immediate<br>
funding phase.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hmm.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
> The only company that ever got back to me on induction melters was Chinese. I might be able to get a price for one from them. That is probably the most expensive part.<br>
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The AIs can't always help, but ask anyway. They might find places you<br>
haven't looked.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default">I have used an AI. Got a list, tried to contact them all. One, Inductotherm, responded once but has not been responsive since.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> The other big problem is a place to put it. I live in a condo with a 15 by 25 patio. There is no way the HOA would put up with it, not the mention that there is no way I could draw the power needed. The place can't even charge electric cars.<br>
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> The Sylmar landfill is about 15 miles to the west. But I have been utterly unsuccessful in gaining the attention of anyone from LASAN or LADWP. Even a very small prototype would need both.<br>
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Go over there and ask in person. </blockquote><div><br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default">The only people there are dozer operators. Management stays far away from the smelly place. I should try to visit though and see if there is any place to put a pilot gasifier and run in the power lines for it. Though I am not sure they would let anyone in. It is an industrial facility. Perhaps I could get someone with a photo drone to do a flyover though I can't think of anyone with a drone.<br></div><div style="font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> Maybe ask if you can, if funded,<br>
borrow some land to set up this trash-recycling demonstration. Tell<br>
them that you're willing to pay to rent out of the project's budget if<br>
it's funded, and you're trying to figure out how much you need to<br>
budget to put in a proposal.<br>
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> Introduce away.<br>
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Done. I can't guarantee they're still doing Phase 0 assistance, but<br>
I've asked. The autoreply suggests they're away right now but will be<br>
back in the office next week.<br>
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