"No man is an island...

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"No man is an island...

et — 2/8/2007 4:43:55 AM (archived)

..but some men are peninsulas." Stole that from somebody, not sure who.

I've heard about Boron fusion since before 2000, and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Either he's beating a dead horse, or he's working against the anti-Boron nature of reality that has odd effects. One effect is apparently it makes west coast editors of AWST drive off of cliffs.

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What Robert Bussard is doing lately... - TB - 2/8/2007 12:11:18 AM
- Hey JimO - Lee - 2/10/2007 8:21:11 AM
  - It could be a big story.... - R.L. - 2/11/2007 9:43:34 PM
    - always interested... - JimO - 2/11/2007 11:59:09 PM
      - re: always interested... - R.L. - 2/12/2007 5:01:08 AM
    - I agree - Lee - 2/11/2007 10:07:43 PM
      - Falling in love with a concept... - R.L. - 2/11/2007 10:24:49 PM
- I watched the video of his presentation at google - Yeti - 2/9/2007 7:44:59 AM
  - The last 30 minutes of the video made me nervous... - R.L. - 2/9/2007 5:36:34 PM
    - Optimistic - SDF - 2/10/2007 4:16:52 AM
      - I guess the issue is... - R.L. - 2/10/2007 6:05:50 PM
        
        Some interest by the Focus Fusion society - SDF - 2/10/2007 8:44:52 PM
        
        re: Some interest by the Focus Fusion society - SDF - 2/10/2007 8:45:43 PM
        
        Dept of Energy budget requests for 2008 - SDF - 2/11/2007 1:29:43 AM
        
        re: Dept of Defence budget - SDF - 2/11/2007 4:47:12 AM
  - Great video. Glad I took the time. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/9/2007 3:45:07 PM
- It's a cubo-octrahedral arrangement. - podrock - 2/8/2007 4:56:47 AM
- I don't have the knowledge to evaluate his work - Yeti - 2/8/2007 1:51:41 AM
  - The physics is sound. - TB - 2/8/2007 3:29:28 AM
    - re: The physics - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/9/2007 10:32:16 PM
      - Huh? - Peter Bruener - 2/10/2007 10:40:02 PM
      - Could smeone move this drivel to Off-Topic? This is an embarassment - Yeti - 2/10/2007 5:20:41 AM
        
        Tiresome. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/10/2007 6:01:07 AM
        
        re: Tiresome. - Yeti - 2/10/2007 6:43:17 AM
        
        But you didnt once defend your lies - R.L. - 2/10/2007 6:21:23 AM
        
        You know, R.L.... - TB - 2/10/2007 11:52:38 PM
        
        Tom... - R.L. - 2/11/2007 10:09:44 PM
      - re: The physics - R.L. - 2/9/2007 11:42:07 PM
        
        re: The physics - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/10/2007 12:36:03 AM
        
        Take it to flame - R.L. - 2/10/2007 4:31:58 PM
        
        Pretty much all your statements were wrong- - R.L. - 2/10/2007 4:34:27 AM
      - I will respond to that.... - R.L. - 2/9/2007 10:39:29 PM
        
        I think your head is spinning. - Scott Evil - 2/9/2007 11:00:08 PM
        
        I dont think you understand... - R.L. - 2/9/2007 11:54:43 PM
    - There seem to be serious issues in scalability - R.L. - 2/9/2007 3:43:39 PM
      - Take my post with a grain of salt... - R.L. - 2/9/2007 3:55:36 PM
        
        I read his paper fairly thoroughly - SDF - 2/11/2007 2:34:41 PM
        
        But imagine... - Lee - 2/11/2007 10:16:15 PM
        
        Absolutely right. - SDF - 2/12/2007 3:52:40 AM
        
        Electricity too cheap to meter. - Lee - 2/12/2007 4:22:51 AM
    - So Tom, do you really think this is for real? - Lee - 2/9/2007 7:13:16 AM
      - I'll put this in the same category as I put most of this stuff... - TB - 2/9/2007 3:29:08 PM
        
        I agree... - Lee - 2/9/2007 8:45:15 PM
        
        If this thing worked, then the military would be the 1st ones frothing at the mouth waiting to develop it. - Scott Evil - 2/9/2007 3:52:36 PM
        
        Well the article did say that the Navy was funding it. - Lee - 2/9/2007 7:39:40 PM
        
        Had to stay small - Adam - 2/10/2007 8:55:50 PM
    - "No man is an island... - et - 2/8/2007 4:43:55 AM
      - Grace Slick, lead singer, Jefferson Airplane. c 1970 - ER - 2/10/2007 3:27:38 PM
    - re: The physics is sound. - Yeti - 2/8/2007 3:44:42 AM
      - Another paper on the subject... - TB - 2/8/2007 4:05:57 AM
        
        Don't know how useful this stuff is - SDF - 2/8/2007 7:31:57 AM
        
        Use of Bussard aneutronic boron IEC Fusor in spacecraft - SDF - 2/8/2007 7:42:31 AM
        
        More on use of aneutronic p-B11 fusor in spacecraft. - SDF - 2/8/2007 10:47:21 AM
        
        talking about your points 1, 2, 3 and 4 - [blank] - 2/8/2007 1:28:07 PM
        
        I have no idea where Scaled Composites and the like get their money. - SDF - 2/8/2007 11:58:48 PM
        
        They earn it. - TB - 2/9/2007 3:03:46 AM
        
        So, what do you think SpaceDev is doing with Bussard's fusor equipment? - SDF - 2/9/2007 12:24:31 PM
        
        From here it looks like they have dream jobs. - SDF - 2/9/2007 12:26:18 AM
        
        Caltech Physicists Successfully Split the Bill - SDF - 2/8/2007 1:22:14 PM

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