> >I doubt Richard Boyland is performing parody here. > > I am sure you are right . . . He isn't. > > >When his UFO beliefs, particularly his research into the experiencer > >phenomenon became a tad more well known within the professional > >community I suspect it pretty much destroyed his professional career. > > No doubt. I have mixed feelings about that, for obvious reasons. I > think people should allow a professional to have one or two quirks, > assuming his judgement about other issues seems unimpaired. On that > basis, anti-cold fusion fanatics would allow cold fusion researchers > to work in peace.
Boyland, at the time, struck me as fairly level headed on most mundane matters, but who really knows. Reading Robin's comments about the Greenland "obelisk" it's clear that, like many individuals, Boyland is just as capable as anyone else in jumping to incorrect conclusions. As for me, I'll be happy if my employer would simply leave me alone to do my work - and please don't touch my Robby the Robot Christmas tree ornament, the one I have perched on top of my computer monitor. There had recently been another idiotic memo passed around claiming an efficient office environment should be devoid of trinkets and nick-nacks, and plant life too!. Screw them! You pop Robbie's head and it blurts out: "Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!" (Made in China.) > >Boyland comes from the camp that believes aliens are for the most > >part friendly / benign beings. He also believes the U.S. government > >is, for the most part, in bed with aliens in order to get alien > >technology, etc... etc... > > This is the craziest of crazy ideas. The U.S. government is flying > Space Shuttles for crying out loud. 1970s technology that never > worked in the first place, and costs billions of dollars to maintain. > If they do have alien technology, they are using it ineptly. As > flight director Gene Kranz said in the movie "Apollo 13" after being > told about the round filters and square holes: "Tell me this isn't a > government operation." They could at least do us a favor and win the > war overnight or make Al Qaeda vanish. > > Years ago someone here claimed that integrated circuit technology is > a gift from aliens. Might have been me, though I don't think I would have quite phrased it as such in Vortex. The "gift" being allegedly via through reverse engineering of the crashed Roswell Craft. Having read the book "The Chip" as well as other accounts I have come to the current conclusion that we pretty much figured it out on our own. See: http://www.amazon.com/Chip-Americans-Invented-Microchip-Revolution/dp/0375758283/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201654363&sr=1-1 http://tinyurl.com/2sr4zs I believe you may have commented on this book a while back. I seem to recall that you had expressed certain disagreements with the conclusions the author had brought up though I no longer recall the specifics. > I pointed out that the invention of integrated > circuits is well documented, perfectly understandable, and grounded > in previous technology -- including some very old technology such as > lithography. Plus, I have met some of the people who made important > contributions, and as far as I can tell they are fully human, not > aliens. Such claims are insipid nonsense. People should at least try > to check out the facts and think things through. > > - Jed > > Regarding claims of alleged alien technology, I've come to the conclusion that things are not always what they seem. We may never really get to the bottom of it all. Let me try to elaborate. Back in 1997 I actually had the unique privilege of sitting next to the late Philip J. Corso (Major ret.) on one of those puddle jumper airlines as we flew out of the Roswell airport at the conclusion of the 50th year Roswell UFO Crash festival. Corso, as you might recall was a fairly respected military career officer who after he retired came out of the closet, so to speak, and claimed to have personally handled "alien technology" allegedly from the 1947 Roswell crash. Corso claimed to have personally assisted in the careful & discrete dissemination of alien technology to our industrial complex. This was done by handing bits and pieces off to various companies, including Bell Labs. In each case, according to Corso, the source of the technology was never divulged, and the companies never asked. As far as most companies were concerned the "foreign technology" probably came from the Russians. Corso wrote a book based on his personal involvement in alien recovery operations. The book was published and titled "The Day after Roswell" See: http://www.amazon.com/Day-After-Roswell-Philip-Corso/dp/067101756X http://tinyurl.com/yvd3o3 The book created quite a scandal for a spell, including the interesting fact that the first hard-cover publication included a two page forward by Senator Strom Thurmond. Turns out Strom and Corso were old military comrades of a sort. Strom agreed to write a nice encouraging forward to help out his old buddy, Corso. Senator Strom later claimed he had no idea of the specific contents contained in Corso's book. The bombshell Corso was about to drop on Strom's head included the specific detail that Strom, himself, was well aware of alien recovery operations, that Strom also knew of Corso's involvement. Of course Strom's office vehemently denied that their senator had had any kind of involvement in so called UFO/alien technology. No so, according to Corso. On the plane flight out of Roswell Corso told me the two of them were old buddies, that "He [Strom] would [eventually] come around". Obviously, Strom never did come around. And as for Corso, he has transcended onto the next dimensional realm. Subsequent reprints of Corso's book did MOT include Strom's friendly forward. Meanwhile, for what good it will do, I still have the original publication (signed by Corso, of course!) which contains the Strom's forward. Here are the last two paragraphs of that forward: "In 1963, when I learned of Colonel Corso's impending retirement from the army, I thought that having a man with his background and experiences on my staff would be of great benefit. So after offering him a position that promised nothing more than long hours of hard work at a modest Salary, Philip Corso once again willingly went to work serving and protecting the United States, this time as an aide in my office." There is no question that Philip Corso has led a full and adventurous life, and I am certain that he has many interesting stories to share with individuals interested in military history, espionage, and the workings of our government. We should all be grateful that there are men and women like Colonel Corso – people who are willing to dedicate their lives to serving the nation and protecting the ideals we all hold dear – and we should honor the sacrifices they have made in their careers and in their lives" * * * * * Final thoughts: I have come to the current conclusion that for the past 60 years (and probably for much longer than that) there has been so much deliberate obfuscation and misdirection that it's probably the wiser course of action to simply get on with one's life. Aliens or no aliens, I still have a mortgage to pay off. If it turns out that there really IS an element of truth to SOME of these outrageous claims I suspect it will eventually come out in the wash. Unfortunately for me I'll probably either be too senile or just too stupid to comprehend the sobering ramifications - particularly how I had been ramified. Yours truly, "Mongo" Johnson aka: Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
