No, for that you need armchair types. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Edmund Storms <[email protected]>wrote:
> The garage researcher can get into the act anytime. In fact, most of us at > the margins of the professional community, as you say, were garage men > initially. My only point was that garage men will not contribute much to an > understanding of the process. Later, when engineering improvements need to > be made, the garage might be a useful laboratory. > > Ed > > > > On Jun 19, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Harry Veeder wrote: > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Edmund Storms <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:16 am >> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Fringe >> >> To avoid making yourself ill with worry, let me add a bit of >>> optimism. Cold fusion has left the garage level of research and >>> entered the level of a well funded laboratory. This is progress. >>> The >>> theory has left the amateur level of ideas and entered the level of >>> >>> the trained professional. This is also progress. This is similar >>> to >>> the development of all technologies. You would not consider >>> developing >>> a commercial airliner in your basement or be able to contribute to >>> an >>> understanding or aeronautical engineering would you? >>> >> >> >> All the *progress* to date has occured at the professional level, even if >> it >> has been conducted at the margins of the professional community. >> I am waiting for progress to emerge at the "garage level of research". >> >> Harry >> >> >
