From: Peter Gluck
* Suppose Rossi is the Al Capone of science and the Ostap Bender of technology, how many non working damned generators will he sell? I think his past, character, are not relevant. You miss the point almost completely, Peter. This is not about the nickel hydride technology in general, which is solid - going back twenty years. No one doubts that this level of gain can be accomplished, in principle. But has it been accomplished in fact? Do not forget Randell Mills' (Blacklight Power) prior art position, either. Except for the slight radioactivity seen by Rossi, Mills is arguable better positioned in this niche. Mills' experiments are rock-solid in my book, unlike what has been shown today. Mills also claims a much larger COP. Yes, Rossi's past history is only relevant if it is part of his present. We agree on that. In bringing up the fiasco in New Hampshire, I am indicating that he appears to be afoul of the Law there, and that was very recent - so we cannot be certain that this latest episode is not more of the same. That remains to be determined. Notice specifically that he NEVER mentions Leonardo Technologies, which owns the rights to this new work. The specific question for us now is this: does Rossi have a *bona fide advancement* in the nickel hydride niche, or not? I strongly suggest that nothing . absolutely NOTHING . seen so far, proves that he does have it. I think he does, but that is only based on things not in the record. Certainly his (already rejected) patent application proves nothing. Yes, there are indications that he has found the "secret ingredient", but this depends on his credibility. If so inclined, almost any good con-artist could fake a better presentation than what has been shown. Is Rossi still that kind of con artist? He was four years ago in the DARPA fiasco. Maybe he has reformed now, who knows? . all that we do know at present, until he addresses the charges of prior conduct, including the Leonardo contract - is that he "once" was in that category. Jones
