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... It really doesn't much relate. While reading the star research and cell phone noise science screw-up article, I had a between the stars and earth ...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 1, 2009
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Religion May Have Evolved Because Of Its Ability To Help People Exercise Self-control ScienceDaily (Jan. 1, 2009) — Self-control is critical for success in...
Joe Needham
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Jan 1, 2009
11:58 pm
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re: discussion with Bush It was closed door, no recordings, no press, any question you wanted to ask. Believe me, those guys asked some questions and Bush...
Murray Voight
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Jan 2, 2009
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Hi fellow skeptics, I've been trying to find the original paper where that research has been published, but have been unable to. Any of you has been able to...
WorldScientific
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Jan 2, 2009
11:04 am
13535
Dear Skeptics forum members, I have been contacted by a local person who says "I have found a way to convert Gravitational Potential Energy into electricity" ...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 2, 2009
11:22 am
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Hi Eric, I'm not a lawyer either, just somebody who signed and rejected more than his fair of Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). My advice to you is that, going...
Walter Hecker
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Jan 2, 2009
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13537
In a message dated 1/2/2009 6:27:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecarlson@... writes: Any comments or advice? It would be especially helpful if you post ...
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Jan 2, 2009
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I think you are right not to sign anything-- unless he wants to hire you as a consultant at a flat rate then an NDA would be prudent to protect his interests,...
Michael and Donna Swaim
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Jan 2, 2009
2:12 pm
13539
Thanks for all the advice. There seems to be a consensus thus far that there is nothing to gain and much to lose by signing his non-disclosure agreement...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 2, 2009
2:32 pm
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============ CLAIM: "I have found a way to convert Gravitational Potential Energy into electricity" ============ COMMENT: Why a skeptic and not MIT. Anyway...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 2, 2009
4:50 pm
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============ * REQUEST: He wants me to examine the device (or perhaps it is only a model, or perhaps only an idea). He additionally claims "it operates under ...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 2, 2009
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============ CLAIM: "I have found a way to convert Gravitational Potential Energy into electricity" ============ COMMENT: We had a "free energy" crank go...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 2, 2009
5:35 pm
13543
After three posts asking if Eric is any anyway qualified, I decided to reply to clear that up... Eric is a PhD level Physicist, which I think certainly...
Michael and Donna Swaim
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Jan 2, 2009
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13544
Final solicited advice from me. Have skeptical fun. Let us know for "free" how it turns out. ======== * Eric is a PhD level Physicist, which I think...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 2, 2009
10:08 pm
13545
... Well, I'm a big science fiction fan, and I'm always interested in the classics of the genre. But I hate to recommend books to other people, since tastes...
William C. Garthright
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Jan 2, 2009
11:30 pm
13546
FIrst you were puzzled why he went to a skeptic, then you "educate" me on the fact that a degree in a field does not qualify on to take on a crank. Keep in...
Michael and Donna Swaim
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Jan 2, 2009
11:34 pm
13547
... Because I am local, and MIT is not. Odds are I'm qualified to judge its merits, though I admit, there are many at MIT that are better. But he didn't...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 2, 2009
11:52 pm
13548
... He is trying to protect himself from me stealing or otherwise leaking what he perceives as a valuable discovery. I agree you have a point, but I'm not...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 3, 2009
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On 1/2/2009 5:07 PM, James Scott Taylor wrote: [snip] ... Um, I didn't sign; indeed, if you check back, you'll see that I more or less said that at 9:33 AM...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 3, 2009
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I think part of self control is having the confidence that thousands of people will back up your opinions. Thousands of people in a mob. You've likely all...
Darrell
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Jan 3, 2009
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Thanks for the review. I am a SF fan myself and will soon trundle down to my local used book store to see if they have it. Murray On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:30...
Murray Voight
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Jan 4, 2009
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This is news to me. I had not heard about this shipment of yellowcake from the nuclear facility close to Baghdad. I wonder if it was going to be used for...
Murray Voight
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Jan 4, 2009
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13553
I'm trying to figure out your take on this. As far as I can tell, there is no dispute that yellowcake was removed from Iraq and sold to a Canadian company....
Eric Carlson
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Jan 4, 2009
12:32 pm
13554
=========== This is news to me. I had not heard about this shipment of yellowcake from the nuclear facility close to Baghdad. I wonder if it was going to be...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 4, 2009
5:04 pm
13555
James, You didn't post your take on this, so it's difficult to figure out what you are trying to say here. As far as I can tell, the following facts are...
Eric Carlson
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Jan 4, 2009
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13556
======= * James, You didn't post your take on this, so it's difficult to figure out what you are trying to say here. - Eric ======= I'm slightly busy and au...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 5, 2009
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13557
... statements? - Eric =========== http://www.msnbc. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25546334> msn.com/id/25546334 Not bad Eric but there really is much more to...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 5, 2009
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13558
... handled, ... James, Sorry to hear that. Someone damaged your property because of potitics? That's disgusting. What part of town was the car parked in? ...
Darrell
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Jan 6, 2009
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13559
... Don't honestly know. They nailed a lot of cars in the area that night. The police were in force in the area the next day in follow-up. Sans a CSI ...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 6, 2009
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======= * James, You didn't post your take on this, so it's difficult to figure out what you are trying to say here. - Eric ======= Okay, here's the part he...
James Scott Taylor
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Jan 7, 2009
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