More on Bussards Fusion Ideas

A while back I linked to the Google video speech given by Robert Bussard regards his research into an avenue started by the UK scientist Doctor Philo Farnsworth.


Here is a good article in Defense News that explains it in layman's terms. It also explains why the project was terminated. The DOE tokamack project employs thousands of scientists and generates huge ammounts of research funding, all under the DOE umbrella. DOE is sure they can get their system to work in 20-30 years or so...so the idea that they would approve 200 million to kill their meal ticket is unlikely.

grrrrr.....

Here is Bussard's new research group, where he's trying to raise money to complete the research.

This could be the story of the century if it pans out.

If it doesn't, 200 million will have told us what doesn't work...and it's only 10 Dirskins anyway.

UPDATE: Heh, It's said that great minds think alike.....but sometimes, for reasons unclear, they think like me...
Jerry Pournelle is also looking at this, he links to this page which includes several documents that might be of interest.

Even Stoopider Than Usual.

Mysterious Informant in Austin sends this bit of lunacy from the UK's Guardian.

Politicians in Germany are passing landmark legislation to finally give some protection to the life and welfare of sprites.....

Politicians in Bavaria and Lower Saxony have proposed a new offence that will punish "cruel violence on humans or human-looking characters" inside games. Early drafts suggest that infringers should face fines or up to 12 months' jail for promoting or enacting in-game violence.

The random encounter table in Bavaria must be a real bitch.

What Have We Learned Today Kids?

Colleen Doran posts on this really disturbing story from the Australian. It seems that John Dale's new juvie , The Army of the Pure will not get made as the publisher has pulled the plug on it...because the villains were Muslim terrorists.

Read the whole thing, but especially this part:
....This decision is at odds with the recent publication of Richard Flanagan's bestselling The Unknown Terrorist and Andrew McGahan's Underground in which terrorists are portrayed as victims driven to extreme acts by the failings of the West.

The Unknown Terrorist is dedicated to David Hicks and describes Jesus Christ as "history's first ... suicide bomber".


Wow...Given that sort of brazenly uncencored and openly published blasphemy, they'd better watch out or the Methodists will rise up and burn Adelaide to the ground.

Or not.

So kids, the lesson for today is that free speech basically does not apply to talking bad about violent murderous people.

And if you want people to stop saying bad things about what you hold dear, kill people and blow things up.

I'm quite sure that the young people will learn this lesson well...given a few of these very effective lesson plans.

"WE WOVE YOU BUH-BYE!!"

Bwahahahaha!


Well, actually this load of parasites is just going to alienate the Brits that much more..... and they really don't deserve these wastes of skin.




Image used soley for satire purposes. Elmyra Duff is the property of Warner Brothers and is unlikely to seek asylum in the UK. It is not the intent of this post or this blogger to imply any disatisfaction on Elmyra's part with either the United States or Warner Brothers. The prospects of any co-productions with Count Duckula are right out.