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Re:Um.... by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 09:20 · Score: 1 · on College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor

You're right that I misused the terms...it's an old habit that I learned from school(and media) I've been trying to unlearn for years. However a fusion reactor really isn't all that new of a thing by any means and isn't really close to cold fusion as a benchmark.. Now, if you're asking me if it's SCARY; hell yeah it's scary but it's not unexpected for someone to be able to do it at such a young age. Make the right friends and you can get access to the materials. I never pursued the idea beyond high school because I had a keener interest in quantum mechanics where there was real mystery but, well frankly, there was more money and chance of advancement in computer programming. I was young and needed the $$$..:) However, I do still ponder a few quantum mysteries..hence how my friend and I arrived at our conclusions about particle/wave theory.

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Re:Um.... by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 06:12 · Score: 1 · on College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor

Can I state that you rock?

Your experience indicates that you seem able to answer my other question.

This is freakin FUSION?! Why am I thinking this is one of the holy grails of physics?

Is it?

Nah, it's COLD fusion that's a holy grail.. Fission is a good runner-up if it can be done efficiently/safely(usually it results in a mushroom cloud). Fusion is how almost all reactors work...the think with this kid is that he's so young and did it all by himself(I assume).

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Guess who MY first target would be... by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 04:52 · Score: 1 · on Russ Cooper's Internet Penalties Plan

Jeez, is the guy that retarded? He'd be the first unknowing propagator if I wrote worms/virii just to make a point...especially since hiding the origin wouldn't be difficult. *Knowingly* propagating them is already a federal crime..what the hell does he hope to accomplish? Seems it's time for a non-wintendoze OS for the masses...QNX anyone?

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Re:Um.... by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 04:41 · Score: 1 · on College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor

I need to add that this is only ever been a hobby for me...I don't have the attention span to do it professionally..but I have the skill to do it well.

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Re:Um.... by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 04:39 · Score: 1 · on College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor

If you think this guy is brilliant, take a look at this guy's page. He built a CYCLOTRON(!!!) when he was in his senior year of HS! (he's now doing grad school work at Fermilab, what a shocker)

Only a senior? I built 3 different types of particle accelerators: linear, betatron and a cyclotron in high school...but I was also the student that was delving into quantum mechanics, anti-matter, UFT, etc....my psychics teacher retired after all the questions I had for him...I joke about it now but it could very well be true. A friend and I have finally stumbled on the answer to a question that has puzzled scientists forever...how electrons can be particles and waves interchangeably. We're submitting our paper to the community in the next few months once we have all the angles covered.

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Integrity? by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 04:03 · Score: 2, Insightful · on SBC Refuses To Name File-Sharing Users

I appreciate that companies like Verizon and SBC are refusing to submit to the powers that these subpoenas stem from but I'm always curious if they're interested in our privacy or simply avoiding a lawsuit if they were to hand over the data without fighting.

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Re:head of homeland (virus) security by ehrichweiss · 2003-09-17 03:49 · Score: 1 · on Head Of Homeland Cybersecurity Named

They would need to start by getting rid of Windows, which they apparently have standardized on. Not a good start.

I'd like to remind everyone that the FIRST worm was for sendmail/Unix before there ever was such a thing as the www-anything or even Windoze 1.0, IIRC. I'm not promoting wintendoze by any means...just putting a little perspective on the situation.

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