X-GM-THRID: 1220200323789555212 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 2cfa61626f1c222ca08167eb7776bb1d96c1ed5f Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.70.124.5 with SMTP id w5cs147570wxc; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:46:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.242.5 with SMTP id p5mr88969ugh.1163677580898; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:46:20 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id q40si2382557ugc.2006.11.16.03.46.19; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:46:20 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) DomainKey-Status: bad (test mode) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GkfZ1-0007ZD-Ey for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:37:51 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GkfYy-0007Z4-6P for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:37:48 +0000 Received: from smtp806.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.66]) by relay2.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GkfYt-0004GU-Ta for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:37:47 +0000 Received: (qmail 76899 invoked from network); 16 Nov 2006 11:37:37 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=AF0bza+hCDIdJEDfwclUqHuuVgjmOJjot75MYIc/aZ3U5RapHxKh6ENRMPnB77UVZRF3wehLNHYgRAOwhtEdfkGXE39USBDgHxmo9rOwx0IKOvzFz2EKBPLoq+O2T2BhhCFapp4RIL8x9FhvWxNf1gHJBDenP6FjLSgTFFZRw3E= ; Received: from unknown (HELO lark) (alan.melia@btinternet.com@213.122.126.66 with login) by smtp806.mail.ird.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Nov 2006 11:37:36 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: YBsRaC4VM1lXVhrh12m1XCspMfyZMjrHLxGotZjfo0hSxWLOyOMsdaZ0elRxqmZLOdeEUlUGZzvfJAFTgupxNhiAT5wn6JR7TAAlWEldoSmYov293oZ1MUWLs5wC7oTXVrvmKn2BHELrOba1Z_cKaCT2harmkpKT Message-ID: <003a01c70973$9f02d340$0300a8c0@lark> From: "Alan Melia" To: References: <7D653C9C42F5D411A27C00508BF8803D071BD184@mail.dstl.gov.uk> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:37:33 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.511 Subject: LF: Re: Very Annoying Aricle Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4713 I note that he article does not say anything about the efficiency of the power transfer!! When we are being told to unplug out cell-phone chargers when not in use (mine does not register on my meter when the phone is not plugged in) this would not seem to be "green" even if if it IS practicable. Surely copper is not THAT expensive now. It is sad that academic scientists need to over-hype work in newspapers to retain their stipend. Of course if you dont over-hype it the newspapers wont print it. Sadly this is leading to all scientists (and engineers) being classed as quacks and snake-oil vendors. Remenber "cold fusion" and the estimated numbers that would die from AIDS, and vCJD. There is a more secure career in peddling rubbish to the masses hence the growth in "Media Studies" to the detriment of wealth-generating science and engineering. This seems to be one area where the "Market Economy" patently doesnt work. I suppose it is another example of "you get what you pay for". I hesitate to ask is this the case of another Slavic scientist trying to take the financial backers for a ride witb radio power transmission....didn't this happen before about 100 years ago !! Alan G3NYK ----- Original Message ----- From: Talbot Andrew To: Sent: 16 November 2006 09:52 Subject: LF: Very Annoying Aricle > More HF than LF, but I became very annoyed after reading it. > Do these people not understand basic engineering? > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6129460.stm > > > Andy G4JNT > > > "This e-mail is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the > intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, > or rely upon this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has > misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail." > > "Recipients should note that all e-mail traffic on MOD systems is > subject to monitoring and auditing." >