Comments on: Free Lunch and Irish Breakfast http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 27 May 2012 00:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169769 Tom Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:25:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169769 "With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing. and a lower GNI, mainly thanks to dividend and interest payments to the ancient oppressor, larfolarfolarf." Less socialized - better yet ! “With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing.

and a lower GNI, mainly thanks to dividend and interest payments to the ancient oppressor, larfolarfolarf.”

Less socialized – better yet !

]]> By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169586 bi Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:31:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169586 john m., Ginger Yellow: maybe they're trying to get <em>other</em> free energy cranks to donate money to them. Or maybe there's something we all missed. john m., Ginger Yellow: maybe they’re trying to get other free energy cranks to donate money to them. Or maybe there’s something we all missed.

]]> By: Ginger Yellow http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169532 Ginger Yellow Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:49:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169532 Cranks never need a reason. That's why they're cranks. Cranks never need a reason. That’s why they’re cranks.

]]> By: john m. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169479 john m. Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:20:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169479 <i>What puzzles me is that The Economist agreed to publish this at all. Wow.</i> They did it for the money, which is strangely consistent with their current world view. I can't quite see what these guys are going to get out of this...they are not a public company so no stock advantages spring to mind and I can't see a decent PR angle...any other suggestions? What puzzles me is that The Economist agreed to publish this at all. Wow.

They did it for the money, which is strangely consistent with their current world view.

I can’t quite see what these guys are going to get out of this…they are not a public company so no stock advantages spring to mind and I can’t see a decent PR angle…any other suggestions?

]]> By: Nix http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169463 Nix Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:53:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169463 A prediction: A 'jury' is selected, consisting entirely of fringe scientists, crackpots, and the terminally short of money willing to say anything for next week's meal. The 'jury' announces success, in a blaze of publicity. Not enough information is released for replication. The company's share price rockets. The Steornites vanish, having reinvented an infinite money machine of ancient vintage. A prediction:

A ‘jury’ is selected, consisting entirely of fringe scientists, crackpots, and the terminally short of money willing to say anything for next week’s meal.

The ‘jury’ announces success, in a blaze of publicity. Not enough information is released for replication.

The company’s share price rockets.

The Steornites vanish, having reinvented an infinite money machine of ancient vintage.

]]> By: Ginger Yellow http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169461 Ginger Yellow Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:38:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169461 Interesting about the patent thing. Their website only claims that it's patent pending (how convenient). Interesting about the patent thing. Their website only claims that it’s patent pending (how convenient).

]]> By: ajay http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169459 ajay Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:32:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169459 <i>With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing.</i> That chip chafing your shoulder much? With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing.

That chip chafing your shoulder much?

]]> By: Harald Korneliussen http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169457 Harald Korneliussen Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:07:58 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169457 "It’s interesting that their website sends a “we’re sophisticated” message—quite different from the usual “we’re nuts” message that your usual crank-affiliated site emits." That's because they are sophisticated - sophisticated frauds. “It’s interesting that their website sends a “we’re sophisticated” message—quite different from the usual “we’re nuts” message that your usual crank-affiliated site emits.”

That’s because they are sophisticated – sophisticated frauds.

]]> By: Henry (not the famous one) http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169456 Henry (not the famous one) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:00:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169456 Presumably the same one who wished his friends were back there with him--which would explain the need for two more. Presumably the same one who wished his friends were back there with him—which would explain the need for two more.

]]> By: Kevin Donoghue http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169452 Kevin Donoghue Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:18:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169452 <em>...and a lower GNI....</em> Wrong, unless you have a stockbroker's definition in mind - adjustments for long lunches and so forth. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GNIPC.pdf …and a lower GNI….

Wrong, unless you have a stockbroker’s definition in mind – adjustments for long lunches and so forth.

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GNIPC.pdf

]]> By: gerry http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169451 gerry Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:18:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169451 Kieran finds a way to make me feel even worse about the popularity of un-science. I thankfully haven't heard about this in the Irish media - not that I pay too much attention to the Irish media these or any days. Why can't we burn witches anymore? Kieran finds a way to make me feel even worse about the popularity of un-science. I thankfully haven’t heard about this in the Irish media – not that I pay too much attention to the Irish media these or any days.

Why can’t we burn witches anymore?

]]> By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169447 bi Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:45:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169447 By the way... Kevin Donoghue: I wonder if they're also into tax protest, like those guys at Neo-Tech. By the way…

Kevin Donoghue: I wonder if they’re also into tax protest, like those guys at Neo-Tech.

]]> By: dsquared http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169430 dsquared Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:33:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169430 <i>With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing.</i> and a lower GNI, mainly thanks to dividend and interest payments to the ancient oppressor, larfolarfolarf. With a higher per capita GDP than the UK these days, we’re the ones laughing.

and a lower GNI, mainly thanks to dividend and interest payments to the ancient oppressor, larfolarfolarf.

]]> By: Tracy W http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169420 Tracy W Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:57:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169420 My bet is that they're measuring AC voltage and current using DC meters. My bet is that they’re measuring AC voltage and current using DC meters.

]]> By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-169409 bi Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:27:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/22/free-lunch-and-irish-breakfast/#comment-169409 gmoke: The first paragraph is obviously some stupid fiction that only sounds convincing to people who haven't heard of "blind peer review". gmoke: The first paragraph is obviously some stupid fiction that only sounds convincing to people who haven’t heard of “blind peer review”.

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