Aeronaut wrote: The way I see things, if I do nothing, I know the results will suck. If I provide each parochial interest group with a reason to pull for FF, the odds of smooth passage go way up. Combining bottom-up as well as top-down leadership is what keeps everybody honest and pulling in the same direction.
Whoa! If YOU do nothing, the results will suck? Um, newsflash: the future of FF does not depend on your projects or even support. We’re all fans and supporters here, with different things to contribute, but I doubt very much that your efforts to recruit corporate and/or government support are vital. Sorry if that sounds insulting.
As I have said before: if, by ~2013 or so, Eric and LPP have a working prototype of a 5MW generator and manufacturing plans and licenses ready to go, then the game is basically won. The economic advantages of the technology will overwhelm all blocks and opposition.