The Science Behind the E-Cat Cold Fusion Reactor

I was initially very dubious when hearing about E-Cat, a cold fusion reactor supposedly invented by Andrea Rossi. The first 1 megawatt unit was reportedly sold to a secret customer two days ago. Mainstream press has mostly ignored the invention so far. However, I found out there is a surprisingly rich history of scientific research and experiments about the mechanism it employs, nickel–hydrogen fusion. Evidence proving that the device is working keeps piling up and up. This is to a point that I am now personally convinced that this is one of the greatest (accidental) discoveries in human history.

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mrb Sunday 30 October 2011 at 8:23 pm | | Default | Thirteen comments
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65k Open TCP Ports on open.zorinaq.com

Are you sometimes in need of a network diagnostic tool to verify if your Internet Service Provider, or company, or home network is blocking outgoing connections to certain port numbers? No problem. Walk to open.zorinaq.com.

mrb Monday 17 October 2011 at 11:19 pm | | Default | Seven comments
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xdm and getty Confusion on Ubuntu 11.04

I worked around a supremely annoying bug in xdm (X Display Manager) in Ubuntu 11.04. The issue was initially very puzzling to me. It looked potentially complex to correct. However the workaround turned out to be ultra simple. I like this turn of events. Here is the story.

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mrb Wednesday 12 October 2011 at 03:13 am | | Default | Four comments
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