Ion drive for aircraft imminent.

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#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.

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On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:11:22 AM UTC+13, Jeff Findley wrote:
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#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.

Jeff
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Interesting how someone who suffers from a mental disorder often projects their condition on to others. You can see here one such person believes they know what *everyone* wants! lol. This is a clear indicator of PPD - Paranoid Personality Disorder. How can someone know what everyone wants? Fact is, they cannot. Only someone with PPD comes to such conclusions.

So, what is PPD?

Paranoid personality disorder

Definition

People with paranoid personality disorder (PPD) have long-term, widespread and unwarranted suspicions that other people are hostile, threatening or demeaning. These beliefs are steadfastly maintained in the absence of any real supporting evidence. The disorder, whose name comes from the Greek word for "madness," is one of ten personality disorders described in the 2000 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , (the fourth edition, text revision or DSM-IVTR ), the standard guidebook used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental disorders.

Despite the pervasive suspicions they have of others, patients with PPD are not delusional (except in rare, brief instances brought on by stress ). Most of the time, they are in touch with reality, except for their misinterpretation of others' motives and intentions. PPD patients are not psychotic but their conviction that others are trying to "get them" or humiliate them in some way often leads to hostility and social isolation.

Description

People with PPD do not trust other people. In fact, the central characteristic of people with PPD is a high degree of mistrustfulness and suspicion when interacting with others. Even friendly gestures are often interpreted as being manipulative or malevolent. Whether the patterns of distrust and suspicion begin in childhood or in early adulthood, they quickly come to dominate the lives of those suffering from PPD. Such people are unable or afraid to form close relationships with others.

They suspect strangers, and even people they know, of planning to harm or exploit them when there is no good evidence to support this belief. As a result of their constant concern about the lack of trustworthiness of others, patients with this disorder often have few intimate friends or close human contacts. They do not fit in and they do not make good "team players." Interactions with others are characterized by wariness and not infrequently by hostility. If they marry or become otherwise attached to someone, the relationship is often characterized by pathological jealousy and attempts to control their partner. They often assume their sexual partner is "cheating" on them.

People suffering from PPD are very difficult to deal with. They never seem to let down their defenses. They are always looking for and finding evidence that others are against them. Their fear, and the threats they perceive in the innocent statements and actions of others, often contributes to frequent complaining or unfriendly withdrawal or aloofness. They can be confrontational, aggressive and disputatious. It is not unusual for them to sue people they feel have wronged them. In addition, patients with this disorder are known for their tendency to become violent.

Despite all the unpleasant aspects of a paranoid lifestyle, however, it is still not sufficient to drive many people with PPD to seek therapy. They do not usually walk into a therapist's office on their own. They distrust mental health care providers just as they distrust nearly everyone else. If a life crisis, a family member or the judicial system succeeds in getting a patient with PPD to seek help, therapy is often a challenge. Individual counseling seems to work best but it requires a great deal of patience and skill on the part of the therapist. It is not unusual for patients to leave therapy when they perceive some malicious intent on the therapist's part. If the patient can be persuaded to cooperate— something that is not easy to achieve— low-dose medications are recommended for treating such specific problems as anxiety, but only for limited periods of time.

If a mental health care provider is able to gain the trust of a patient with PPD, it may be possible to help the patient deal with the threats that they perceive. The disorder, however, usually lasts a lifetime.

Symptoms
A core symptom of PPD is a generalized distrust of other people. Comments and actions that healthy people would not notice come across as full of insults and threats to someone with the disorder. Yet, generally, patients with PPD remain in touch with reality; they don't have any of the hallucinations or delusions seen in patients with psychoses. Nevertheless, their suspicions that others are intent on harming or exploiting them are so pervasive and intense that people with PPD often become very isolated. They avoid normal social interactions. And because they feel so insecure in what is a very threatening world for them, patients with PPD are capable of becoming violent. Innocuous comments, harmless jokes and other day-to-day communications are often perceived as insults.

Paranoid suspicions carry over into all realms of life. Those burdened with PPD are frequently convinced that their sexual partners are unfaithful. They may misinterpret compliments offered by employers or coworkers as hidden criticisms or attempts to get them to work harder. Complimenting a person with PPD on their clothing or car, for example, could easily be taken as an attack on their materialism or selfishness.

Because they persistently question the motivations and trustworthiness of others, patients with PPD are not inclined to share intimacies. They fear such information might be used against them. As a result, they become hostile and unfriendly, argumentative or aloof. Their unpleasantness often draws negative responses from those around them. These rebuffs become "proof" in the patient's mind that others are, indeed, hostile to them. They have little insight into the effects of their attitude and behavior on their generally unsuccessful interactions with others. Asked if they might be responsible for negative interactions that fill their lives, people with PPD are likely to place all the blame on others.

A brief summary of the typical symptoms of PPD includes:

suspiciousness and distrust of others
questioning hidden motives in others
feelings of certainty, without justification or proof, that others are intent on harming or exploiting them
social isolation
aggressiveness and hostility
little or no sense of humor
Demographics
As of 2002, it has not been possible to determine the number of people with PPD with any accuracy. This lack of data might be expected for a disorder that is characterized by extreme suspiciousness. Such patients in many cases avoid voluntary contact with such people as mental health workers who have a certain amount of power over them. There are, nonetheless, some estimates of the prevalence of PPD. According to the DSM-IV-TR , between 0.5% and 2.5% of the general population of the United States may have PPD, while 2%–10% of outpatients receiving psychiatric care may be affected. A significant percentage of institutionalized psychiatric patients, between 10% and 30%, might have symptoms that qualify for a diagnosis of PPD. Finally, the disorder appears to be more common in men than in women.

There are indications in the scientific literature that relatives of patients with chronic schizophrenia may have a greater chance of developing PPD than people in the general population. Also, the incidence of the disorder may be higher among relatives of patients suffering from another psychotic disorder known as delusional disorder of the persecutory type.

Diagnosis
The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of the doctor's interview with the patient, although the doctor may also give the patient a diagnostic questionnaire. In addition, input from people who know the patient may be requested.

Diagnostic criteria
Mental health care providers look for at least five distinguishing symptoms in patients who they think might suffer from PPD. The first is a pattern of suspiciousness about, and distrust of, other people when there is no good reason for either. This pattern should be present from at least the time of the patient's early adulthood.

In addition to this symptom that is required in order to make the PPD diagnosis, the patient should have at least four of the following seven symptoms as listed in the DSM-IV-TR :

The unfounded suspicion that people want to deceive, exploit or harm the patient.
The pervasive belief that others are not worthy of trust or that they are not inclined to or capable of offering loyalty.

A fear that others will use information against the patient with the intention of harming him. This fear is demonstrated by a reluctance to share even harmless personal information with others.

The interpretation of others' innocent remarks as insulting or demeaning; or the interpretation of neutral events as presenting or conveying a threat.

A strong tendency not to forgive real or imagined slights and insults. People with PPD nurture grudges for a long time.

An angry and aggressive response in reply to imagined attacks by others. The counterattack for a perceived insult is often rapid.


Medications

Anti-anxiety drugs may be prescribed. In addition, during periods of extreme agitation and high stress that produce delusional states, the patient may be given low doses of antipsychotic medications.

Some clinicians have suggested that low doses of neuroleptics should be used in this group of patients; however, medications are not normally part of long-term treatment for PPD. One reason is that no medication has been proven to relieve effectively the long-term symptoms of the disorder, although the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine (Prozac) have been reported to make patients less angry, irritable and suspicious. Antidepressants may even make symptoms worse. A second reason is that people with PPD are suspicious of medications. They fear that others might try to control them through the use of drugs. It can therefore be very difficult to persuade them to take medications unless the potential for relief from another threat, such as extreme anxiety, makes the medications seem relatively appealing.

Prognosis

Paranoid personality disorder is often a chronic, lifelong condition; the long-term prognosis is usually not encouraging. Feelings of paranoia, however, can be controlled to a degree with successful therapy. Unfortunately, many patients suffer the major symptoms of the disorder throughout their lives.

I often play cool music when flying over New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxmFCw-Dig

There is an emotional component to aerospace which motivates people to engage in it. This is widely reported among those who actually are engaged in the field. I even reported my friend Edgar Mitchell's experience around the moon in these groups 25 years ago. You of course, attacked me for it. Your loss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Lhyf5NbM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVuzDDTdgs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Kzs9wGlYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46cQQ2kr1ZY

This ability to interpret our experiences beyond the Earth's surface on an emotive level will continue and will be the most important aspect of our journeys beyond Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtHR1eUubI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqDQDepWb0

All these have appropriate and moving musical scores... sensitive people hear it. Others, not so much.







On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:11:22 AM UTC+13, Jeff Findley wrote:
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#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.

Jeff
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William Mook wrote:

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:11:22 AM UTC+13, Jeff Findley wrote:

#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.


Interesting how someone who suffers from a mental disorder often projects their condition on to others.


Yes, you do. You really should seek help.


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"Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is
only stupid."
-- Heinrich Heine

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 8:26:15 PM UTC+13, Fred J. McCall wrote:
William Mook wrote:

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:11:22 AM UTC+13, Jeff Findley wrote:

#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.


Interesting how someone who suffers from a mental disorder often projects their condition on to others.


Yes, you do. You really should seek help.


--
"Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is
only stupid."
-- Heinrich Heine

hahahaha

That's funny.

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 8:26:15 PM UTC+13, Fred J. McCall wrote:
William Mook wrote:

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:11:22 AM UTC+13, Jeff Findley wrote:

#1 I thought this worthless (to sci.space) thread was dead.
#2 You need to go back on your meds.
#3 No one here (sci.space) wants to see you post song lyrics.


Interesting how someone who suffers from a mental disorder often projects their condition on to others.


Yes, you do. You really should seek help.


--
"Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is
only stupid."
-- Heinrich Heine

Fact is, electric aircraft are coming and will revolutionise aviation, especially as beamed power becomes reliably and efficiently available beamed from ground or space.

Driving across the USA can be done in 48 hours, so if 2 people are really focused (and splitting the drive and sleep), or with automated driving, you can complete the trip in 2 days. In general, 4 or 5 days is more humane. 12-hour days in the car; sleep in motels. A reasonable trip that includes enjoying yourself with stops is 7-10 days.

Now, at 435 km/h an electric aircraft with a 2,800 km range can fly around the world in as little as 48 hours - non-stop, to travel to the antipodes. It would take 4 or 5 days to do it with stops and rest. Enjoying the trip would take 7-10 days.

In article ,
says...

I often play cool music when flying over New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxmFCw-Dig

There is an emotional component to aerospace which motivates people to engage in it. This is widely reported among those who actually are engaged in the field. I even reported my friend Edgar Mitchell's experience around the moon in these groups 25 years ago. You of course, attacked me for it. Your loss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Lhyf5NbM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVuzDDTdgs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Kzs9wGlYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46cQQ2kr1ZY

This ability to interpret our experiences beyond the Earth's surface on an emotive level will continue and will be the most important aspect of our journeys beyond Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtHR1eUubI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqDQDepWb0

All these have appropriate and moving musical scores... sensitive people hear it. Others, not so much.

This isn't your personal blog Mook. This is "sci.space.policy", a
Usenet Newsgroup. Parse the name of the group very slowly and let it
sink into your brain. Once that's done, please stop posting off topic
b.s.

Jeff
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On 12/6/2016 9:15 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
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I often play cool music when flying over New Zealand.


All these have appropriate and moving musical scores... sensitive people hear it. Others, not so much.

This isn't your personal blog Mook. This is "sci.space.policy", a
Usenet Newsgroup.

Good point. Mr. Mook why don't you create a blog and although OT post a
link to it here so that those that want to follow you can? No one can
stop you from posting a link. They can bitch but the link will be here.

Then you don't have to put up or waste time with critiques you don't
want to read from people you obviously do not respect and vice-versa.

I'm not taking sides, just seems like a practical suggestion. Also web
blogs are more versatile: text, graphics, videos all are fair game there
and you can control the topics, create a better presentation and engage
with those who share your views. OK an echo chamber perhaps. But better
than the endless shouting matches here.

Dave

David Spain wrote:


I'm not taking sides, just seems like a practical suggestion. Also web
blogs are more versatile: text, graphics, videos all are fair game there
and you can control the topics, create a better presentation and engage
with those who share your views. OK an echo chamber perhaps. But better
than the endless shouting matches here.


The problem is that Mookie thinks the purpose of Usenet NEWS is to
allow him to 'blog'.


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"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
-- Thomas Jefferson