'em as I see 'em. I am not "dissatisified with the process and results" at all. They are what they are--entertaining. It would be like being dissatisfied when a two-headed coin comes up heads. James: "So it did turn out to be a gutless fraud! Essentially a waste of time unless totally transparent and on the level for all contestants. Don't bother again unless you intend to be honest in running *a different* contest - one that excludes FQXI members and affiliates, etc." Anthony Aguirre: "Hi All, Thanks for the feedback! Dr. E, I'm sorry you are so dissatisfied with the process and results." When one sees all the fqxi members winning prize after prize, one begins to see why indeed "it is a good idea" that the judges must remain anonymous." Dr. E (The Real McCoy): "With all its millions, seemingly fresh spirit, and stated purpose, we all had far more hope for fqxi." Dr. E (The Real McCoy): "Perhaps the anonymous judges could explain what is *different* about the current paper that had not already been presented in numerous books and papers dating back decades? Or perhaps this is why they choose to be anonymous? .... I mean if we have already figured out that time both exists and does not exist, that time is both real and unreal, perhaps we can forgo the charade of future competitions where fqxi members largely ignore non-members in the collegial six-month debates, judging, and awarding processes, and simply funnel all future