offbytwo
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Comment · 1 year ago
Nobody will do anything about it and things will continue to get worse.
Comment · 7 years ago
> It could be done with a new separate branch of government.
Ah, yes. Maybe we could call it The Ministry of Thought.
Comment · 7 years ago
> cannot be used to infer any sort of near-time
It's not meant to, it's meant to dispel the common notion that no progress is being made in this area of research.
And the total power output doesn't need to remain exponential for fusion to be viable, we just need a way to sustain fusion reactions for a long enough period of time (china recently set a record with 101 seconds).
Seriously look into all the work being done on this currently by Government projects and private companies. I'm not saying it'll happen soon but significant progress has indeed been happening for a long time, and is only picking up pace as time goes on. As I said, this is likely the most difficult thing humans have ever attempted.
Comment · 7 years ago
Unfortunately people are actively trying to ban nuclear, the safest and cleanest form of energy[1] ever devised.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/what-is-the-safest-form-of-energy
Comment · 7 years ago
Before anyone comments "fusion is always 10 years away" I'll just say that we've made significant progress in the last 40 years (energy generated by fusion is on par with moore's law) and it is simultaneously the single hardest and the most rewarding engineering problem ever attempted by humans. Any news on this front is good news.
Comment · 7 years ago
What's the industry 'standard' nowadays? I assume SHA-256 would be decent but I don't really keep up with that stuff.
Comment · 7 years ago
buzzfeed lol
Comment · 7 years ago
Forgot no humor allowed here
Comment · 7 years ago
Marijuana taxes are obscene and immoral. I pay 30-40% on a plant that has medicinal properties in Colorado. The whole "sin" tax on marijuana makes no sense. God forbid this gets set at a Federal level.
Comment · 7 years ago
how does one build arms without arms?
Comment · 7 years ago
>Rust is pretty
>Of course, you might feel differently, but one of my biggest takeaways from all of this side-by-side code is that Rust is clear, expressive
As someone who doesn't use either of these languages, I couldn't disagree more. The Javascript was intuitive and immediately made sense, while the Rust code gave me a headache.
Comment · 7 years ago
> My only hope is that this isn't so successful that they neglect the installer because nobody is using it anymore :-)
Wouldn't that be a good thing? I mean, you'd have a tough time finding a computer for sale in 2019 that even has a CD drive, why care about it so much?
Comment · 8 years ago
Gonna start using this one (https://www.gnu.org/graphics/I_run_GNU_by_GNUlancer.png) on my Windows PC at work
Comment · 8 years ago
>I disagree that voting has become meaningless
You literally have better odds of winning the powerball than your vote having any effect on the outcome of a general election. Even if it did, the people put in office are worried about themselves and the people they owe money to -- not your opinions.