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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by Retric on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @11:23AM (#16689354)
20 years ago they said "Fusion energy is 50 years away and always will be." Soon enough it's going to drop to "Fusion energy is 5 years away and always will be." Which is just silly.
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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by BrandonMarc on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @11:47AM (#16689609)
We'll still be able to confidently say Virgin Galactic is only 6 months away from sending up paying passengers.
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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by Nomentatus on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @11:57PM (#16704403)
Right. The light at the end of the tunnel recedes until it doesn't.
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