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Re:After years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is ... by chii on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:18PM (#29689074)
not if the parents of the baby keeps saying that the baby could be walking any minute now, for the past 50 years. it's likely that this will take another 50 years to reach the success level.

Pushing too optimistically a story to the public might make them feel that it's closer than it really is, and possibly modify public policies that would otherwise not have been modified.

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Re:After years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is ... by denton-scratch on Sunday December 26, 2021 @05:39AM (#29691274)
> it's likely that this will take another 50 years to reach the success level.

There's another technology that's been hyped relentlessly for 50 years, and is always "just around the corner": general AI.

Call me when you think you can build a reactor that can contribute power to the grid AND make a profit for the operators. I won't be holding my breath.

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