Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio)

Re:Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio) by pointyhat on Sunday September 11, 2011 @06:01PM (#2984992)

Unfortunately due to the complexity and number of challenges, the last rock may fall on your head and knock you back to the bottom again.

I'm not saying it's a valid goal - just until the technology is useful, it's not yet viable.

Compare to unified field theory, the Higgs boson and string theory.

A pessimist is an experienced optimist :)

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Re:Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio) by ugh on Sunday September 11, 2011 @06:24PM (#2985045)

What are the practical implications of your pessimism?

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Re:Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio) by pointyhat on Monday September 12, 2011 @03:01AM (#2986145)

I spend a lot of time with my family rather than chasing dead ends :)

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Re:Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio) by ugh on Monday September 12, 2011 @11:32AM (#2987632)

I don’t understand. Are you a physicist? Why does being pessimistic about fusion give you more free time?

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Re:Nuclear fusion 'will work' (auto-starting audio) by pointyhat on Monday September 12, 2011 @02:21PM (#2988300)

Without going on too much of a philosophical tangent; not about fusion - about everything in general. It allows me to concentrate on now rather than in the future. Now is the only time that is certain. Now is the only time you get to enjoy your life before it's over or your children leave.

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