Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made from fusing atoms

Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by garyrob on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:06AM (#30456320)

I don't disagree at all with what you say above, and I do not think it's inevitable that fusion reactors will be useful in the foreseeable future. You are right that "You can't use simple-minded heuristics either way". I was just pointing out that they were being used in one direction in the comment I responded to.

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Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by wpietri on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:25AM (#30456561)

> they were being used in one direction in the comment

That's not correct at all. The simple-minded heuristic is along the lines of "technology is bad" or "this new thing will never work".

But the dream of fusion as "too cheap to meter" has been going on for 70 years. The comment you're replying to wasn't talking in general terms, but had specific critique of both the long track record and the practical utility of the product they're shooting for.

It might work and it might not; I have no idea. But your attacking a straw man won't help it get there.

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Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by garyrob on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:30AM (#30456648)

I will let other readers of this thread judge for themselves.

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Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by wpietri on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:22PM (#30458268)

I am asking you to judge for yourself. In particular, to recognize that not only did you ignore his specific critique, you have now ignored mine.

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