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Does anyone have a datasheet so we can calculate the Energy ROI?
Is this ethical?
Re:Time to rebuild the web? on Monday April 16, 2018 @08:13AM (#16848376)
"The web was done by amateurs." - Alan Kay
Net-positive fusion reactors still don't solve everything sadly; they're likely to be really costly and because of those economics will only serve really populous energy grids.

One thing I learned from someone wise is to not down-select technologies for a solution (i.e., this is most dangerous when the government down-selects technologies). Something might arise other than solar cells specifically that accomplishes their goal.

Electrical Engineering student – When do I learn how to make stuff people want?

I feel like I don't have much of a grip on how to design hardware and it's sad how little I know about programming, but I absolutely love entrepreneurship and creation.Also not sure if my year round school/co-op program leads me to not have much free time to learn programming.Can anyone lend me some sage-like advice to help me move forward on my path to learn how to make stuff people want?

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