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Re:Lockheed Martin thinks it can make fusion power a reality within a ...
on Thursday October 16, 2014 @11:10AM (#8465302)
You can find some more info about the project here: http://lockheedmartin.com/us/products/compact-fusion.html
Short video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM
Lockheed Martin thinks it can make fusion power a reality within a decade
Re:What makes for a stable marriage?
on Saturday October 11, 2014 @04:27PM (#8443355)
Despite good intentions, I think the article would be better off with a title like spurious correlations.
Please see http://tylervigen.com/ for more intriguing, though meaningless correlations.
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Re:Ask HN: If you were 20 again, what country would you choose?
on Monday October 06, 2014 @02:17PM (#8417268)
Agree, Switzerland seems definitely one of the top countries in the world which keeps itself intentionally under the radar. As Taleb put it, in addition to all the obvious benefits, Switzerland seems to be an antifragile country.
In any case, as far as I know Switzerland makes it pretty hard for people to immigrate there. Do you happen to live there? What would you say would be the most effective way to immigrate there?
Ask HN: If you were 20 again, what country would you choose?
I'm curious, if you were 20 again and could choose any country on earth to start from scratch, what country would you choose thinking it would best enable you to build an "empire" for the next 10 generations after you?As people from different countries and backgrounds will try to answer this question, I would really appreciate a detailed answer as to why you pick any country. The goal here is...