Fusion

I've probably listened to and watched at least a dozen YouTube videos and podcasts (actual science folks, not Rogan-esque nonsense) in the last week given this new announcement. Yes, it is only one small step, yes, the technology has been 'coming soon!' for decades, yes it will be wildly expensive when it does come and unequally distributed. But, it is probably the most complicated engineering challenge humanity has ever tried to tackle, and if it pans out, and if SCALABLE, it will be the biggest technological breakthrough since agriculture and modern medicine. I know that sounds like some of the wild hyperbole that has been around this technology forever, but massive amounts of carbon free power that would drastically reduce global conflict over energy resources would be an absolute game changer. I hope to see it in my lifetime.
 
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Which is why scifi is so important, both as a positive and negative look into what the future may hold, and for society to pay attention to and reflect on. In his world, essentially 'free' energy is what allows for space travel, replicators, transporters, all of that. An existence without that kind of energy scarcity allows for greater things.

When the internet was first created, people could hardly imagine the way it would transform information and technology in the coming decades. Fusion has that same potential and even more.

(yes, there will certainly be unforeseen downsides...)

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27RMT0N said:
Which is why scifi is so important, both as a positive and negative look into what the future may hold, and for society to pay attention to and reflect on. In his world, essentially 'free' energy is what allows for space travel, replicators, transporters, all of that. An existence without that kind of energy scarcity allows for greater things.

When the internet was first created, people could hardly imagine the way it would transform information and technology in the coming decades. Fusion has that same potential and even more.

(yes, there will certainly be unforeseen downsides...)

Edit: donate to wikipedia.
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Hey ? I'm hopeful to get on an time machine and go on a real time travel ... ;)
 
27RMT0N said:

Great indie movie.
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Great entertainment .
But Hollywood is all fake . Every thing is fake. Producers are fake , directors are fake , script writers are writing fakes , yeah , Story is fake , people are fake , actors are riding on fake , fighting against evil is fake , good guy is fake , bad guy is fake , gorgeous girl is fake , good looking dude is fake , monster is fake, heart moving words are fake , the dude looks like a good guy in real life is fake , a good girls in real life is fake , the bear they fight against is fake , the snake shows up and bits them is fake it's all fake. Fake as Trump . So , just a reminder to everyone it's fake. They won't do nothing for you and they surely takes your money or of your time . Ruthless robbers , destroys your families , steals your efforts, ideas , your real experiences for the movies, TV shows. spits you out like you've never existed and they treats you like You are whimp. you are not a friend of mine no more . I won't invite you to my mar a go like Trump to Pence.

I'm taking about real time travel, btw. Or at least be able to peek the future or the past....
 
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Humans don’t change. And our culture will never break free of the cycle of haves and have nots. If humans did one thing we could have all the resources we need to deal with healthcare, energy, housing, ect. Stop fighting, stop endless wars, stop spending trillions on militaries and nukes. But that will never happen. An important book for me was Chomsky’s “Hegenony or Survival”. It basically laid out many times and ways that the US imperialist model to control everything militarily and politically has been and is done in a way antithetical to human life and survival. Essentially, if we can’t control everything we are ready to burn the whole place down.

Until humans can get to a place of cooperation and stop glorifying excess, greed, and power, and instead shift to a global society valuing humility, restraint, and peace I think our trajectory will not be to a higher plane no matter what scientific discoveries are made. Science isn’t what is holding society and humans from having a better existence. Human nature is.
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You sound pessimistic, yet - I totally understand what you are saying my brother. True Unity is needed, and I'm not sure if it has ever been done in our known human history.

Not even a little bit of you thinks that humanity is on the brink of something wonderful though? I do. I see this all as birthing pains. Seems like We will either evolve, or destroy ourselves. I will continue to manifest the positivity because i truly believe we are about to level up when the dust settles. "Time" will tell.

We are like caterpillars, contemplating pupation.


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'Cactus' Ed Abbey was challenged for his seemingly hypocrisy of save Mother Earth and driving one of the biggest sleds of energy consumption. Plenty to read about this backstory via Google.

One 'justificatiion' I read of his was that the sooner oil/hydrocarbons were gone the sooner humans would be able to break through and reach the next level. I never bought that plan but from a creative, artistic stance, I can sorta grok what Ed was talking about.

At my low level I do what I can. Use fewer energy units when I can.
 
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'Cactus' Ed Abbey was challenged for his seemingly hypocrisy of save Mother Earth and driving one of the biggest sleds of energy consumption. Plenty to read about this backstory via Google.

One 'justificatiion' I read of his was that the sooner oil/hydrocarbons were gone the sooner humans would be able to break through and reach the next level. I never bought that plan but from a creative, artistic stance, I can sorta grok what Ed was talking about.

At my low level I do what I can. Use fewer energy units when I can.
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I lived in good grip of my life time in an trailer. Yeah , I'm a first generation trailer trash that you can call me that. LoL . Back then owning a motorhome, trailer is only for wealthy people. It still is but I was very lucky my uncle left me saying " You were born in a trailer so you'll die in a trailer ... keep my motorhome well taken care of it . Here is the key. Get out of here ... " like that. Tbh, getting motorhome for free was great but it was an torture chamber ... an iron maiden...being in there lmao !!!

Where I have no access of water or gas, sewage even . I regularly took shower like once in a week. That was normal at that time . I used about 7 gallon of fresh water each time to take shower that I remember.

I have to walk down to buy water from local water vending machines...

It was enought to shampoo, body wash , rinse my hairs and body altogether. Summer, winters all very cold freezing temp shower of hell.... coz it came out of water refrigerator vending machine lol

I did my laundry like once a month. With good old wavy laundry board with bare hands and brick laundry soap. I even remember making my own soap with old cooking oils as well.
Cooking food in stove was one of those typical canister gas stove top. My motorhome had one stove but there is no gas available most of times in a propane tank that I gave with my motorhome so ....
That stove cooked soap , leads for fishing, all kinds of stuff ...

it was my lab and kitchen equipment al all together. Lol


I don't clean pan at all but brush off all the food debris then wipe off with oil. Yup , simple old cast iron pan that I've got from thrifty store .. . I remember that it was pristine condition back then but it's seriously old pan . I think it was from around good ol gold rush era .

Obviously , I had no refrigerator to save food so , i relied on "when I get them I'd eat them all before it spoils " approach. Once a day meals. mostly, fasting but drinking water or teas.

That life style over a decades saved so much CO2 footprint for sure.

So , now I do have all the access to its luxuries but I still tend to not to use it so much. Now I take a bath instead of showers .
Ohhhh taking a bath ... Such a luxury ...lol

I don't use any common water heater tank but uses instant water heater. Its Hot water on demands. So saves hell of propane gas .
I still cooks stuffs on canister gas stoves tho .
I also have that famous green suitscase style Coleman dual fuel gas stove top & wood stoves for its back up in case I have no gas available.

When I want to shred some important documents I'd just visit my next door when they are going to do bbq help them start fire and burn all that unwanted papers.

When I have unwanted plastic bottles is just give them to homeless people who collects them . They asks me money then I give them empty bottles.
Sometimes , when I'm walking near by some wealthy people's house I have an urge to jump into that such an waste water sprinkler systems...lol seriously ... I ready do .
Obviously, I would not take a shower with someone's sprinkler systems but in a past I really did tho ...LoL
I do see so much waste all around us.

 
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That is WAY, WAY, WAY beyond cool !
Thank you, Thank you for posting !

I have been interested in fusion since the mid-1970's.

As I stated in an above post:
"As president, Jimmy Carter cancelled US research on Fusion. Shame !"
 
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