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marknorthfield
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 177 Location: Bracknell
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:24 pm Post subject: The latest fusion milestone |
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'Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of...' (delete original text and insert alternatives as appropriate)
I'll go with 'securing continued funding until 2050.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621
It's curious how technological progress is seen as an inevitability. We're jolly well on the way to the ultimate goal, people. Look, another crucial milestone! All our energy problems are going to be solved! You knew they'd think of something, because they always do. Move along now, move along.
I'm guessing the author of the article hasn't ever read The Archdruid Report. Mr Greer has had quite a bit to say recently about the religion of progress, including a rather arresting juxtaposition of two particular images in a recent essay.
http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/which-way-to-heaven.html |
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RenewableCandy

Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 12652 Location: York
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Crucial Milestone?? Haven't they even gone metric yet?? _________________ Soyez réaliste. Demandez l'impossible.
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woodburner
Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 4077
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hands up those who have heard of a kilometrestone. _________________ To become an extremist, hang around with people you agree with. Cass Sunstein |
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emordnilap

Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 14559 Location: Houǝsʇlʎ' ᴉʇ,s ɹǝɐllʎ uoʇ ʍoɹʇɥ ʇɥǝ ǝɟɟoɹʇ' pou,ʇ ǝʌǝu qoʇɥǝɹ˙
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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A stone? A kilometrekilogram, Shirley. _________________ I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker |
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biffvernon

Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 18541 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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'securing continued funding until 2050.'
But as we know, commercial fusion is (and always has been) 40 years away, not 37. _________________ http://biffvernon.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Tarrel
Joined: 29 Nov 2011 Posts: 2449 Location: Ross-shire, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Interesting that the milestone in question was to exceed an EROEI ratio of 1.
Before long it'll be up there in the dizzying heights of some of the shale oil production! _________________ Engage in geo-engineering. Plant a tree today. |
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