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throwawayfghtyu t1_j5dvlig wrote
Reply to comment by thefilmforgeuk in TIL that cats are more vocal with humans than with other cats. by Everyusernametaken1
My 3 cats do this whenever they see a bird, or reflection of light, or laser pointer. The chattering and weird meows. But they don't stop when they see me
throwawayfghtyu t1_j1qnl8a wrote
Reply to comment by angryswooper in Quentin Tarantino responds to Kanye West saying Django Unchained was his idea by PineBarrens89
Our generation doesn't have the ability to maintain focus through natural pauses in dialogue longer than 0.4 seconds, they removed them so we can stay focused obviously
throwawayfghtyu t1_j0cd3a7 wrote
Reply to comment by FarmhouseFan in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
Ugh, such a disappointment. You've really got blinders up for anything other than your own thoughts. I was hoping you might have a sliver of maturity. Oh well.
throwawayfghtyu t1_j0ccgk7 wrote
Reply to comment by FarmhouseFan in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
I just saw you've had this argument with others and use the same "read the article again" approach and general dismissive attitude toward anyone who doesn't hold the same opinion. Look, you can be optimistic and proud of progress all you want, I think fusion research is great. But you can't buy into the hype train either. We've got a long way to go, and we'll get there a lot sooner if people can actually work together and not be dicks to each other about the actual state of progress thus far. Have a good day.
throwawayfghtyu t1_j0caoze wrote
Reply to comment by FarmhouseFan in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
Is up-to-date tech anywhere near the 300x efficiency needed in comparison to break even? And because this experiment has the most return on input so far, are electricity-geared reactors even further off considering this one is purely for weapons research? I still don't understand the point you're making, is this supposed to be an optimistic viewpoint you're proposing?
throwawayfghtyu t1_j0c94qi wrote
Reply to comment by FarmhouseFan in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
I did already... Now can you please explain the point you're making?
throwawayfghtyu t1_j0bzpnv wrote
Reply to comment by saltyhasp in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
More than that, the NIF is for weapons research and will never produce electricity and is never planned to. And if we were to break even with energy in/out, our current best way to turn it into electricity is to use the heat to boil water and spin a turbine, which is at most about 33% efficient. So if this reactor meant to break even with electricity it'd need about a 300x improvement. For actual usable electricity at the end, even more.
It's an improvement for sure but the headlines are for bringing in money and generating hype. We are still a good distance away from making fusion viable.
throwawayfghtyu t1_j6n96w4 wrote
Reply to comment by jfpbookworm in TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
Porcelain is also an excellent material for anti-bacterial properties