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Scalzi Dec 12, 2022

This is the biggest news on the planet right now, although I understand how most folks don't think so yet. But it has the potential to be literally world changing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/11/fusion-nuclear-energy-breakthrough/

U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’

Scientists hit a key milestone in the quest to create abundant zero-carbon power through nuclear fusion. But they still have a long way to go.

The Washington Post

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Mark Demeny

@scalzi I'm about the right age to have heard "10 years away from commericalization/scale" for my entire life. I remain cautiously optimistic that technology has the potential to blunt the effects of the carbon-based society we live in, but am feeling cynically 'realistic' about the timeframes and likelihood.