Which of these technologies will become practical in your lifetime?
Quantum computing
13%
Nuclear fusion
20.3%
Both
11.3%
Neither
55.4%
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@norootcause Can't say because notions of "practical" have shifted radically in my lifetime. Gonna say Neither cause my warrantee is about to expire.
@norootcause I voted for neither, but I can see some sort of path by which QC becomes practical for some situations. Technically I think fusion is already totally practical, it’s just we can’t switch the thing on and off, and solar panels really only collect a tiny proportion of the output.
@aardvark179 @norootcause Technically we’ve been able to switch fusion on since 1952…
@norootcause You needed to adjust for expected lifetime. My vote probably skews the results.
@marick I suspect my followers skew older in general.
@norootcause @marick Hey, I resemble that remark!
@norootcause @marick I assume everyone is old, like me, or they are a child
@norootcause I’m overly optimistic (both on the tech timelines and my own), but I voted for both.
Trying for immortality here