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by bkanber 1701 days ago
What? I don't understand what you mean by that.
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OnlineGladiator 1701 days ago
There's no reason to assume this is a solvable problem, just because it's a new field. I remember when cold fusion was considered inevitable.

You don't actually have any reason to assume it will happen other than blind optimism.

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bkanber 1701 days ago
... you don't actually have any reason to assume it won't happen other than blind pessimism. So let's just agree to disagree.
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OnlineGladiator 1701 days ago
I love to disagree because I'm a betting man. Want to wager some money on a bet? Pick a timeline (5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 50 years) and maybe we can make this fun!
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bkanber 1701 days ago
lol. No bet. Not because I doubt my position (I see an aerogel-inspired material working out). Rather because the 50 year timeline that I would feel safe betting on is basically my end-of-life. I'm not really interested in paying out a longbets.org payment on my deathbed.
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rightbyte 1701 days ago
As he said, more or less. Sorry for being cryptic.

"There's no reason to assume this is a solvable problem"

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