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Well, in fairness, I could say the same about solar, improved batteries, etc.

by hedora 3y ago

marricks 3y ago
> solar, improved batteries Neither of those sounded as sexy (i.e hyped) to me a nuclear fusion and quantum computers.
- imchillyb 3y ago
  > solar, improved batteries >> Neither of those sounded as sexy (i.e hyped) to me a nuclear fusion and quantum computers. Breaking News: The Gates Foundation has actually deployed a product -- Solary! Meet Solary, The Gates Foundation replacement for salaries and a new way to power your entire home. This $1,000 (price pending review) device can provide a multi-family, multi-story, dwelling with power for 100 years. The software called Solary GoFY (possibly a subscription service) serves as a full and complete monitoring solution for the premises! -- See, solar can be sexy!
  - Dylan16807 3y ago
    Eh? A random person making up a fictional press release doesn't count as hype, you know that right?
skywhopper 3y ago
Solar has become incredibly inexpensive in the last decade, and batteries likewise are many times better than they were 20 years ago. Is there further to go, yes, but progress has been steady and real applications are all around you for both. Our phones are marvels of battery technology that was impossible 15 years ago. Fusion and quantum computing on the other hand. Neither has yet solved one problem or made net progress. They have great promise but the practicalities may ultimately outweigh the benefits. Meanwhile, solar-charged batteries powering high performance electric cars are more common every day.
- MattPalmer1086 3y ago
  You think there has been no net progress in QC or fusion? There has been a lot of progress, but not to the point where we can make practical use of them yet. Some problems are just harder than others. Maybe some of them are not soluble, or some are not economic. We won't know if we don't try, and they hold out great promise.

Well, in fairness, I could say the same about solar, improved batteries, etc.

by hedora 3y ago

Well, in fairness, I could say the same about solar, improved batteries, etc.

marricks 3y ago

> solar, improved batteries Neither of those sounded as sexy (i.e hyped) to me a nuclear fusion and quantum computers.

imchillyb 3y ago
> solar, improved batteries >> Neither of those sounded as sexy (i.e hyped) to me a nuclear fusion and quantum computers. Breaking News: The Gates Foundation has actually deployed a product -- Solary! Meet Solary, The Gates Foundation replacement for salaries and a new way to power your entire home. This $1,000 (price pending review) device can provide a multi-family, multi-story, dwelling with power for 100 years. The software called Solary GoFY (possibly a subscription service) serves as a full and complete monitoring solution for the premises! -- See, solar can be sexy!
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  Eh? A random person making up a fictional press release doesn't count as hype, you know that right?

skywhopper 3y ago

Solar has become incredibly inexpensive in the last decade, and batteries likewise are many times better than they were 20 years ago. Is there further to go, yes, but progress has been steady and real applications are all around you for both. Our phones are marvels of battery technology that was impossible 15 years ago. Fusion and quantum computing on the other hand. Neither has yet solved one problem or made net progress. They have great promise but the practicalities may ultimately outweigh the benefits. Meanwhile, solar-charged batteries powering high performance electric cars are more common every day.

MattPalmer1086 3y ago
You think there has been no net progress in QC or fusion? There has been a lot of progress, but not to the point where we can make practical use of them yet. Some problems are just harder than others. Maybe some of them are not soluble, or some are not economic. We won't know if we don't try, and they hold out great promise.