Google has signed a deal with California startup Kairos Power for six or seven small modular reactors. The first is due in 2030 and the rest by 2035, for a total of 500 megawatts. [Google blog; pre…
Criticize all you’d like. I just think it’s better to let corporations foot the research, especially if it turns out to be a fruitless attempt at progress.
For the non-banned people who think this is a good take. It is not. Corps due to competing with each other keep the research private, which if it doesn’t work out will lead others to do similar research (wasting that time/money again) or they will patent it which causes a slowdown in further research due to all the license payment shit. (Or worse, they go the before patents were a thing way, and keep it all a secret, wasting more time and money).
Criticize all you’d like. I just think it’s better to let corporations foot the research, especially if it turns out to be a fruitless attempt at progress.
imagine having takes about tech
Imagine repeatedly being critical of another’s opinion without offering a counterargument.
I’m sure you’ll develop adult conversational skills as you mature.
imagine dropping into the takes lounge for techs, and instead pouting
but also holy fuck this is the second “waaaaaaah just you wait until you grow up” we’ve had recently, wtf. are the promptfans okay?
it’s a really weird week for them to do this, as my spinal column has decided to finally, painfully turn into dust
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my hobbies include instance administration and exploding out of my tomb, cursing whoever disturbed my skeletal remains (usually a cat)
christ alfucking mighty all your posts are this boring
and since that “counterargument” shit means you definitely didn’t read the sidebar, off you fuck, debatebro
For the non-banned people who think this is a good take. It is not. Corps due to competing with each other keep the research private, which if it doesn’t work out will lead others to do similar research (wasting that time/money again) or they will patent it which causes a slowdown in further research due to all the license payment shit. (Or worse, they go the before patents were a thing way, and keep it all a secret, wasting more time and money).