It's not meant to, it's meant to dispel the common notion that no progress is being made in this area of research.
And the total power output doesn't need to remain exponential for fusion to be viable, we just need a way to sustain fusion reactions for a long enough period of time (china recently set a record with 101 seconds).
Seriously look into all the work being done on this currently by Government projects and private companies. I'm not saying it'll happen soon but significant progress has indeed been happening for a long time, and is only picking up pace as time goes on. As I said, this is likely the most difficult thing humans have ever attempted.
Before anyone comments "fusion is always 10 years away" I'll just say that we've made significant progress in the last 40 years (energy generated by fusion is on par with moore's law) and it is simultaneously the single hardest and the most rewarding engineering problem ever attempted by humans. Any news on this front is good news.
Marijuana taxes are obscene and immoral. I pay 30-40% on a plant that has medicinal properties in Colorado. The whole "sin" tax on marijuana makes no sense. God forbid this gets set at a Federal level.
>Of course, you might feel differently, but one of my biggest takeaways from all of this side-by-side code is that Rust is clear, expressive
As someone who doesn't use either of these languages, I couldn't disagree more. The Javascript was intuitive and immediately made sense, while the Rust code gave me a headache.
> My only hope is that this isn't so successful that they neglect the installer because nobody is using it anymore :-)
Wouldn't that be a good thing? I mean, you'd have a tough time finding a computer for sale in 2019 that even has a CD drive, why care about it so much?
You literally have better odds of winning the powerball than your vote having any effect on the outcome of a general election. Even if it did, the people put in office are worried about themselves and the people they owe money to -- not your opinions.
> If I want to use Facebook to some extent but stop them from selling all my data to everyone
This is an unrealistic expectation. You signed a legal contract when you signed up for an account stating that you're a-okay with them using your data.
