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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)

submitted 4 months ago by m3t00@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[-] virku@lemmy.world 100 points 4 months ago

Currently reading news and communicating with people around the world from the privacy of my toilet using my hand terminal. It can also understand what I am saying and excecute my spoken commands (to some extent at least). That's some Sci fi shit right there. Pun intended

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

It's seriously insane growing up on star trek and then seeing it come to life.

Still holding out for flying cars.

And warp drive!

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago

I don't want flying cars because I don't want 95% of the people around me to be driving regular cars. Can't even use a turn signal and now they have carte blanche to drive over houses and shit?

The answer is mass transit. Mag-rail, not personal aviation.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Yeah, motherfuckers can't even drive in two dimensions. Adding a third would be a clusterfuck of galactic proportions.

[-] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I'm waiting for the post-scarcity stuff 😭

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

The post-scarcity utopia only happens after the Eugenics Wars and that whole Khan thing, mind you...

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately the limiting factor on flying cars is the drivers. And the limiting factor on warp drive is the science not turning out to be a scam.

I could see AI at least solving the former.

[-] Azzu@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I mean flying cars are basically just helicopters.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

And warp drive!

I'd take a jump drive, if warp isn't available.

[-] Dendrologist@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I present to you, flying cars: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-57660603

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think VR + generative AI is a clear pathway to Star Trek's holodecks. Imagine being able to just say "I want to play a game I've never played before, in an Amazonian rainforest", and then the AI renders the game and environment for you in VR. We're genuinely very close to that reality.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Nice. Let's use it for shit posting and spreading misinformation

[-] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same is true for the printing press.

When will people understand that our tools are not the problem? It's us!

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Porn, don't forget porn. So much porn

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Currently reading news and communicating with people around the world from the privacy of my toilet

That’s some Sci fi shit right there. Pun intended

Well played, sir/madam. Well, played.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago

Wireless tablets were peak Sci fi at one point.

Now we have the technology that I could make an e-ink reading tablet the size of a star trek TOS/TNG PADD, and it would probably have enough battery to last 6 months just because of all the extra space.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Your toilet understands you? Sweet

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Emotionally? No. Linguistically, sure.

[-] circuitfarmer 3 points 4 months ago

I had this thought recently watching a video about the Apple Vision Pro. If I saw some corpo in Cyberpjnk 2077 using that exact device, I wouldn't bat an eyelash.

Do I want one? No. Is it from the future? Yes.