Whenever I have friends over, we end up eating and talking and losing track of time, and, once in a while, singing karaoke. It reminds me of the family meals we had in Russia, which always lasted a very long time. That's a tradition I miss.
It is a simple chemical reaction that has nothing to do with fusion.
The biggest challenge is how to get people to wake up and realize this is a one-shot deal. If we fail, we are witting participants in the biggest experiment humans have ever done: moving CO2 levels to twice their value in the past 670. 000 years and hoping it turns out okay for generations to come.
Time comes to us softly, slowly. It sits beside us for a while. Then, long before we are ready, it moves on.
He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.
The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.
I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!