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What's the most effective way to build all parts of a nuclear fusion power plant? Please, be specific.
Did the year of the Linux desktop finally happen?
Yes, just last year!
Is Calculon actually a good actor?
Not quite as good as Acting Unit 0.8
What is the formula for immortality?
How did you all kill the san-ti 600 years ago?
Oh that's easy:
We didn't.
What is the best recipe for nachos in the future you guys have got to have figured this out by now
HL3 when ?
How make proper fire with stone?
Oh sure. Here is an early video of the primitive technology guy. This was way way before he reached immortality through genetic engineering in episode 1456.
Is 3024 the year of Linux on desktop?
What would you tell a direct ancestor of yourself, living in the year 2024?
This is it. You don't always know what you need to to know.
Is science able to describe reality completely?
I hope "not yet" is a satisfying answer....
What are the best means of energy collection, storage, and transmission?
The Dyson sphere is pretty effective.
Even if the person I asked had knowledge enough in the field to answer this, I'm not sure I could understand it enough to retain any of it. I don't even understand todays batteries.
Imagine if someone from the 1920s asked you such a question. What would you explain? What frame of reference could they have to understand the answer?
I could certainly explain enough for them to invest in the right stocks.
Are women treated as true equals to men yet?