NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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    10 months ago

    In the future people will even be able to play chess with someone across the world, and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

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      and even order a pizza to their door on the telephone.

      While living on the moon. (50s futurists aimed high.)

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          I agree. But sadly, a lot of progress is driven buy conflict as well.

          Unless a nation is under an existential threat there is little motivation to invest in progress.