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Special 10th anniversary edition of WHAT IF?—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to important questions you never thought to ask—coming from November 2024. Preorder here!
((A table showing two columns. The left column is labeled "If a researcher says a cool new technology should be available to consumers in...", and the right column is labeled "What they mean is..."))
[[The fourth quarter of next year - The project will be canceled in six months.]]
[[Five years - I've solved the interesting research problems. The rest is just business, which is easy, right?]]
[[Ten years - We haven't finished inventing it yet, but when we do, it'll be awesome.]]
[[25+ years - It has not been conclusively proven impossible.]]
[[We're not really looking at market applications right now. - I like being the only one with a hovercar.]]
{{Title text: A technology that is '20 years away' will be 20 years away indefinitely.}}
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