December 21, 2009

#678: Researcher Translation explain

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!If a researcher says a coolnew technology should beavailable to consumers in…

!What they mean is…

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|The fourth quarterof next year

|The project will becanceled in six months.

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|Five years

|I’ve solved the interestingresearch problems. The rest isjust business, which is easy, right?

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|Ten years

|We haven’t finished inventing ityet, but when we do, it’ll be awesome.

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|25+ years

|It has not been conclusivelyproven impossible.

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|We’re not reallylooking at marketapplications right now.

|I like being the onlyone with a hovercar.

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