That is part of how research is conducted, and it's justified by relying on the concept of informed consent from research subjects and a requirement that the distribution of the risks and benefits of research are appropriate.

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Interestingly enough, the distribution of this trend is significantly narrower than that of the IOPS requirement, even though IOPS is a function of latency and bandwidth.

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The engineering requirement overall for CST, wind-power, new power distribution, electric transportation etc. is phenomenal and unprecedented, and while I marvel at the audacity of the proposal, I doubt very much that it can be done in time, if at all.

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