This Week in the Future, February 13-17, 2012 Baarbarian

All that happened this week pales in the face of Tiny Chameleon. Tiny Chameleon is the most important news of the week. Of the year. I mean, yeah, we also learned about a teenager who achieved nuclear fusion in his parents' garage, and saw the future of toys, and the most powerful portable games console ever made. But just look at Tiny Chameleon. Look at him!

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'The Boy Who Played With Fusion' is a great piece on an amazing kid. I read it through twice, and couldn't keep my eyes dry at the end either time.

As the one person cited in the article said, I'm glad he's on our side, although I wish there were no sides, just everyone pulling on the same end of the rope.

One day...one day...


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