((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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We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close.