Don't mention the 'F' word

摘要

"But Mr President, funding femtotechnol-ogy will lead to untold advances in medicine, information technology and defence." A piercing look expressed the presidents scepticism. No more broken promises would be tolerated. "Admittedly we had a few hiccups with the earlier technologies, but look, it wasn't that bad. Only 10% of lab heads were successfully convicted, and only 5% of the labs consumed themselves." Mechanically, the president raised a disapproving eyebrow. "And just think of all the advances..." Moving swiftly on, the applicant continued: "As I set out in my agenda, I am going to explain why the previous problems wont plague us this time round."