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dlamblin t1_j8jzchx wrote

Reply to comment by rich_and_beautiful in Scientists Successfully Split Seawater To Produce Green Hydrogen by __The__Anomaly__

I also don't get this claim. There's no chance that the amount of electricity used in the electrolysis can be regenerated 100% by using the hydrogen and oxygen produced.

It further doesn't seem to account for costs of pumping, storage, transport. Nor of handling the saltier byproduct brine. And that's really weird to the point of stupidity since they only have to take a cursory look at desalination plants to get some ideas about the issues at a production scale facility and approaches that can be applied.

Desalination of course is itself causing some issues in places like the [Persian/Arabian] Gulf, the Red Sea, soon the east Mediterranean.

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remek t1_j8jvopm wrote

Reply to comment by allenout in 7 international companies have teamed with the EU to form the International Hyperloop Association, the industry's first trade body. by lughnasadh

I am no expert on the topic nor do I defend Hyperloop but having a train going over 500km/h not enclosed in a metal tube makes me feel very uncomfortable for some reason. Perhaps if thing is supposed to go this fast I'd rather have it enclosed (or 10km above my head)

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Hvarfa-Bragi t1_j8jvill wrote

Reply to comment by JUYED-AWK-YACC in Scientists Successfully Split Seawater To Produce Green Hydrogen by __The__Anomaly__

It doesn't have to come out of pipes in one spot.

Automated solar-powered barges could distribute ideal concentrations of massive amounts of waste salts.

Waste salts could be buried inland.

They could be used as building materials or for any number of other applications.

> It's obvious you don't know anything, accept it and move on.

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Chroderos t1_j8jv8qd wrote

Reply to comment by niboras in Drawing the line between positive use of technology and degeneracy by [deleted]

Then our super-intelligent AI descendants take over the mantle of “human” civilization. Every parent wants to see their child exceed them, so this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It might even be in line with what you are arguing as AI may not be subject to all the crazy sex stuff OP is opposed to and could just go on doing meaningful stuff for the future of intelligence in the universe full time.

Alternatively, we could just grow new generations in artificial wombs if necessary.

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IvanAfterAll t1_j8jukw1 wrote

Reply to comment by magicMikeeee95 in Physicists Say Aliens May Be Using Black Holes as Quantum Computers : ScienceAlert by Gari_305

ChatAI to the rescue:

Title: Unusual Weapon Assembly Activity Observed in a Population of Turtles on a Hollow Island

Authors: Dr. Mei Ling Wong, Department of Zoology, University of Singapore; Dr. Thomas Anderson, Division of Ecology and Evolution, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract: In this study, we report the discovery of a population of turtles living in a previously unknown hollow island located near the equator. Our research team utilized satellite imaging to identify the island, and upon closer inspection, discovered that the interior of the island was hollow and occupied by a large number of turtles.

During our observations, we noticed that the turtles were engaging in an unusual activity: assembling handguns. We collected samples of these weapons and conducted a thorough analysis of their components and construction.

Our findings indicate that the turtles are capable of assembling functional handguns using raw materials and tools that they appear to have acquired through unknown means. The purpose of these weapons is currently unknown and requires further investigation.

This discovery raises important questions about the capacity of non-human species to engage in complex behaviors and raises concerns about the potential threats posed by these activities. Further research is needed to better understand the origins and implications of this behavior.

We urge all relevant government agencies and organizations to take this discovery seriously and to take appropriate measures to address any potential threats to national security.

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