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biopticstream t1_jbi0hl1 wrote

Reply to Reviewing the U.S. solar panel value chain manufacturing capacity. Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), an energized solar industry is aiming high and envisioning a future where the U.S. has a robust domestic energy supply chain. by mafco

Although it may take a few years for the domestic manufacturing capacity for upstream components to pick up, it's still exciting to see the growth and progress in the industry

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Mrs_Wheelyke t1_jbi0c1i wrote

Reply to With A.i advancements. What are some skills everybody should be learning now to better live in the future? by Moon_Devonshire

Theoretically the automation of most jobs would be to the benefit of the majority of humans being able to exist in a self-fulfillment focused post-scarcity post-capitalist society. So like, the arts, reinforcing social groups, sports, hobbies, exploration. Tea, earl gray, hot.

If we reach that point of automation and we're still left brawling for the scraps of human employment to avoid starving to death... uh. You like dystopia fiction?

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nonameworks t1_jbhwsnp wrote

Reply to comment by BBTB2 in We live in the Jetsons now. A Flying Motorbike Company Gets Listed on the Nasdaq by jwright100

You’re mixing things up. There are commercial toroidal propellers for boats, they have been in production for years, but cost $5000 each.

MIT recently developed toroidal propellers that they demonstrated with a quad rotor drone. No reason they couldn’t be scaled up to fit this. But the question is will they, not can they.

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