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minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months agoIt is interesting to see old tech having clever solutions for stuff like this, these days the answer is 98% of the time is to slap a CPU on it. It’s boring!
minus-squareImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoWait til you hear about all the different technologies we use to generate electricity
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months ago yep, that’s right - it goes in the square hole we’re boiling water!
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months ago99% spinning a generator and 1% direct solar panels
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoHey, hasn’t that panel number been going up lately?
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThe amount of panels has been. Unfortunately as always our demand also keep increasing.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoKardashev level 1 here we goo!
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s just turning water into steam again, isn’t it
minus-squareImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYou’re right! Sometimes we let the kinetic energy of the liquid water itself spin the turbine, when we’re feeling freaky.
It is interesting to see old tech having clever solutions for stuff like this, these days the answer is 98% of the time is to slap a CPU on it.
It’s boring!
Wait til you hear about all the different technologies we use to generate electricity
99% spinning a generator and 1% direct solar panels
Hey, hasn’t that panel number been going up lately?
The amount of panels has been. Unfortunately as always our demand also keep increasing.
Kardashev level 1 here we goo!
It’s just turning water into steam again, isn’t it
it’s not all steam
You’re right! Sometimes we let the kinetic energy of the liquid water itself spin the turbine, when we’re feeling freaky.