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    Does the world really need 'more power'?

    I feel that we are in for a dramatic expansion in energy demand. The gating problem right now is the inadequacy of robot general purpose AI to successfully function in the real world. Once that problem is solved, labor is no longer a limiting factor. We can have robot cars, robot domestic...
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    Does the world really need 'more power'?

    We can burn unlimited amounts mining for bitcoin and other make-work problems. Enforcing scarcity via make-work should be banned.
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    Does the world really need 'more power'?

    Notably, we will eventually (very long term) need more power of the right kind. The Earth is in thermodynamic equilibrium with space. If we generally a lot more power here on the surface to power machinery and whatnot, that energy eventually all becomes heat, and shifts the Earth's thermal...
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    Why is the CO2 level lower in my house than outside?

    Since you are recording in December, I'm going to suggest that there is a substantial thermal difference between inside and outside. Here I'm assuming you are some place where it gets reasonably chilly in December. If that is the case, we may note that warmer air expands -- fewer molecules /...
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