Have they solved the huge unsolved problem no one else has solved
yeah, no.
I agree with the sentiment, I just found it to be a funny context to bring it up in ;)
your talk about art sparking the imagination tells me you don’t see two legs and a jar in the tv shadow.
…or maybe you do, who am i to judge.
I disagree, lots of things are much cheaper and worse.
Clothes are much cheaper and far worse. Power tools are generally a lot cheaper bit also built to break.
Houses are somehow more expensive AND lower quality though.
You need to be more careful with context.
That’s Richard Ayoade in the picture, and he’s a fuckin’ national treasure.


Insurance companies too exist to make money. If their customers generally went plus, the insurance company would go out of business.


that seems, inefficient


I’m pretty happy with my samsung. No really, hear me out, if power cuts out, when it resumes, the tv auto starts on the same input.
I have it connected to a pc, and use a smart plug for turning on and off. Haven’t seen a trace of the smarts for years :D
geologists could also tell you where the best rocks are.
FTFY
… except in 100, when it doesn’t, except again in 400, then it does.


the locks are quite basic though, literally pickable with a hair pin
Why? It IS about my aesthetic preferences :)
I like when everywhere in a place is different and memorable.
If you like samey grids I have no reason not to respect that, but I wholeheartedly disagree.
so fucking much better!
If we put it like that, every other energy source on earth begins that way and adds at least one conversion step.
… except for fusion of course.
Solar cells, technically.
boiling water systems have a thermal efficiency of ~40% Solar cells are closer to 45% efficient


One could say he did the wrong thing for the right reasons
hm, that sounds sensible actually