mhoye on Nostr: Re-reading "Energy After Fire", that makes a philosophical point that, fundamentally, ...
Re-reading "Energy After Fire", that makes a philosophical point that, fundamentally, one real change we're seeing in the world is that we can turn energy into work directly, and the side journey through fire to work is the long way around.
https://rmi.org/energy-after-fire/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/03/electra-found-a-cheap-clean-way-to-purify-iron-and-its-raising-257m-to-make-it-happen/
In a certain light, this is just what the petroleum industry does: it moves potential fire somewhere that it's useful that it become actual fire. And increasingly, that process is just... wasteful.
https://rmi.org/energy-after-fire/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/03/electra-found-a-cheap-clean-way-to-purify-iron-and-its-raising-257m-to-make-it-happen/
In a certain light, this is just what the petroleum industry does: it moves potential fire somewhere that it's useful that it become actual fire. And increasingly, that process is just... wasteful.