Abedsbrother t1_jae2umm wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Reply to Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells - Now, scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence, where lab-grown brain organoids act as biological hardware by Gari_305

Getting major Deus Ex vibes from this. Only played the Jensen games, thinking of Hyron from Human Revolution.

Abedsbrother t1_j470s0y wrote on January 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Reply to German EV and plug-in car sales hit 55.4% market share in December 2022 by Surur

Isn't December high because the EU equivalent of the US' Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard means automakers have to move X number of products or be fined by the regulatory body?

Abedsbrother t1_j2xn0kn wrote on January 4, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Reply to The promise of batteries that come from trees by Sariel007

But I thought the whole point of renewable energy was to reduce / eliminate dependence on harmful environmental practices to produce our creature comforts. Are we going to return to massive logging of whatever forests are left so we can produce batteries to power the electric vehicles & appliances that are supposed to "save the earth"?