• ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      Knowing the perils of wireless energy transfer, I’m glad this didn’t go through. Imagine having 2000 W ready to be delivered from anywhere in the walls to a nearby hairdryer, or the metal springs in an unfortunately-placed old-fashioned armchair.

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        6 months ago

        Well, you’re just too realistic for that vision of the future. I rather meant the stark difference between “here’s the bleeding edge stuff we will have in 30 years time in our homes” and the fact that almost no-one can afford it.

        Realistically speaking, we do have a lot of futuristic stuff in our homes by 1989 standards, I think