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baddfingerz1968 t1_jdk7s89 wrote

Reply to comment by grundar in There Is Still Plenty We Can Do to Slow Climate Change by nastratin

We have almost reached the first critical 1.5C increase in global average temp. What you interpret as pessimistic is what us realists call "the world has hardly done shit," even after warning became more and more grave from the 1970's onward. My answers to this "enormous progress" you speak of can be found all over the Net too, in articles and data that contradict your claims.

This is as optimistic as it gets:

Time is almost up

But I am still not buying it. The only thing that man is good at is destruction.

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grundar t1_jdk6202 wrote

Reply to comment by baddfingerz1968 in There Is Still Plenty We Can Do to Slow Climate Change by nastratin

> I really hate saying this, but...it's too late.

“too late” narratives are invariably based on a misunderstanding of science."

(That's a quote from one of the main authors of an earlier IPCC report.)

It's too late to avoid a 1C temperature increase (since that already happened a few years ago), but it's not too late to avoid 2C of warming. In fact, IEA projections are for emissions to fall 15-20% by 2030, putting us on the second-lowest IPCC pathway and in line for an estimated 1.8C of warming.

There's been enormous progress in the last 5 years; the most pessimistic science-based projection from today is lower than the most optimistic one from 5 years ago.

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gameryamen t1_jdk5lcc wrote

Reply to Selling AI Artwork by seouly_fizzy

Yes. You can, I do, and it works. Make sure to read the terms of use for whichever generator platform/tech you use, but most explicitly allow for this.

The murkiness around copyright status is not a prohibition on selling AI art. Even if clear guidelines are established stating that works made with AI aren't covered by copyright, that doesn't prevent you from using AI and selling the results. It just means a company with more money can copy your work and sell it themselves too, even if they cut you out of your own market. For that reason, large companies won't pay to produce art they can't own the rights to. But unless you're independently wealthy, you're probably not paying to enforce your copyights even if you own them.

Some people will recommend lying about how you make the art, because the internet feels so hostile towards AI art. You don't need to do this, and probably shouldn't. AI art is cool enough on its own, and it's scummy to lie about what you're selling. But don't worry, in practice lots of people are excited by AI art and happy to buy a piece that impresses them, even when they know exactly what they are seeing.

Edit: All of the above is assuming you aren't actively infringing on someone's IP with your AI art. A generated image of Mickey Mouse fucking Batman is going to piss off two different large companies, and they'll have the right to make you get rid of it.

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Hi-Impact-Meow t1_jdk4qxd wrote

Reply to Selling AI Artwork by seouly_fizzy

There is already tons of selling of ai generated illustrations on deviantart. My whole front page is full of ai artists selling their “adoptables” they generate 30 a day of, selling requests, patreon, etc.

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clearlylacking t1_jdk2tv3 wrote

Reply to Selling AI Artwork by seouly_fizzy

You aren't infringing anyone's copyright, but you technically don't have a copyright for them either. You can sell them but if you are worried, just don't mention they are ai.

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r2k-in-the-vortex t1_jdjmft5 wrote

Reply to An ESA advisory committee has recommended Europe should independently develop its own space station when the ISS retires, and develop its own lunar base independently of NASA's Artemis plans. by lughnasadh

I would like to point out that ESA does not have a manned launch capability. This advice is simply stupid, just because of that one fact alone.

What ESA needs is to develop Prometheus into a viable engine and build a reusable launcher from that, then go from there.

First comes the engine, then comes the rocket, then comes the space program, it doesn't work the other way around.

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FuturologyBot t1_jdjfxbl wrote

Reply to Silicon anode lithium-ion battery cell with 500 Wh/kg density by ObtainSustainability

The following submission statement was provided by /u/ObtainSustainability:

Fremont, California-based Amprius announced it has verified the performance of its silicon anode battery cells with third-party tester Mobile Power Solutions. The results indicate that this cell model provides 504 Wh per kg and 1321 Wh per L at 25 degrees C.

Amprius said the silicon anode cell is roughly half the weight and volume of leading conventional commercially available lithium-ion cells.

The cells have applications in the fast-growing electric aviation space and could later be integrated with electric vehicles. Together, electric aviation and light-duty EV battery demand is estimated to exceed over $100 billion globally by 2025, said the company.

The Amprius cells offer a run time of 200% compared to leading graphite battery cells, while being lighter and smaller than other batteries with the same energy content.

“...technology that will ultimately revolutionize how high we fly, how far we travel and how long we can use our devices,” said Jon Bornstein, president of Amprius Labs.

The battery cells are planned to be integrated with the AALTO Zephyr, a high-altitude platform station (HAPS). The solar-electric telecommunications aircraft offers persistent earth observation with 18cm ground sampling distance, near-real-time video and imagery from the stratosphere, day and night.

Amprius operates a research and development laboratory in Fremont, California. It recently signed a letter of intent for a 774,000 square foot facility in Brighton, Colorado that would provide up to 5 GWh of manufacturing capacity.

The Department of Energy (DOE) targets improvements in battery performance to stabilize the critical materials supply chain and offer attractive products to vehicle buyers. “While a number of electric drive vehicles are available on the market, further improvements in batteries could make them more affordable and convenient to consumers,” according to the DOE.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/120wxmh/silicon_anode_lithiumion_battery_cell_with_500/jdjbhgw/

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