potassium ion, if it’s newer

i think you mean sodium ion?

devices with offline knowledge. you can download wikipedia to your device.

also gaming consoles against the boredom and to maybe connect to the neighbor for fun?

woosh indeed

how does a datacenter even contaminate water?

let me guess: the devices live 2x as long but cost 3x as much?

well, tbf, you also buy the oil extraction tower once.

i remember the discussion 20 years ago when people were discussing whether renewables would ever be cheaper than fossil fuels. the (prevailing) argument (that (almost) everyone agreed to) was “nah, because producing something is always more difficult than just extracting it and shipping it around”

oh how the tides have turned.

this is pure gold

very interesting concept. another example might be railway drivers who are merely appendices to the vehicle. the vehicle largely drives itself, the driver is mostly there to check tickets, answer passenger’s questions, etc.