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The analogy to power generation might not hold up in the long term. Solar cells improvements follow Moore's law so maybe power generation will eventually come f
by Flenser 17y ago
The analogy to power generation might not hold up in the long term. Solar cells improvements follow Moore's law so maybe power generation will eventually come full circle and companies will start generating their own power again.
- gaius 17y agoThere is an absolute bound on how much energy you can get from a solar cell tho', as in, you can't make the sun shine any brighter. Even if you concentrate it with mirrors, it's still a function of actual square metres occupied.
- Groxx 17y agoMaybe a logarithmic version of Moore's law exists where there's a definite upper limit? Where every <time period> the X value doubles, moving it ever closer to the limit (until not financially viable)? It seems to fit to me, as many techs like this skyrocket at the beginning, with huge expectations, and then growth slows until it becomes a steady crawl.