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I, Rowboat? http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm
by csours 10y ago
I, Rowboat? http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm
- specialist 10y agoLove that story. Who's making the RoboBaleenBarge? Autonomous barges that scoop plastic debris from the gyres. Discerning enough to filter out man made crap. From infinitesimal to big in size. Allows critters to escape. Something like Mr Trash Wheel robust enough for open ocean. http://baltimorewaterfront.com/healthy-harbor/water-wheel/ http://baltimorewaterfront.com/healthy-harbor/water-wheel/ Maybe powered by waves, like these wave gliders. Or solar. Or the material it gathers. The gathered bundles are in turned gathered by bigger barges. Or dropped into a trench. Or used to fab new barges. A design that is super simple and easy to replicate. PS- Yes, I know about theoceancleanup.com effort. I'm bearish on that design. Though I hope I'm proven wrong.
- zem 10y agohow have i never seen that before? excellent story! reminds me of aldiss's "who can replace a man" crossed with "accelerando"