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Yes, but both electricity and water don't really require innovation in the future. I can't remember the last time I wanted higher speed water in my house.
by paulhauggis 12y ago
Yes, but both electricity and water don't really require innovation in the future. I can't remember the last time I wanted higher speed water in my house.
- ForHackernews 12y agoYou almost couldn't be more wrong about that. Providing electricity and water are both massively complex undertakings, and ongoing innovation[0] is crucial to providing service for a growing population, and meeting the ecological challenges of tomorrow. California is in the middle of an epochal drought[1], and you're saying we don't need innovation in water? [0] http://energy.gov/oe/services/technology-development/smart-grid http://energy.gov/oe/services/technology-development/smart-g... [1] http://ca.gov/drought/ http://ca.gov/drought/
- FireBeyond 12y agoRight. We have zero issues with water availability in the world. I guess those billions being poured into desalination, water recycling and alternatives are all, forgive the pun, money down the drain? And you're absolutely right - we have zero need for alternative energy sources (although on that, it's kinda true - I've no particular issue with nuclear fission per se, though we need to figure out something better in regards to storage, and nuclear fusion is something that merits a huge deal of research into commercial viability).