I just saw a headline about Ford patenting a system to eavesdrop on passengers conversations to serve them related ads. If I had patented that before, could I stop it from being used?

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    Oh yea, you may have noticed a tinfoil hat on those telling you that. You can’t make energy out of nothing, splitting it costs as much energy as combining would get you…

    …minus a tonne of losses. Not that oil is remotely efficient in comparison.

    I heard about solar cell tech and such. Apparently they bought the patents and said they’re going to use it expand into green energy. Which they never did, obviously