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The problem with this is entropy. Heat dissipated to the environment is highly entropic (more disorganized, less useful heat/energy), and to effectively extract it, you’d need to reduce the entropy, which requires more energy that you would get from the heat you recovered.

Wow its good this article isn’t talking about speech like that

And also twin screw polymer extruders

Of what she says is true, it sounds like they really did do what they could for the man.

Beloved, his character arc has been interesting to watch

Big “if you’re innocent, you’ve got nothing to hide” energy. I can be innocent and still not want unnecessary interaction with police and appreciate my privacy

Unless you personally arrange him a new home, he isn’t going to find one. Old dogs are hard to adopt out, so you’ll most likely end up putting him in a stressful shelter while he waits to be euthanized. If you absolutely cannot care for him, do him a favor and just euthanize him. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you need to hear it

Agree to disagree I guess. I think protecting ideas is an important safeguard that encourages people to take the risk of investing in research.

You can’t patent things that aren’t a process or a product, so no you can’t patent genes.

Patents take quite a bit of effort to write up if you really want to protect your intellectual property, and their scope is pretty narrow. The patent holder can also license with interested parties if they want.

Patents are incredibly important for R&D as without them, there is no protection of IP