• Orbituary
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    51 month ago

    This is the same take as people thinking wind energy steals wind, or solar energy reduces the sun’s efficacy.

    • @[email protected]
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      101 month ago

      Wind energy does.

      It’s just that we can’t extract sufficient energy from it to have any meaningful impact.

      • Orbituary
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        21 month ago

        Exactly my analogy.

    • TimeSquirrel
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      1 month ago

      Technically, a properly tuned receiver that’s using the signal for power can create radio “shadows” behind the device. People have also been caught with giant coils in their attic siphoning power from nearby radio stations and high voltage power lines, because they can detect the power draw.