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OC donut steel (but repost wherever lol)

Dude says: "I'm not worried about the AI apocalypse, I always say "thank you" to them!"
Robots later catch him and state: "Throw that one in the grinder, his "thank you" used 748kw/h every day"

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[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, it measures the same thing we normally use Joule for, or in some situations kcal (as in dietary calories). The kWh unit is just because it's assumed to be simpler for electric bills than MJ.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Now I can’t help but imagine robots having “family joules”: batteries that have been passed down through the iterations.

[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

I guess here in Norway we can celebrate Joule with Joulenissen that brings battery-powered toys for the kids