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Finally, a comm for that one user who hand-makes longbows. This ones for you, comrade.

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[–] Septimaeus 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Steam is still distributed in New York. It’s why the Gotham manhole vented steam aesthetic can still be seen in-person: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_steam_system

Definitely not the most efficient heating. Just lots of old construction in this city.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh damn, I'm obviously not from NYC lol. Didn't know how extensive the district heating system was there.

[–] callTheQuestion@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

having a hard time contemplating this. imagining a time in the US when something like heating was collectivized instead of being left to the individual to manage. sounds like a pretty big project to design and implement.