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"I'm no expert but I've read", is probably one of the most dangerous phrases in the entire English language. That said, I'm no expert but I've read that the hal
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
"I'm no expert but I've read", is probably one of the most dangerous phrases in the entire English language. That said, I'm no expert but I've read that the half life of the stuff it irradiates is pretty short, so you only need to store it for a hundred years or so rather than 10,000. So no ray-cats are needed. http://emperorx.bandcamp.com/album/10000-year-earworm-to-discourage-settlement-near-nuclear-waste-repositories http://emperorx.bandcamp.com/album/10000-year-earworm-to-dis...
- Elrac 12y agoI hoped to limit the impact of my speculation by being humble about my state of knowledge. Anyway, more information is good, and that's one less thing for me to lose sleep over. Thanks!
- the8472 12y ago>I hoped to limit the impact of my speculation by being humble You could have requested information instead. Otherwise people may feel compelled[1] to "fix" your half-baked knowledge by argumenting ferociously instead of just presenting knowledge. [1] http://xkcd.com/386/ http://xkcd.com/386/
- DennisP 12y agoCunningham's Law: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law