marshray

46 ms·

601.
by marshray 6y ago
They weren't called the Dark Ages for nothin'.
602.
by marshray 6y ago
The defense waste is just a fraction of the total: "The U.S. commercial power industry alone has generated more waste (nuclear fuel that is "spent" and is no longer efficient at generating power) than any other country—nearly
603.
by marshray 6y ago
Perhaps you'd like to link to some figures for the cost of permanent disposal of commercial waste? Or were you just planning to let the grandkids deal with that?
604.
by marshray 6y ago
"In 2015, President Obama found that a separate repository for defense-related radioactive waste was required. DOE reported that defense waste is smaller in volume, less radioactive, and thermally cooler than commercial spent nuclear f
605.
by marshray 6y ago
That option doesn't exist in the US. We have no permanent disposal facilities, not even in the planning stage. https://www.gao.gov/key_issues/disposal_of_highlevel_nuclear...
606.
by marshray 6y ago
If only a method for permanent disposal of nuclear waste actually existed.
607.
by marshray 6y ago
I think it's disingenuous to argue the economics of nuclear without mentioning: "DOE reported that it faced an estimated $494 billion in future environmental cleanup costs — a liability that roughly tripled during the previous 20
608.
by marshray 6y ago
> swipe-sideways on SMS WHAT?!
609.
by marshray 6y ago
If by 'far right' you mean "convicted felon artificially inflating engagement for political impact", then your point is valid.
610.
by marshray 6y ago
Yes, of course there are exceptional contexts where clothing color can indicate gang/clan/politicl allegiance. The topic was "amazingly-broad generalization".
611.
by marshray 6y ago
I don't believe that you don't actually understand the difference between "shoe or shirt color" and flashing hand signs for a photo.
612.
by marshray 6y ago
Adobe had a decade or more to show that they could develop a secure browser plugin. They couldn't do it, or decided their resources were better spent elsewhere. If you don't want to maintain a small army of full-time security staf
613.
by marshray 6y ago
The 'battle robot' sports scene does a lot of DIY involving batteries and wheelchair motors. I'd look into those user groups for info.
614.
by marshray 6y ago
Looks really cool. But I have to admit, I saw "not a wheelchair" and was a little disappointed that it wasn't a strandbeest chair.
615.
by marshray 6y ago
Well the fan could have been downstream of the 5V regulator... but I agree that this story is pushing the limits of plausibility. Generally fans are a very effective way of dumping energy, not storing it. They're literally used for thi
616.
by marshray 6y ago
I have absolutely no problem with being considered 'disrespectful' of anyone who told Americans not to wear masks during a respiratory pandemic. (Go ahead downvoters, do your thing.) One cannot claim that both A) masks are &quot
617.
by marshray 6y ago
It doesn't matter who could theoretically afford them at centrally-planned prices. Where I live the shelves at hardware and drug stores had been empty of masks since mid-February. While Americans were being told not to buy them, organi
618.
by marshray 6y ago
Shortages happen when demand exceeds production capacity, or if prices are artificially capped to make increased production unprofitable. Usually the more of a product is bought, the more get produced. If the world will need more ventilator
619.
by marshray 6y ago
For any system, one can always construct scenarios where resources are allocated sub-optimally or unfairly. We don't have to like capitalism, sometimes even its proponents refer to it "the worst system except for all the others.&q
620.
by marshray 6y ago
I wouldn't be surprised at all if 500 years from now Seinfeld is considered essential reading to (mis-)undersand our age.
621.
by marshray 6y ago
Specifically, what course of action are you referring to that involves "the modern US Democratic party ... sacrific[ing] the appearance of being good"?
622.
by marshray 6y ago
The worker and the auto lender.
623.
by marshray 6y ago
> I have no idea why people think this. How often has your ride been in a very new car? The middleman companies actively incentivize the drivers to take on significant personal debt. In my view, that's evidence of longer term contra
624.
by marshray 6y ago
Who said anything about federal class? What stops the state from adding its own set of classifications and filing requirements in addition to the federal ones?
625.
by marshray 6y ago
All I see are "Sponsored Links by Taboola".
626.
by marshray 7y ago
A significant percentage of (probably 2 - 20%) of the cases require hospitalization. As a point of reference, there are typically about 1000 free hospital beds[1] in the state of Kansas, for a population of 2.9M. http://www.kdhek
627.
by marshray 7y ago
Because it has infected tens (probably hundreds) of thousands of people around the world, completely overwhelmed hospital systems, and there's very little reason to expect it will different where you are.
628.
by marshray 7y ago
If there's one thing public health authorities are going make sure stays on (fails last), it's water.
629.
by marshray 7y ago
Indeed. A month is more in the range of a fallout shelter.
630.
by marshray 7y ago
> Seriously, stressing out about this is going to create more problems than the virus itself. Humans love starting panic parades anytime something scary happens. Best thing to do is not worry about it. This is absolutely, uncategorically

More ›