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  1. You're confusing nuclear bombs with nuclear reactors. Sure, they both use nuclear fuel, but one produces a hell of a lot of energy very quickly, and the other releases a much smaller quantity of energy very slowly.

    Whilst accidents have been known to happen with nuclear reactors, there has never been a case where an explosion has been caused as a direct result of nuclear fission. The explosion at Chernobyl was caused by hydrogen buildup, caused by the fission reaction stripping water molecules apart. Once the core melted, and an ignition source was found, the hydrogen exploded, blowing apart the reactor building.

    Apart from the possible meltdown risk of uranium based nuclear reactors, nuclear power is very safe. It's also worth noting that the impact of radioactive fallout has been exaggerated. For example, it's safer to walk through the exclusion zone around Chernobyl,than it is to fly to Ukraine to visit Chernobyl ). With Thorium Molten Salt designs, the risk of catastrophic disaster is rendered almost nil, which was one of the requirements (along with light weight and compactness) of the design when it was planned to be fitted into a Nuclear-powered bomber

  2. Re:Probably better than a bunch of WinXP Machines on UK Hospitals Can Now Store Confidential Patient Records In the Public Cloud (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    And this is the reason these devices need to run Linux, or another open-source OS

  3. Re:Why Linux when FreeBSD is a better fit on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    I ran PC-BSD as my main OS for 6 months. Never crashed once. Wine ran fine on it, and most major linux software had a pre-compiled binary available. Ran fine, solid as a rock.

    Linux OTOH suffered several kernel panics, and an update totally borked all graphical support. Ever since then i won't even entertain the idea of using Linux as a desktop OS. I'd rather use Haiku (which i had installed at the same time, and was still more reliable)

  4. Re:macOS High Sierra on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    It might be a better option than spending $600 on a new one.

  5. Re:ae911truth dot org on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    I wish you were a blow job. I'm sure your mother does too.

  6. Re:you have a really good machine. on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    Mountain Lion was the last OS you had to buy, which came out in 2012, so about 5 years ago

  7. Re:you have a really good machine. on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    My work machine is a Core2Duo running at 3GHz with 4GB RAM and an ancient HDD with Win10 on it. The thing is slow, but not unusable. I mean it's pretty frustrating and sluggish, but not unusable. You just have to be patient, much like you would with an OAP.

  8. Re:More the desktop environment than the distro. on Ask Slashdot: What's the Fastest Linux Distro for an Old Macbook 7,1? · · Score: 1

    Building your own car can be more efficient than buying one from the dealership, but it requires a lot more more effort to pull off

  9. Re:Windows? Linux? Mac? on Intel Says Newer Chips Also Hit by Unwanted Reboots After Patch (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    All of them

  10. Re: Because "Pop Music" isn't popular anymore. on Is Pop Music Becoming Louder, Simpler and More Repetitive? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Drugs are waning in popularity. Kids have a hard enough time controlling their smartphone habits, they don't have enough free time to experiment with substances.

  11. Re:EDM? Maybe 15 years ago on Is Pop Music Becoming Louder, Simpler and More Repetitive? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm 25, and have never liked pop music. I've always found it horribly obnoxious. Give me a good bit of Blues, or Nashville Country and i'm happy as a pig in shit.

  12. Stifling a sneeze is dangerous! on Why You Shouldn't Stifle Your Sneeze (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    My father got a hernia stifling a sneeze.

  13. Save even more money! on City of Barcelona Dumps Windows For Linux and Open Source Software (europa.eu) · · Score: 2

    Buy all the kit Munich is scrapping whilst moving back to Windows!

  14. Re:Great Negging: SaaS exists.. SO? Don't buy. on Subscriptions With Automated Recurring Billing Come To Windows 10 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll be trawling Pirate Bay then.

  15. Re:Is this a test? on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    "Guy's my window is broken! But it's OK, the next door neighbours door has fallen off it's hinges so i'm fine!

  16. Stop criminal scum! on Apple Investigated By France For 'Planned Obsolescence' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    ...or even a jail term.

    LOCK 'EM UP! Throw away the keys!

  17. Re:Is this a test? on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    Until recently I would have said EEE Slate plus a keyboard, but they all have CPUs :)

    FTFY

  18. Re:901 on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 2

    An 11 inch Macbook air also has the same sort of form factor with a bit more grunt

  19. 901 on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    The 901 is a nice machine

  20. I played San Andreas.... on UK Police's Porn-Spotting AI Keeps Mistaking Desert Pics for Nudes (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1
  21. Solar FREAKIN roadways! on China Is Building a Solar Power Highway (electrek.co) · · Score: 1
  22. The old cup holder issue... on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    "Hello, customer support, the cup holder in my PC is broken."

  23. Re:What do you mean "pay for it"? on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Could you provide sources to your claims. From the research i've done on home schooling in the UK and US, it's seems pretty easy to me.
    gov.uk
    census.gov (is it bad that the only government website i could find with a reference to homeschooling in it was from the US DoS for diplomats, or the census?)

  24. Re: Nothing but excuses on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Tell that to the teenage populous

  25. I like my free education and healthcare thank you very much.