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  1. Re:Fukushima Reactor 3 on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    I know when these reactors have explosions and blow off significant pieces of their secondary containment, we're talking about reinforced concrete and steel panels, kind of like a piece of your driveway being thrown 30m into the air. I'm not sure why running on MOX is an issue other than it running a little bit hotter that; MOX is getting pretty common in reactors around the world.

  2. Re:Following the standard instructions on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    They said:

    What is the status of the PAG Manual update?

    The PAG Manual is an important science-based guideline that addresses emergency action levels for radiation exposure. Draft revisions were approved by the former Deputy Administrator shortly before the inauguration. The new team at EPA wishes to review the PAGs revisions before proceeding with a notice of availability and public comment.

    Which means because they fear the preceding administration's guidelines were politically biased rather than science based, so the next PAG Manual will be politically motivated and not science-based to correct the previous situation.

  3. Re:What would be the point? on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    The Japanese Government has responsibilities to its citizens and the rest of the world in the event of a nuclear accident.

    No arguments there but you do have to realize that the Japanese sense of responsibility and a westerners sense of responsibility do differ significantly

  4. Re:What would be the point? on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    The Air Force is admitting that they can read car license plates with these photos, so I'm sure they can recognize a fire hose.

  5. Re:latest news: will vent reactor #3 into torus on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    Fukushima, Japan: Wind: 2mph, Direction: NA NA, Light Rain Weather is pretty dead, any radiation isn't going too far today

  6. Re:Not Good on Japan Reluctant To Disclose Drone Footage of Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    Are you suggesting there is something atypical about the design of these reactors that would justify exaggerated security precautions? Why hide things if you're not doing something you don't want public, surely the truth couldn't be worst than what the rumor mill is generating? Well perhaps the truth really is they are much closer to a Chernobyl scale event than a TMI scale event and they were honestly lucky that the wind was blowing out to sea rather than inland. The weather is changing and the wind will shift around toward Tokyo, that's what the race is really about. If the people could really see how bad of a shape those reactors are in, and the wind starts blowing toward Tokyo, the urge to panic will test even the Japanese's stoicism.

  7. Re:A very sad day on UN Intervention Begins In Libya · · Score: 0

    Julian Assange is an egomanical asshat with all of the finesse of a bull in a china shop and personally I wouldn't piss in his mouth if his teeth were on fire, and I'm not waiting for the end of the day either, it's his fault. Yet I do find it emotionally satisfying that his underlying agenda for what he's doing is blowing up in his face. Even after the release of the state department cables, it seems when there is a bully to be dealt with, the trusted adult that is called upon is still the US and it's allies.

  8. Re:A very sad day on UN Intervention Begins In Libya · · Score: 2

    Well lets see the non-neocon way just shot off a hundred BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles at US$569,000 a pop so that's working out to almost 57 million a day in ammo!

  9. Re:What's the goal of it? on UN Intervention Begins In Libya · · Score: 2

    the Department of Defense doesn't care if you have a job right now.

    Actually the DoD has unfilled positions, go talk to a recruiter about employment possibilities.

  10. Re:What's the goal of it? on UN Intervention Begins In Libya · · Score: 1

    I've seen video of Libyan freedom fighters taking on a roof-top sniper with rocks.

  11. Re:Anotherr honorable note on Heroism Is Part of a Nuclear Worker's Job · · Score: 2

    The Japanese have a saying, "The tall nail get hammered", this keeps people predominately civil.

  12. Re:Do I want hydrophobic or hydrophilic then? on Canadian Researchers Develop Permanent Anti-Fog Coating · · Score: 1

    yes

  13. Re:Why is this permanent? on Canadian Researchers Develop Permanent Anti-Fog Coating · · Score: 1

    Well they are depositing a silicon layer on to the surface, which is pretty permanent, the PEMA bonds chemically to the silicon, then the PVA bonds chemically to the PEMA. The whole process sounds pretty permanent, I suppose you could polish off the coatings if you got aggressive with the cleanings, so permanent doesn't mean impervious to any assault. You can also deposit a layer of silicon on to just about anything with the right equipment so it should go on plastic lenses too.

  14. Re:Problem is dirt on Canadian Researchers Develop Permanent Anti-Fog Coating · · Score: 1

    The newer eco-friendly soy based ink is the problem.

  15. Re:The science of better Guinness on The Science of Stout Beer · · Score: 1

    They have pizza in Italy?

  16. Re:Huh? you think successful teams just happen? on Tech Expertise Not Important In Google Managers · · Score: 1

    You also need to know where you are. Knowing where you are, and where you want to be can be painful, ripping open delusion like half healed scabs.

  17. Re:Huh? you think successful teams just happen? on Tech Expertise Not Important In Google Managers · · Score: 1

    If you can train and lead a group of men armed with rifles pistols and hand grenades into a situation that could easily get them and you killed and maimed and they follow you with enthusiasm and preform their tasks with precision, then leading a bunch of tech workers is a piece of cake.

  18. Re:tagging is fine on Court Rules It's Ok To Tag Pics On Facebook Without Permission · · Score: 1

    In the US, the legal definition of "in public" is different than what your used to, sometimes it even depends on the context more than the place. Being in a bar open to the public is probably considered being in public.

  19. Re:DHS on Man Arrested For Linking To Online Videos · · Score: 1

    I once thought that all this nonsense was the brainchild of the neoconservatives - but today's "liberal" party keeps right on with the rape of the United States constitution.

    That's because you don't realize that the main difference between a neocon and a liberal is that neocon tend toward whore themselves big-businesses such as manufacturing and finance; and liberals whore themselves to big-business such as entertainment, legal and healthcare. Both are just big-business sluts, just different businesses.

  20. Re:DHS on Man Arrested For Linking To Online Videos · · Score: 1

    I'd guess that it went to DHS because customs is responsible for preventing the entry into the country of infringing material.

  21. Re:Meltdown? on Nuclear Emergency Declared At 2 Plants In Japan · · Score: 1

    How about the Antipodal Syndrome, sound ominous to the ear and works everywhere.

  22. Re:Actually... on Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? · · Score: 1

    In my day the bad computer movies were in black and white and the ENIAC style computers blew up because somebody asked an unanswerable question.

  23. Re:Pretext on DNA Testing Proposed For All Felony Arrests In New Mexico · · Score: 1

    Well for starters we shed DNA all of the time, it's much easier to collect someones hair, dandruff, blood and saliva and plant it at a scene than it is to plant someones fingerprints. An astute amateur can collect some DNA from someone he wants to frame without too much difficulty and amplify the sample with a PCR technique using commonly available Taq polymerase and honestly some chemicals found in most kitchens such as vodka, dish detergent and meat tenderizer.

  24. Re:Pretext on DNA Testing Proposed For All Felony Arrests In New Mexico · · Score: 1

    My understanding is that a DNA profile would be much smaller storage wise than finger/hand prints would be. Also if memory serves me correctly, every DNA lab has to keep the results; when law enforcement make a query for a DNA profile, any labs with matches make themselves known and are then subpoenaed for the actually record copies.

  25. Re:Sorry, but.... on Researchers Develop Biofuel Alternative To Ethanol · · Score: 1

    The amount of bacteria is really a non-question, they reproduce, exponentially in the beginning. The hard parts of butanol production is getting the butanol and waste products out in a continuous process and keeping the bacteriophages from wiping out your culture. Historically we've used batch processing to product acetone, butanol and ethanol or the ABE process.