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  1. Selective migration on Japanese Ice Wall To Stop Reactor Leaks · · Score: 1

    So, how soluble is the iodine in ice? As the temperature goes down, doesn't the solubility? Will this induce emission of vaporous radioactive iodine?
    What about cesium? Particles of cesium will be hot, right? Won't they selectively migrate through a wall like this?
    Disclaimer: the previous sentences were all questions.

  2. Huh. Not what happens internally. on Ask Slashdot: When Is It OK To Not Give Notice? · · Score: 1

    For inside of super-big companies, the acceptable notice can be set by the current boss and can be up to a year.

  3. Either or ... it is a logical fallacy Mr. Gates on Bill Gates Promotes Vaccine Projects, Swipes At Google · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Education does more to liberate women than medical service. Education is available over the internet. Acculturation too. This includes education about culture and medicine - health. Why give a person a fish (or a vaccine) when you can teach them how to fish (or make their own vaccines) more efficiently through online educational programs. EdX - valuable stuff there.

  4. The man behind the curtain on Ask Slashdot: Is Development Leadership Overvalued? · · Score: 1

    Leaders that I talk to say things like "I set priorities", "I am not qualified to evaluate technical work" and such. I have been working for the last 24 years in a number of fields, and all my experience is yelling at me saying "someone who is technically illiterate is not qualified to lead technical people" because while they are able to detect bullship, they are incapable of the insights that lead to greatness. There is a demotivational poster that says "none of us is as stupid as all of us" and technically illiterate managers of technical people make that true, in my personal experience. You aren't technically illiterate. You also aren't not a leader. There are many (many) breeds of leadership. If they are asking if you had a job-title then you can answer that. If they are asking about building consensus, acting from vision, motivating stakeholders - everyone does that to some extent and the more experience and talent you bring to the table, the more you do that no matter what title HR attaches to your pay-stub.

  5. Mileage will vary on Ask Slashdot: Should More Math and Equations Be Used In the Popular Press? · · Score: 1

    The level of math in "general" media is a measure of the anti-intellectualism of a culture. In a highly anti-intellectual culture, more equations are a waste. Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.