Of course the Constitution isn't supposed to "encode enough information to enable everyone to unequivocally understand what the authors of that document believed should be done in all possible situations." That's why the Constitution and the bill of rights are about *enabling* the government to perform certain tasks, and the rest of it should be left up to Congress -- to pass laws -- and the states, to whom the default of power is given.
The only problem with nuclear waste storage is politicians. Radioactive waste storage is a proven, safe technology. Even so, long-term geological storage is not the right solution, since we would be throwing away a lot of good, fissionable material that can be recycled for energy production in, e.g., fast reactors.
Thanks, but even though this is legitimate, I'm NOT interested in handing my name, address, SSN, and so forth to a thousand marketing companies on a silver platter.
Once I went through a small airport with an ipod, a camera, a wireless mouse, and a charger in the bottom of my backpack. (I had taken my laptop out.) They spent an extra 5 minutes on it because they couldn't tell what all the electronics were.
Fry: Well, sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio. And in magazines and movies and at ball games and on buses and milk cartons and T-shirts and written in the sky. But not in dreams. No, sir-ee!
You are correct that they're run by the DoE -- and it's not merely a technicality.
I've worked at Oak Ridge -- it's not a weapons lab. A huge fraction of the work that goes on there is related to energy sustainability and production. This includes materials research and reactor simulation for next-generation nuclear reactors, but it also includes solar energy, wind power, coal, oil, hydrogen, etc. It does do homeland security-related stuff, specifically with detectors (to monitor ports for incoming reactor materials, etc.) but it's definitely not a military lab. I've worked at a weapons lab before -- it's a completely different environment. There was no military-style regimentation at ORNL.
I believe you're thinking of the bare sphere plutonium critical masses. With water as a moderator and a reflector, the actual "critical mass" will certainly be less (but, of course, it will be affected by the pond geometry and the contaminants in the pond.
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So, does that make him a twit?
Of course the Constitution isn't supposed to "encode enough information to enable everyone to unequivocally understand what the authors of that document believed should be done in all possible situations." That's why the Constitution and the bill of rights are about *enabling* the government to perform certain tasks, and the rest of it should be left up to Congress -- to pass laws -- and the states, to whom the default of power is given.
I literally keep mine wrapped in aluminum foil. Let's see the scanners get through my paranoid Faraday cage.
On top of that, I'm pretty sure those were stock images in the "article." I've seen the first one on their advertisements before.
Good call.
"uses Flash all over it's websites"
Good job with failing to grasp the subtleties of basic sixth-grade grammar, editors.
Baked. Not bathed.
Great, so any two images have a 1 in 256 chance of matching exactly, and an even higher chance of exceeding the threshold. I like those odds.
The only problem with nuclear waste storage is politicians. Radioactive waste storage is a proven, safe technology. Even so, long-term geological storage is not the right solution, since we would be throwing away a lot of good, fissionable material that can be recycled for energy production in, e.g., fast reactors.
Thanks, but even though this is legitimate, I'm NOT interested in handing my name, address, SSN, and so forth to a thousand marketing companies on a silver platter.
Maybe if we had more educational kits like these, people would *learn* that radiation isn't that dangerous. Seriously, U-238 is harmless.
Exactly, protesting Christianity has been in vogue of late.
Oh, it already has, but just not for humans.
Once I went through a small airport with an ipod, a camera, a wireless mouse, and a charger in the bottom of my backpack. (I had taken my laptop out.) They spent an extra 5 minutes on it because they couldn't tell what all the electronics were.
Haha, very good.
Use example.com. That way you know you're not hurting anyone!
I also heard hemp makes great shampoo.
I would give you a link to goatse, but I don't want to run the risk of subtly corrupting you.
Leela: Didn't you have ads in the 20th century?
Fry: Well, sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio. And in magazines and movies and at ball games and on buses and milk cartons and T-shirts and written in the sky. But not in dreams. No, sir-ee!
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No, but it might affect how you act.
You are correct that they're run by the DoE -- and it's not merely a technicality.
I've worked at Oak Ridge -- it's not a weapons lab. A huge fraction of the work that goes on there is related to energy sustainability and production. This includes materials research and reactor simulation for next-generation nuclear reactors, but it also includes solar energy, wind power, coal, oil, hydrogen, etc. It does do homeland security-related stuff, specifically with detectors (to monitor ports for incoming reactor materials, etc.) but it's definitely not a military lab. I've worked at a weapons lab before -- it's a completely different environment. There was no military-style regimentation at ORNL.
Fuck. Seems that I missed the joke.
Automated teller machine machine?
Personal identification number number?
Direct current current?
See wiki .
I believe you're thinking of the bare sphere plutonium critical masses. With water as a moderator and a reflector, the actual "critical mass" will certainly be less (but, of course, it will be affected by the pond geometry and the contaminants in the pond.