Should we outlaw cash too, because it MIGHT be used by criminals? Nah, let people keep their anonymity in a more and more connected and data-mined world.
This being said, Bitcoin is probably a bubble, but who knows?
Even so -- it melted down. It didn't catch fire and burn for weeks like Chernobyl, because GE designers weren't insane enough to put graphite in close proximity to superheated steam. C + H2O -> H2 + CO
Chernobyl was actually an older class of reactor, even though it wasn't physically older than Fukushima. Based on 1940s plutonium production reactors (and likely, a secondary design consideration was production of plutonium from natural uranium), not really a civilian design.
The Chernobyl design has a few advantages like ability to be refueled while in use (each fuel element had its own steam/water tube that could be isolated) and ability to run on unenriched uranium. But those were outweighed by the disadvantages of the basic design, lack of containment, and poor execution (control rods that increased power when first inserted due to poor design!).
Interestingly, reactors with the same design as the failed Chernobyl plant are still running in Russia proper, though the plants in the former republics and satellite countries have been shut down.
Most Americans are jealous of those who work a 40-hour week and take time off every year.
BTW, productivity isn't that different in Europe -- Europeans tend to actually work 7-8 hours (not play on their phones), then go home and live life. A lot of time spent by Americans at "work" is spend slacking off -- but anyone who works hard, then leaves after 7 hours would be seen as not pulling the wagon enough.
There is plenty of evidence that long-term stress increases cortisol, leading to obesity, encourages over-drinking and over-eating, leading to obesity. Obesity --> hypertension.
There may not be a literal direct route, but long-term stress is bad. Plenty of studies have shown that long-term stress shortens life.
If the science is correct, hiypertension damages blood vessel walls, leading to more plaque (scarring) formation, further narrowing them, leading to... more hypertension.
This -- healthy working hours, vacation time, enough time off to cook healthy food and spend time with family = less stress. But hey, we take pride in our chains.
Do you really think that most of our military spending over the past 15 years has been on "defense" instead of misdirected wars of aggression? Case in point, we invaded Iraq two years after 9/11. Did we do a damned thing to Saudi Arabia, the country that actually financed terrorist filth worldwide? Did we? Thinking about it...
I'm not saying our military is completely useless, but if we cut spending on it by 50%, we'd still be fine as a country -- our quality of life would not be affected.
Higher tax rates? Because more services are provided and need to be paid for.
Higher income inequality? Because they tend to be places where rich people actually want to live.
Homeownership? Who cares -- whether you own a hovel isn't the measure of personal virtue.
Offering more services for higher taxes doesn't make my state less efficient, it just makes it offer more services. Public university tuition is about 50% that of other states, even for in-state students. Good system of public transport means you can live without a car.
Biomedical researchers, research physicians, physicists, space scientists, engineers, environmental scientists, geneticists, and astronomers. Not everything comes out of Corporate America (tm), especially not basic science.
Start with the military, move on to law enforcement (imprisoning 1% of the US population is expensive as well as immoral), then we'll have enough for social programs left over:)
CA and NY pay much more (average, per resident) into DC than they get back. They're subsidizing red states. Frankly, CA would be better off being independent -- economically speaking, they don't need the other 49 states.
I own my home (and have a nice if small kitchen). I can't say that I miss owning a car though -- I can walk or bike to work and grad school these days, there's public transportation, and renting a car occasionally isn't expensive compared to the cost of minding a car.
I'll probably get a used motorcycle this year and fix it up -- should satisfy my craving for motorized toys for a while.
they could live better in NY, despite NY's expensive reputation. Rent an entire apartment in Queens for the price, work in corporate/healthcare/academic I.T rather than chasing the dream of making it big in an "app" "startup". (As if other cities don't have those as well.)
Problem with Silicon Valley is congestion, lack of decent public transport, and the fact that former cities have become bedroom communities for former suburbs, leading to travel patterns not intended by planners 20-30 years ago.
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Licensing time in the US is typically 40, often extended to 60 years.
With expensive items (buildings, factories, trains, aircraft, etc), lifespans of this type are typical.
Should we outlaw cash too, because it MIGHT be used by criminals? Nah, let people keep their anonymity in a more and more connected and data-mined world.
This being said, Bitcoin is probably a bubble, but who knows?
BWR Mk. I reactors have a containment.
The design wasn't terrible -- placing it and its backup generators in a tsunami zone was the terrible part.
That was the Soviet solution after Chernobyl -- they even called them "bio robots".
Even so -- it melted down. It didn't catch fire and burn for weeks like Chernobyl, because GE designers weren't insane enough to put graphite in close proximity to superheated steam. C + H2O -> H2 + CO
Chernobyl was actually an older class of reactor, even though it wasn't physically older than Fukushima. Based on 1940s plutonium production reactors (and likely, a secondary design consideration was production of plutonium from natural uranium), not really a civilian design.
The Chernobyl design has a few advantages like ability to be refueled while in use (each fuel element had its own steam/water tube that could be isolated) and ability to run on unenriched uranium. But those were outweighed by the disadvantages of the basic design, lack of containment, and poor execution (control rods that increased power when first inserted due to poor design!).
Interestingly, reactors with the same design as the failed Chernobyl plant are still running in Russia proper, though the plants in the former republics and satellite countries have been shut down.
Most Americans are jealous of those who work a 40-hour week and take time off every year.
BTW, productivity isn't that different in Europe -- Europeans tend to actually work 7-8 hours (not play on their phones), then go home and live life. A lot of time spent by Americans at "work" is spend slacking off -- but anyone who works hard, then leaves after 7 hours would be seen as not pulling the wagon enough.
There is plenty of evidence that long-term stress increases cortisol, leading to obesity, encourages over-drinking and over-eating, leading to obesity. Obesity --> hypertension.
There may not be a literal direct route, but long-term stress is bad. Plenty of studies have shown that long-term stress shortens life.
If the science is correct, hiypertension damages blood vessel walls, leading to more plaque (scarring) formation, further narrowing them, leading to ... more hypertension.
This -- healthy working hours, vacation time, enough time off to cook healthy food and spend time with family = less stress. But hey, we take pride in our chains.
Because it doesn't really work that way: low-service states tend to be net consumers of Federal funding. New York subsidizes Oklahoma, etc.
Do you really think that most of our military spending over the past 15 years has been on "defense" instead of misdirected wars of aggression? Case in point, we invaded Iraq two years after 9/11. Did we do a damned thing to Saudi Arabia, the country that actually financed terrorist filth worldwide? Did we? Thinking about it...
I'm not saying our military is completely useless, but if we cut spending on it by 50%, we'd still be fine as a country -- our quality of life would not be affected.
Higher tax rates? Because more services are provided and need to be paid for. Higher income inequality? Because they tend to be places where rich people actually want to live. Homeownership? Who cares -- whether you own a hovel isn't the measure of personal virtue.
snap...crackle...buzz
Home eavesdropper ... snarf.
If someone gave me something like an Echo as a Christmas present, I'd use it as a Yule log.
Correct, but it's still happening at universities, not at their own facilities.
Offering more services for higher taxes doesn't make my state less efficient, it just makes it offer more services. Public university tuition is about 50% that of other states, even for in-state students. Good system of public transport means you can live without a car.
You sound fearful -- maybe you should buy some land in rural Montana, if you're not afraid of bears...
Biomedical researchers, research physicians, physicists, space scientists, engineers, environmental scientists, geneticists, and astronomers. Not everything comes out of Corporate America (tm), especially not basic science.
Start with the military, move on to law enforcement (imprisoning 1% of the US population is expensive as well as immoral), then we'll have enough for social programs left over :)
CA and NY pay much more (average, per resident) into DC than they get back. They're subsidizing red states. Frankly, CA would be better off being independent -- economically speaking, they don't need the other 49 states.
Have you actually met any Syrians, etc who left their country, or are you just blowing smoke?
I own my home (and have a nice if small kitchen). I can't say that I miss owning a car though -- I can walk or bike to work and grad school these days, there's public transportation, and renting a car occasionally isn't expensive compared to the cost of minding a car. I'll probably get a used motorcycle this year and fix it up -- should satisfy my craving for motorized toys for a while.
the next recession and .com bust will fix rent costs in SV ... until the next bubble, of course. Seems to happen every 10 years or so, get ready.
they could live better in NY, despite NY's expensive reputation. Rent an entire apartment in Queens for the price, work in corporate/healthcare/academic I.T rather than chasing the dream of making it big in an "app" "startup". (As if other cities don't have those as well.)
Problem with Silicon Valley is congestion, lack of decent public transport, and the fact that former cities have become bedroom communities for former suburbs, leading to travel patterns not intended by planners 20-30 years ago.