May 4 2013: Seems to me that with all these catastrophes coming our way ........ Don't nuclear plants need constant human hands on to prevent meltdowns ?
I seem to remember quite a few built on grounds that could wiggle
.Plate shifts of who knows magnitudes are likely around the world yet we build 50,000 year poison centers all around this earth for zero emissions . I fail to see any logic to nuclear. The choices are too varied to list but here are a few , thorium reactors , vortex based technology are 2 I like. Neither one has the kill capacity of one nuclear reactor. Both would be cheaper too.
Germany is dismantling its reactors & going green .
Live with the planet means build nothing that can kill the planet.
Worse case scenario is planetary plate shifts causing multiple reactor breaches so close together - well you know what a nuclear winter lasting 50,000 years might slow the economy even more.Unemployment would be solved.
Think of the boon to surviving scientific researchers as they watch each other mutate & their offspring . Observation up close & personal. Would they do it again ? Will we do it again ?
Oct 1 2012: So corruption is the problem.
What to do when the corrupt make the laws..Ballots are now easily compromised.
Try and,as a citizen & taxpayer,get a breakdown of expenses in a government contract.
Try & protest where you can be seen and do not step out of the "Free Speech Area" or you will be arrested.
Did you get a bailout.Lousy management allows failure to run the markets.Now that is gone except for a select few...
Clean Air & Clean Water Acts have been gutted.
Water is now a 'commodity be bought,sold & owned..
The list is endless of those making laws"taking care"of us,the taxpayers.
I see hope all over the world demanding freedom yet I see no real progress,just regress..
I usually am more upbeat but as of late & the carnival of clowns worldwide now,I just sigh & hang my head.
What about my great grandchildren..That thought pops up often.
What about yours ?
Sep 30 2012: The internet was created to share info between universities,or that's the legend I know at least.
Free & open topics of interest to all on planet earth was the goal. Kinda sorta made it,don't you think ?
I know it isn't perfect but I am amazed that one can find uplifting beauty & intelligent conversation with such ease.
That being said-one can find depressing words by the giga byte .Let's not even get into the porn money.
Who knew the internet would give birth to a need for viagra ?
You take the good with the bad & sort it out according to your tastes or needs.
Sep 30 2012: Children are sponges.All children.The rate at which most pick up skills is truly amazing. Simple solution is teach the basics,reading,writing,math as fast as they can complete the work & allowing progress as demonstrated by each individual. How'd ya do that would be heard frequently in this atmosphere.Languages,now abundant in most schools,would flow & be adapted by the young.
Natural occurrences in a natural learning environment .The youth can create a new future if we let them mingle as humans .Curiosity always wins.Add intelligence & you've got winners who understand diversity & so much more on a level that moves quickly .
Sep 24 2012: The only constant is change. I heard that a few moons ago.
Energy cannot be destroyed,it can be altered.That explains life & death to me.We just see the sun rise from a new angle.
Simple thoughts from a simple mind.
Nothing is really that complicated,however those explanations can be a bit long winded .
Science keeps proving to me that the words of my grandma are true."All is connected".
Sep 23 2012: Isn't the entire galaxy we live in moving as fast as the rest of the universe ?
If yes,that tells me why it looks the same.
As for the big bang-seeing as we know really nothing yet,it is just another idea waiting for the truth.
Sep 23 2012: Law has an intent. Protect normal society in all it's variations.
Law today is enforced as letter of law.
As I see it,letter of law is what enables guilty people to succeed.
The cry of circumstantial evidence is heard every time we get one of the thieves.Due to complexities in the law-put their by thieves-a conviction is unlikely.A recovery of peoples money would seem to be a good idea for law to follow,but it does not seem to.
Class action suits are a lawyers best friend.A payout of 100 million is after legal fees 25 million.
Laws only work when the governed demand equal treatment of all.
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I seem to remember quite a few built on grounds that could wiggle
.Plate shifts of who knows magnitudes are likely around the world yet we build 50,000 year poison centers all around this earth for zero emissions . I fail to see any logic to nuclear. The choices are too varied to list but here are a few , thorium reactors , vortex based technology are 2 I like. Neither one has the kill capacity of one nuclear reactor. Both would be cheaper too.
Germany is dismantling its reactors & going green .
Live with the planet means build nothing that can kill the planet.
Worse case scenario is planetary plate shifts causing multiple reactor breaches so close together - well you know what a nuclear winter lasting 50,000 years might slow the economy even more.Unemployment would be solved.
Think of the boon to surviving scientific researchers as they watch each other mutate & their offspring . Observation up close & personal. Would they do it again ? Will we do it again ?
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A reply on Conversation: Will we come to think that the societies ruled by law have failed their capabilities by underachieving? Is law likely to become marginal?
What to do when the corrupt make the laws..Ballots are now easily compromised.
Try and,as a citizen & taxpayer,get a breakdown of expenses in a government contract.
Try & protest where you can be seen and do not step out of the "Free Speech Area" or you will be arrested.
Did you get a bailout.Lousy management allows failure to run the markets.Now that is gone except for a select few...
Clean Air & Clean Water Acts have been gutted.
Water is now a 'commodity be bought,sold & owned..
The list is endless of those making laws"taking care"of us,the taxpayers.
I see hope all over the world demanding freedom yet I see no real progress,just regress..
I usually am more upbeat but as of late & the carnival of clowns worldwide now,I just sigh & hang my head.
What about my great grandchildren..That thought pops up often.
What about yours ?
A comment on Talk: Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack
Free & open topics of interest to all on planet earth was the goal. Kinda sorta made it,don't you think ?
I know it isn't perfect but I am amazed that one can find uplifting beauty & intelligent conversation with such ease.
That being said-one can find depressing words by the giga byte .Let's not even get into the porn money.
Who knew the internet would give birth to a need for viagra ?
You take the good with the bad & sort it out according to your tastes or needs.
A comment on Conversation: Does formal education as a child hinder a child's creativity?
Natural occurrences in a natural learning environment .The youth can create a new future if we let them mingle as humans .Curiosity always wins.Add intelligence & you've got winners who understand diversity & so much more on a level that moves quickly .
A reply on Conversation: Why does the Universe look the same in all directions we look, considering an expanding Universe created by the Big Bang?
Energy cannot be destroyed,it can be altered.That explains life & death to me.We just see the sun rise from a new angle.
Simple thoughts from a simple mind.
Nothing is really that complicated,however those explanations can be a bit long winded .
Science keeps proving to me that the words of my grandma are true."All is connected".
A comment on Conversation: Why does the Universe look the same in all directions we look, considering an expanding Universe created by the Big Bang?
If yes,that tells me why it looks the same.
As for the big bang-seeing as we know really nothing yet,it is just another idea waiting for the truth.
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A comment on Conversation: Will we come to think that the societies ruled by law have failed their capabilities by underachieving? Is law likely to become marginal?
Law today is enforced as letter of law.
As I see it,letter of law is what enables guilty people to succeed.
The cry of circumstantial evidence is heard every time we get one of the thieves.Due to complexities in the law-put their by thieves-a conviction is unlikely.A recovery of peoples money would seem to be a good idea for law to follow,but it does not seem to.
Class action suits are a lawyers best friend.A payout of 100 million is after legal fees 25 million.
Laws only work when the governed demand equal treatment of all.
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