Thanks for the link.

You forgot to mention that the reactor was a "research reactor" - where they were learning about the technology.

Furthermore:

The design purpose of EBR-I was not to produce electricity but instead to validate nuclear physics theory which suggested that a breeder reactor should be possible.

So, while the Japanese have shown themselves to be quite efficient, in many things, why do you presume to compare apples to oranges and that which actually was (and is in other nuclear power plants) to what which is not yet (and might not ever be)?

No offense taken - please be as vocal as possible about that serious issue.

Scotland has very poor exposure to the Sun as well.. well, perhaps worse. So, they're finding solutions with tidal power.

Japan might do better to consider the same. I can only guess fishing might be a serious obstacle.

Now where near analogous.

Families in Iraq named children after George Bush when Saddam was first ousted. I think that tells a lot about who wanted what. Shesh, I'm sure even Uday's friends wanted he and his family out of there.

That war has granted previously unknown freedom to millions of Iraqis: those billions are well spent.

What is "promising" about costing $71,428.57 per home in this technology?

The moderator also missed the fact that not every politician is motivated solely by money. Some are extremely motivated by power and that is exactly what this plays into: the Internet is another means of communication that an oppressive government, should we unfortunately fall there under (which a growing number of people believe we already have), can 'legally' shutdown to quell their opposition.

While this is not expressly written in the bill's wording it is a potential abuse thereof.

The problem with this plan is how it affects our FREEDOM.

Spot on.

You forgot to mention the cameras in homes of the non-compliant.

I'm sure some politician will get a touch of "its huge cash reserves" and bow the knee to their whims.

I'm actually SHOCKED to hear the have "huge cash reserves" - I constantly hear about them having cable and internet outages and bandwidth problems. They obviously aren't intending to use those funds to better their product.

Dang it, dude, you actually started an intelligent (I hope) discussion instead of 'loud capping' with something like:

"'High fat foods make you dumb': that explains how I end up on Slashdot after pizza for lunch."

Just because a bully becomes a victim doesn't mean the bully gets changed from being who they are or what they've done.

Ah, it's refreshing to have a great laugh before Noon.

Typical.

The Social Security System, which I would love to see abolished, if not privatized, isn't the only system abused by the U.S. Congress.

Actually, the core issue is that someone holding the purse strings thinks the work is worth $18 million dollars.

Yeah, gravel roads aren't a requirement for that to happen... but I can believe it'll happen more often... unless they travel slower on gravel and it just doesn't happen without higher speeds.