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Submission + - Heavy Rare Earths - In relation to Thorium, in rel (youtube.com)

Submitted by
gordm
gordm writes: "News of Apple manufacturing A5 chips in Texas begs question: Which hi-tech goods can be economically manufactured in North America, and which ones can not? Why A5, and not iOS devices?

It may be due to China's near-monopoly on Heavy Rare Earths, used in the manufacture of iPads, iPhones... solar panels, wind turbines, hybrid car batteries and weapons guidance systems. China has been very effective at leveraging their supply of Heavy Rare Earths into manufacturing jobs.

No doubt wages and environmental regulation are important factors. But are HRE being overlooked when manufacturing jobs are being discussed? (Would love to hear from someone involved in manufacturing similar products on how critical this is!)"

Comment Re:right idea - Wrong fuel (Score 1) 230

by gordm (#38419354) Attached to: In Nuclear Power, Size Matters

denis-The-menace (or anyone),

Sorry for this crazy-stupid question, but how does one up-vote in slashdot? I'm logged in, but I only see filtering mechanisms, I can't find any voting mechanisms.

I've been on Slashdot for YEARS, and I guess I better finally come clean on this. I have no idea how to upvote, even though every year or so I'll take another stab at it.

Comment flaws? (Score 1) 2

by gordm (#36268910) Attached to: Kirk Sorensen Discusses Safer Nuclear Fission
I'm also keen on hearing flaws... so far just broad rebuttals against nuclear, not MSR / LFTR specific. I tried emailing Honourable Ronald Liepert, Alberta's Minister of Energy. His office responded that... "I have forwarded your email to the Department of Energy and they are familiar with this technology."
Power

Submission + - Kirk Sorensen Discusses Safer Nuclear Fission (youtube.com) 2

Submitted by progliberty
progliberty writes: While using thorium as a fuel was discussed in a previous slashdot article., Kirk Sorensen has given a talk at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada explaining the inner workings and merits of the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR), a type of Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). What can we do to make implementation possible, and what, if any, flaws exist in the technology?

Submission + - TEDxYYC - Can Thorium End Our Energy Crisis? (youtube.com)

Submitted by
gordm
gordm writes: "Many Slashdot readers are probably familiar with the concept of LFTR: Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (a type of molten salt reactor). Recently, a new TEDx Talk went live featuring a very accessible 10 minute introduction to LFTR.

Enthusiasts (including myself) are hoping this video will help bring the subject to a much wider audience. As opposed to the ADHD mindset (and forgiveness of low video resolution) required by LFTR in 16 Minutes."

Submission + - How a Pal Adder Bot Tool Can Develop Your Social N (howapaladderbottoolcandevelopyoursocialnetworklikeroaches)

Submitted by isaacvalenzu38
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Submission + - Thorium Remix 2009 - LFTR in 25 Minutes (youtube.com)

Submitted by
gordm
gordm writes: "I couldn't find a single video which covered liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) at a decent pace, so I remixed 3 Google Tech Talks on the subject into a single fast paced intro to the technology."
Microsoft

Submission + - Paul Allen Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: A month ago, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen rhetorically asked a sportswriter: 'Your health...is the most important thing in the world, isn't it?' Sadly, TechFlash now reports that Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He received the diagnosis — diffuse large B-cell lymphoma — early this month and has begun chemotherapy. In 1983, Allen left Microsoft to successfully battle Hodgkin's disease, which is also a type of lymphoma.
Security

Submission + - The Psychology of Scam Victims (lightbluetouchpaper.org)

Submitted by harryjohnston
harryjohnston writes: Frank Stajano, ARM lecturer in Ubiquitous Computing Systems at the University of Cambridge, and Paul Wilson, writer/presenter for the popular BBC Three series "The Real Hustle", have written a fascinating technical report (PDF) on the psychology of scam victims, based on the television series but with particular emphasis on how real-world scams (and the psychology behind them) translate into electronic scams, and on what security engineers need to know in order to mitigate the risks.
Space

Submission + - New Zealand to Launch First Private Space Rocket (spacefellowship.com)

Submitted by RobGoldsmith
RobGoldsmith writes: Private New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab completed its final ground-based test today and is now ready to launch New Zealand into the space race with its Atea-1 launch vehicle. The first high altitude launch of Atea-1 is scheduled for the end of November this year. Once Atea-1 has successfully concluded the development phase it will be the first privately built rocket launched from the Southern Hemisphere to enter space. Read this article to see a new CGI movie and get more information on the launch!

Comment Green Party's Elizabeth May on The Pirate Party (Score 3, Insightful) 394

by gordm (#28588797) Attached to: Pirate Party Coming To Canada

Between CBC's coverage of Canadian Pirate Party and this slashdot post, I had a chance to ask Elizabeth May about the idea of a Canadian Pirate Party.

http://r4nt.com/article/green-party-vs-pirate-party/

She says Green Party policy is copyrights should expire in 12 years (as opposed to Canada's effective 100 year copyright durations).

I know the Green Party doesn't push this aspect of their platform very hard, but it would be nice to have an elected MP speaking on economically optimal copyright durations, as opposed to what is "right" or "wrong" with downloading MP3s (yawn).

YouTube video of Elizabeth May on The Pirate Party and Copyright. Also recycleable (and CC licensed) at Internet Archive.

If The Pirate Party runs against Greens, then copyleft voters will have their vote split. Given Canada's first-past-the-post system, that guarantees we'll never have an elected MP pushing for shorter copyright duration.

Comment WATCHMAN READER vs NEWBIE review (Score 3, Insightful) 489

by gordm (#27096003) Attached to: Watchmen Watched
I've read it but asked a friend who hadn't read WATCHMEN to see the movie with me so we could review it. Our discussion is the video at the end of this review (the review focuses more on Alan Moore not wanting to see the movie than our different experiences watching it). http://r4nt.com/article/watchmen-the-what-is-alans-problem-review/ ...and the video itself can be found at either location (use blip for CC license)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY7fCCmUxs8 http://blip.tv/file/1844574/ In a nutshell he never read it, but he is a comic geek, and he loved it and is seeing it again today. I HAD read the comic but don't consider myself a comic guy. I also loved it. Certainly the most interesting Alan Moore adaptation yet. In terms of quality, to ME its the best, followed by FFROM HELL and V FOR VENDETTA. He was never confused during the screening, and never felt anything was missing. Nor did I. Obviously stuff IS missing, and a longer version is coming. But it stands on its own as an excellent movie.

Comment Re:Correct | CowboyNeal/Slashdot should update (Score 1) 518

by gordm (#11503493) Attached to: MGM's DVD Class Action Settlement
I've just wasted a bit of time looking thru my DVD collection before spotting later posts (such as this one) which point out the films are really not "butchered".

Would be best if someone could update the original post to indicate these movies are not being trimmed on all 4 sides, and are "artistically accurate".
-g

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