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Comment Re:Now do USPS (Score -1, Flamebait) 45

see, here nobody accepts my belief system, they have moded both of my comments as "troll", yet I never troll here, I always say what I mean when it comes to tech, politics and economics. To mode my comments as "troll" means to declare that I do not believe and practice what I say or maybe that I am trying to start some sort of a riot. The former assumes that I am not serious, the latter assumes that everyone reading these comments camnot engage in civilized discourse, it is disgusting really, that people deny others their intentions or agency.

Comment Re:Now do USPS (Score 0, Troll) 45

Correct, government shouldn't be running services, this is up to the private individuals to satisfy needs at an agreed price. Years ago here I said that at some point in the 21st century we will see collapse of the government structures, we are observing it now. The next logical step is to have all services, no matter what they are to be done privately if needed. This is what I am rooting for, I am hoping to see it in this life time.

Comment Re: Why was the older version better? (Score 1) 70

You do realize there is a lot more exposure to electromagnetic radiation at 40,000 feet then there is at 1000 feet, yeah?

And you know that we've observed solar bursts causing bit-flips in RAM and SSD? Like, a lot?

So a solar flare causing additional EM and ionizing radiation, and increased exposure to it due to higher altitude might increase the probability of getting a few bit-flips in the systems, yeah?

No, they don't know for sure. But they have operational records that show higher exposure does cause these issues from time to time, and they correlate a higher blast of radiation at the time of the failure.

Comment Re:Inconceivable (Score 2) 37

Producting plutonium isn't as much of a concerns as what particular isotope of plutonium they produce.

Produce Plutonium 240 or 241? No problem, 241 contaminates weapons because it spontaneously fissions and will cause a weapon with more than a single-digit percent of 241 to "fissile" and just make a localized mess.

Produce Plutonium 239 and no other Pu isotope? Weapons proliferation concerns, won't ever get built in the US.

For what it's worth, all commercial power reactors produce plutonium as part of their operation. That plutonium continues to capture neutrons the longer it's in the reactor and turns from what you want for weapons into something you really do not. The longer it's in there, the less suitable it is for weapons.

And there is no known way to perform isotope separation on Plutonium. Whatever you get, you get. And if the non-239 percentage is too high, you have just made more mixed-oxide reactor fuel.

Comment Re:Couldn't happen to nicer people (Score 4, Insightful) 96

Also busses, tractors and combines and all sorts of farm equipment, everything that could be looted from businesses and homes was looted. Hundreds of thousands of children were kidnapped.

ruzzia is a scourge, always was always will be, unfit to exist on this planet.

Every time I say it here, I am moded down as a troll, doesn't change the reality.

Comment Re:We used to love going to theaters... (Score 1) 58

So, buy the DVD.

With Netflix, I'm afraid we'll have to pause the movie to put the kids to bed. Then come back and discover that Netflix has dropped it from their catalog.

As far as I can tell, the Netflix business plan has been about erasing the archives so people will have to watch their new stuff. And if you aren't fast, even their new stuff becomes archival. Then, "Poof!"

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