Nuclear power plant outages happen ~18 months and last ~30 days. The primarily driver is for refueling as the DOE limits the amount of fuel/specific isotopes which can be within a reactor at any given time. It's quite interesting how they move rods around the core to maximize usage over time.

that's part of the adventures of man kind - if they don't land something on it they for sure can not claim it - if they do, then they have an something to fight for.

Much like the wide west of North America in the 17-1800's at first it was anyone's, and it wasn't till it was mapped that then it was homesteads - now we have property records.

Space is the next frontier, some would even say it's the final frontier.......

while i do agree with you - i have to point out that other than an accelerated timeline - the results aren't much different than the current results of the industrial revolution have been so great for the planet and life here?

The fun one will be, who the hell would insure them? that would be a fun conversation to listen into.....

if the mission is purely to go out grab a bit and come back i completely agree - but if it's to send something - to claim a stake in (mineral rights/ownership) then either it or a later probe to shift it's orbit to be closer to earth and more cost effective to mine - sounds like the logical first step for a mining company - pure exploration and surveying.

i'd Argue that UAE / Israel / Egypt would all have the capability for GPS spoofing in the area - with Israel having the most compelling reason to do it.. By spoofing and causing drift, they would be able to shift the navigation of anything in the air relying on GPS.. while commercial flight is unlikely to be their target, i can see them doing it for short periods of time when they detect incoming rockets/guided munitions which may be GPS guided.

all depends on what it costs to make the ceramic. raw materials + process.. time will tell

also a lot of people don't realize that most of the DMV offices in some states are Sub Contracted out to private companies. This is how NC & SC is. Outside of the main state offices, all the "local" ones are 3rd party.

i know you are being sarcastic - but honestly it'd do us some good

/\This/\ i didn't know about it till i went to replace my pixel 4 with a 6 pro on my Fi account.. saw is as an option, and really price was fair for what you got - but then said i wasn't eligible... i've been on GoogleFI for 7+ years, sad to see them start acting like cable companies with the "new" vs. current subscribers..

that's not how stock buy backs work at all - due to the risk of abuse as you suggest - the SEC requires buy backs to be announced and date/schedules set - and they be "market" orders from a matching settlement standpoint. Best they could do to rig it is set price limits, which is actually risk midigation for the company and all stock holders.

for the company to buy out a specific person or group - would require public transparency / board vote / and likely a general stock vote.

I'd be easer for them to just keep getting away with their current get rich quick schemes and keep awarding themselves massive stock bonuses at significantly reduced option pricing..

agreed - this seems like a money grab at a corporation - i can assure you that in any body of water that has a telcom cable with lead cladding - there is significantly more lead in that body of water from lost fishing weights! it wasn't till the early 2000s that states started banning the use of Lead in fishing weights, and there are a lot of tackle for sale even now that is made of lead....

Finding lead leaching out is important to know - but actual PPM maters for quantifying the actual risk profile..

A really good view into this was the film 13th . Honestly i'll admit i'm privileged enough to have not known anything about this.. and honestly its horrific.

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i'd love to see data centers integrated into other industrial processes where heating is needed - i'd be such a much more efficient use of energy..

Agreed i swapped to FI back in 2016 - honestly it's been fantastic - simple billing, i love using the core android on quality hardware - and the plan cost vs, coverage has been fantastic - especially for international trips. I've got my whole family on it (3 phones and a tablet) for cheaper than a single phone on AT&T...

At this point i don't care what they rename it as - just don't F'in kill it like the other Google Projects.. I've got ~10y left where i need a work phone, after that they can do what they want and i'll not have a phone....

long long long gone is the /, effect..