Radioisotope thermoelectric generator requires plutonium and they weren't able to use it mainly for political reasons.

It's even allowed to use chemicals (PVPP, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone) to filter out unwanted tanning agents. After the (complete) removal of the PVPP the Reinheitsgebot by definition is not violated...

Today (2012/02/10) France is buying not selling energy. Germany delivers :-)

Is bitcoin just a scam, invented by nVidia to sell GPUs?

1. Dilute the contaminated water
2. Dilute it even more
3. ...and more
4. Sell it to homeopaths
5. Profit!

"German IACS security researcher Ralph Langner has successfully analyzed the Stuxnet malware that appeared to be a miracle. Stuxnet is a directed attack against a specific control system installation. Langner will disclose details, including forensic evidence, next week at Joe Weiss' conference in Rockville. " http://www.langner.com/en/index.htm