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Comment Re:Shenanigans (Score 2) 113

Well false, and covered.

Firstly no, nuclear plants do not require daily maintenance. In fact the core / steam loops are largely maintenance free outside of planned shutdowns years in advance. Maintenance is usually only carried out every 24 months.

As to how, it's not exactly rocket surgery. This proposal just lowers two components to the bottom of a hole in a water column, just shut it down, cool it off (like you would do with a normal one), and then all you've got is the extra hour or so it takes to winch the thing up to the surface. It's not in any way buried or sealed down there.

I'm not talking maintenance of the actual reactor. I'm talking dials, valves, switches, even light bulbs, sensors, data collectors, etc. etc. And yes, that kind of stuff is on the daily "to fix" list. These are big complicated machines. You don't drop it in the ground and forget about it. They said they were going to run them remotely, which is really what I call shenanigans. Sure, you can put a couple of PCs anywhere in the world and "remotely control" any reactor, but you need access to all the piping, wiring, etc. and that means a big crew down under the ground.with the reactor.

Comment Still I Have to Scream (Score 1) 69

WE DO NOT HAVE AI. We have an expert system that is very efficient at weighing data and making random choices. THAT'S IT. We ALL KNOW it does not "think." It "wants" nothing. It runs on computers that we CAN SHUT DOWN. I'm so sick of this BS. Most "AI" projects are failing because the scammers who convinced idiot corporate heads to buy into it big time and to make more money off the hoopla IN THE SHORT TERM. How many times do we need to go through this. Quit spewing the propaganda that give to the billionaires any remaining pennies that the poor and uneducated need to just survive.

Comment Rat Dogs (Score 1) 195

Does it keep out the entitled people carrying their little rat dogs into the store. I saw a god in the store in San Jose where we were staying at least every third time I went to the Safeway. I wish I had recorded my arguments about unsanitary conditions. Even the staff said "it's up to the manager." And the workers would often pet the rat dogs. Dog shit to their fingers to produce. No, no health issues at all. They of course claimed they were service dogs. Well I have a friend with a service. It smells her sugar level to alert here when she is close to a seizure. That is a great dog. That is a dog she can take anywhere she needs it. Those bitches (pun intended) and their rats think their prestige items are service dogs? "Oh he improves my mood." Fuck you bitch. I eventually went to another brand that was 10 minutes away by car, and gave us on the unsanitary shit hole.

Comment Not the same? (Score 1) 68

Bu isn't this the same as when Apple had a 4%, 5% of the desktop market, and so many people here called them a dead company? Here, I'll start your comment to this for you ..."But it's not the same!" Just follow that up with whatever double speak you need to do. Yes, I love hashing up 20 years old frustration.

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