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Comment Re:âoeWhatâ(TM)s Wrong with this Study? (Score 1) 284

Sorry about the text encoding problems. Somehow the "smart" quotes feature went wrong. Here's the comment with fixed quotes:

"What’s Wrong with this Study?"

"To begin with the text of the Stanford press statement has a caveat the size of the Brooklyn Bridge."

“The analysis was difficult, because none of these reactors are in operation yet,” said study co-author Rodney Ewing, the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security at Stanford and co-director of CISAC. “Also, the designs of some of the reactors are proprietary, adding additional hurdles to the research.”

"This is a significant shortcoming of the report. The absence of quality assured test data is a compelling reason to question the report as a whole as well as its particular findings. Had the authors called for such testing, rather than leaping to conclusion in its absence, the report might have built a stronger case for its conclusion."

"In short, without this kind of information, the report’s conclusions will be seen as resting on conjecture, and theory, and not engineering test results. It is plausible to predict the report will be strongly criticized on this point. In point of fact, the report’s press statement notes, “results from case studies were corroborated by theoretical calculations.” Simulation and modeling will only take you so far."

"Also, the authors don’t include references to any findings about the spent fuel from SMRs that have emerged from the NRC’s licensing review of NuScale’s SMR nor any of the pre-licensing topical reports from other vendor applicants that can be released without compromising proprietary information. There are multiple light water and advanced reactors in pre-licensing talks with the agency so there is no shortage of data in the NRC’s ADAMS online library to review."

https://neutronbytes.com/2022/...

Comment âoeWhatâ(TM)s Wrong with this Study? (Score 1) 284

âoeTo begin with the text of the Stanford press statement has a caveat the size of the Brooklyn Bridge.â

âoeThe analysis was difficult, because none of these reactors are in operation yet,â said study co-author Rodney Ewing, the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security at Stanford and co-director of CISAC. âoeAlso, the designs of some of the reactors are proprietary, adding additional hurdles to the research.â

âoeThis is a significant shortcoming of the report. The absence of quality assured test data is a compelling reason to question the report as a whole as well as its particular findings. Had the authors called for such testing, rather than leaping to conclusion in its absence, the report might have built a stronger case for its conclusion.â

âoeIn short, without this kind of information, the reportâ(TM)s conclusions will be seen as resting on conjecture, and theory, and not engineering test results. It is plausible to predict the report will be strongly criticized on this point. In point of fact, the reportâ(TM)s press statement notes, âoeresults from case studies were corroborated by theoretical calculations.â Simulation and modeling will only take you so far.â

âoeAlso, the authors donâ(TM)t include references to any findings about the spent fuel from SMRs that have emerged from the NRCâ(TM)s licensing review of NuScaleâ(TM)s SMR nor any of the pre-licensing topical reports from other vendor applicants that can be released without compromising proprietary information. There are multiple light water and advanced reactors in pre-licensing talks with the agency so there is no shortage of data in the NRCâ(TM)s ADAMS online library to review.â

https://neutronbytes.com/2022/...

Comment Makes me sad (Score 3, Interesting) 383

Been a Mac user for a very long time now. Dont relish the thought of seeing the OS turning into a Freemium superhighway where you get nothing but crappy apps with ads from devs hoping youâ(TM)ll move on to their Pro version for $9 a month. X86 was the only thing keeping some of that garbage out of there which is an odd thing to say. Plus does completely unrestricted homebrew really have a future? Maybe Iâ(TM)m just being a big baby who doesnâ(TM)t like change. I guess weâ(TM)ll see.

Comment Re:Title? (Score 5, Insightful) 434

The single biggest problem for hybrids is all the maintenance that's still required due to the ICE, plus complexity of adding the battery/EV side. If you're familiar with gas car maintenance, there's *none* of this: oil/filter change, radiator, timing belt, water pump, fuel pump/lines/pressure regulator, EVAP canister, MAF sensor, O2 sensor, muffler/exhaust/catalytic converter, spark plugs, air filter, tranny fluid/filter, thermostat, power steering fluid, EGR valve, pistons/cylinders/push rods/rockers/heads, ignition relay... I've had to repair every one of those things in my past vehicles (I checked my records). None. of. that. exists. Think golf cart simple (on the mechanical side.. software is obviously complex). For a non-Tesla, long trips are a problem. For Teslas, they have superchargers, making it only a minor issue. 95% of most people's driving is commuting, so this is not really a big deal (especially for a family with multiple cars). By the way, I hope you're putting stabilizer in your gas.

Comment Fake Reviews (Score 2) 54

Almost certainly tons of fake reviews and possibly fake downloads where they use promo codes etc. I highly doubt so many Mac users are using this.
Check this article out:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...

Fake reviews for products is a HUGE industry and almost certainly thousands of people in India got paid to astroturf this app to the top. Amazon is literally being crippled by fake reviews and dodgy products.

Comment Chrome Extensions = Russian Roulette (Score 2) 59

Chrome has a terrible record for this. And the worst part is I use Chrome. Have a bunch of extensions I count on daily. I'm guessing the Ublock Origin extension is safe but for my and your other less popular but still super helpful extensions you and I are taking HUGE risks every day by using them.

Get your shit together Google.

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